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Calm cashier thwarts attempted armed robbery on cash exchange in Birmingham The thief left the shop empty-handed after the cashier appeared to refuse to hand over any money Jack Simpson Wednesday 11 March 2015 An armed thief was left empty-handed when an attempt to steal from a Birmingham...

HK woman gets 6 years jail for maid abuse AP February 27, 2015, 9:37 pm A Hong Kong woman has been jailed for six years for abusing her Indonesian maid (C) A Hong Kong court has sentenced a woman to six years in prison for abusing her Indonesian maid in a case that triggered outrage over...

Illness that has killed at least 70 in Congo is not Ebola, says WHO PUBLISHED : Friday, 22 August, 2014, 11:22pm UPDATED : Saturday, 23 August, 2014, 5:24pm Reuters in Kinshasa A WHO report said that 592 people in Congo had contracted the disease haemorrhagic gastroenteritis, of whom 70...

Thai junta leader appointed new prime minister by hand-picked parliament Overwhelming vote sees sole candidate bolster the military's grip on power PUBLISHED : Thursday, 21 August, 2014, 11:51am UPDATED : Thursday, 21 August, 2014, 11:37pm Associated Press in Bangkok Prayuth Chan-ocha is...

Young netted in drug abuse blitz China Daily, August 20, 2014 Young people comprise the majority arrested in recent years during the police crackdown on drug use, Beijing police and experts say. Clockwise from top: Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan, Taiwan actor Kai Ko, actor Gao Hu, actor...

Heinz pulls baby food from shelves in China after discovery of lead PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 19 August, 2014, 9:46am UPDATED : Tuesday, 19 August, 2014, 9:49am Reuters Heinz has removed packets of baby food from shelves in eastern China following the discovery of lead Ketchup maker H.J. Heinz...

Tens of thousands take to the streets in anti-Occupy Central march Pro-Beijing alliance says turnout shows many Hongkongers are against civil disobedience campaign, despite claims of protest recruitment PUBLISHED : Sunday, 17 August, 2014, 11:36pm UPDATED : Monday, 18 August, 2014, 7:21am Ng...

Bird poo lands in Man U star's mouth Brooks Peck | Dirty Tackle, Yahoo7 Sport August 17, 2014, 8:53 am With the likes of Luke Shaw and Robin van Persie injured, Manchester United began Louis van Gaal's reign in underwhelming fashion. The Red Devils went down 2-1 to Swansea City in their...

Parents of teenage Asiana crash victim sue San Francisco officials over ‘wrongful death’ Parents allege the responders left Chinese teen in danger, in a federal case that may strip rescuers of their immunity from liability PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 August, 2014, 6:04pm UPDATED : Friday, 15...

Capture of fugitive general Jovito Palparan hailed as victory for Aquino PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 August, 2014, 10:51pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 12 August, 2014, 10:51pm Associated Press in Manila Fugitive Jovito Palparan after his arrest in Manila. Photo: AFP Philippine security forces yesterday...

44 police injured in French football clashes AFP August 10, 2014, 5:19 pm Paris (AFP) - Fourty-four French riot and para-military police officers were injured when clashes broke out after a football match between Marseille and Bastia, the interior ministry said on Sunday. In a statement the...

Venezuela to close Colombia border at night to fight smuggling AFP August 10, 2014, 5:07 am Caracas (AFP) - Venezuela will close its Colombia border at night starting Monday to combat smuggling of various Venezuelan products, including food and gasoline, officials said Saturday. The border...

Son who chopped up parents considered murdering mainlanders, court hears Man accused of murdering and chopping up parents thought of slaying sibling too, court told PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 06 August, 2014, 1:34pm UPDATED : Thursday, 07 August, 2014, 10:06am Julie Chu [email protected] Chau...

Chinese artist under fire for strapping iPads to tortoises' shells PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 August, 2014, 11:10am UPDATED : Thursday, 07 August, 2014, 4:26pm Associated Press in Aspen, Colorado The exhibit by artist Cai Guo-Qiang features tortoises wandering around with iPads attached to...

Thousands of Sudan homes destroyed in floods AFP August 2, 2014, 11:52 pm Khartoum (AFP) - More than 3,000 homes have been destroyed by floods that hit almost half of Sudan's states over Ramadan and the Eid Al-Fitr holidays, official media said on Saturday. "Twenty-two districts in eight...

Russia pulls plug on 'last independent TV show' AFP August 2, 2014, 10:42 pm Moscow (AFP) - A programme seen as Russia's last independent political show on mainstream television has been taken off the air amid an upsurge in anti-Western rhetoric, in a move condemned by Kremlin critics...

Paris drugs cop arrested over missing cocaine AFP August 3, 2014, 4:17 am Paris (AFP) - A French narcotics police officer was arrested Saturday on suspicion of stealing over 50 kilos of seized cocaine from the Paris police headquarters in a case that has become a major embarrassment for the...

Jailed Australian journalist's parents say 'grave injustice' AFP August 1, 2014, 6:19 am Nairobi (AFP) - Australian journalist Peter Greste is "coping well" in jail since his conviction by an Egyptian court, his parents said Thursday, but said the family were devastated by the many months he...

Burger King cuts ties with supplier in China food safety scare Reuters August 1, 2014, 7:29 am The sign on a Burger King restaurant is shown in Miami, Florida October 28, 2013. Picture taken October 28, 2013. REUTERS/Joe Skipper (Reuters) - Burger King Worldwide Inc said on Thursday it...

22 attackers shot dead in Xinjiang violence as extremists wielding axes targeted civilians Attack on government office and police station follows series of violent incidents in restive province PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 30 July, 2014, 4:01pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 30 July, 2014, 5:56pm Staff...