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Not guilty pleas for US 'church shooter' AP August 1, 2015, 8:47 am A US judge has entered not guilty pleas on more than 30 federal charges, including for hate crimes, for a white man accused of gunning down nine parishioners at a black church in South Carolina last month. During Friday's...

James Holmes is convicted of ‘Batman’ movie massacre in Colorado and may face execution PUBLISHED : Friday, 17 July, 2015, 9:57am UPDATED : Friday, 17 July, 2015, 9:58am Reuters in Centennial, Colorado Gunman James Holmes makes his first court appearance in Aurora, Colorado, on July 23...

FBI blunders allowed accused Charleston shooter to buy gun AFP July 11, 2015, 10:27 am Washington (AFP) - The man accused of shooting dead nine black Charleston churchgoers was only able to purchase the handgun that killed them because of FBI failures, its director said Friday. FBI chief...

China's draft cybersecurity law has chilling implications for internet, multinationals Proposed legislation steps up data protections as well as government controls online PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 July, 2015, 3:39pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 12:35am Nectar Gan [email protected]...

South Korean official tasked to handle bus crash aftermath falls to death from China hotel PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 10:20pm UPDATED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 10:20pm Agence France-Presse in Beijing The site of the accident, suspected to be a suicide, in which South Korean official...

Two feared dead after man set himself on fire on board moving Japanese bullet train PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 30 June, 2015, 12:02pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 30 June, 2015, 7:54pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo A passenger is carried by rescue workers from a Shinkansen bullet train after it made an...

India arrests six suspected smugglers found with US$15m snake venom hidden in school bags PUBLISHED : Sunday, 28 June, 2015, 8:50pm UPDATED : Sunday, 28 June, 2015, 8:50pm Agence France-Presse in New Delhi A man extracts venom from a viper at a snake farm. Wildlife experts say illegal trade...

Toxic bootleg liquor kills 53 in India's Mumbai AFP June 20, 2015, 2:33 am Mumbai (AFP) - Fifty-three people have died in Mumbai and 28 others are being treated in hospital after drinking toxic home-made liquor, police said Friday, in the latest incident of alcohol poisoning in India...

Team of experts to investigate Yangtze cruise ship disaster Official investigation to focus on weather, actions of the crew, alterations made to the vessel. Disaster left 442 dead or missing PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 4:14pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 4:14pm Associated...

Refit of ill-fated Chinese Yangtze River cruiser Eastern Star may have heightened risk of capsizing PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 11:37pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 09 June, 2015, 2:04am Lawrence Chung [email protected] Officers and soldiers stand in silent tribute to those who died...

Yangtze ship disaster death toll tops 432 with 10 missing as relatives mourn on seventh day Family members burn offerings along Yangtze River near where the Eastern Star capsized PUBLISHED : Sunday, 07 June, 2015, 10:46pm UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 8:06pm Nectar Gan in Jianli, Hubei...

Yangtze River boat disaster: death toll jumps as company says sorry Date June 7, 2015 - 11:56AM Megha Rajagopalan Jianli, China: The death toll from a Chinese cruise ship which capsized during a storm in the Yangtze River has jumped to 406, leaving fewer than 50 still missing, as the boat...

Talks with ferry victims' families end in chaos Relatives of ferry disaster victims fail to win official cooperation over funeral arrangements PUBLISHED : Sunday, 07 June, 2015, 1:56am UPDATED : Sunday, 07 June, 2015, 12:09pm Nectar Gan in Jianli, Hubei [email protected] Two women cry at...

Family members demand transparent probe into Yangtze ship disaster as death toll reaches 431 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 07 June, 2015, 1:46am UPDATED : Sunday, 07 June, 2015, 12:06pm Nectar Gan in Jianli, Hubei [email protected] Searchers prepare to board the Eastern Star. Photo: AFP Relatives...

Toll in China ship tragedy rises to 431 AFP June 7, 2015, 3:33 pm Salvage and rescue personnel have bowed their heads as ship horns blared in tribute to the victims of China's worst shipping disaster in nearly seven decades, after the death toll reached 431. The solemn ceremony was held in...

Body count rises as Chinese rescuers right capsized cruise ship Eastern Star Transport ministry’s assessment is there are no more survivors on the sunken vessel PUBLISHED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 12:53am UPDATED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 6:04pm Nectar Gan in Jianli, Andrea Chen and Lawrence...

Published on Jun 4, 2015 Rescuers cut three holes into the overturned hull of a river cruise ship in unsuccessful attempts to find more survivors on Thursday, as the death toll in the Yangtze River disaster reached 77. (June 4)

Relatives of passengers in China's Yangtze River ship disaster accuse police of beating them Date June 5, 2015 - 1:42AM Sue-Lin Wong and John Ruwitch Relatives of a missing passenger aboard a capsized ship cry on the banks of the Jianli section of Yangtze River in Hubei province, China on...

Hopes fade for the missing on sunken Chinese cruise ship as dozens of bodies are recovered More than 370 still unaccounted for as bad weather hampers the rescue mission PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 03 June, 2015, 11:30pm UPDATED : Thursday, 04 June, 2015, 6:37pm Nectar Gan in Jianli and Andrea Chen...