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One resident dead, nine firemen injured in suspected gas blast at Kowloon housing estate PUBLISHED : Saturday, 22 November, 2014, 1:06pm UPDATED : Saturday, 22 November, 2014, 3:49pm Staff reporter Screenshot from Hong Kong Cable TV footage showing medics carry an injured man into an...

Six arrested after masked crowds smash Legco glass doors, clash with police PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 19 November, 2014, 7:22am UPDATED : Wednesday, 19 November, 2014, 7:22pm Staff reporters Protesters smash glass doors at the Legco complex. Photo: SCMP Pictures Police on Wednesday strongly...

Hi-tech camera takes surveillance into third dimension A company in Beijing is developing an advanced security camera system it says can quickly spot troublemakers in a crowd and alert the police PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 November, 2014, 6:12am UPDATED : Monday, 17 November, 2014, 8:53am Adrian...

Chinese official who killed woman during wild boar hunt faces arrest Mainland police identify civil servant, but victim's son queries official version of shooting PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 November, 2014, 6:12am UPDATED : Monday, 17 November, 2014, 8:46am Mandy Zuo [email protected] The...

Boko Haram suspected of killing 47 schoolboys in Nigerian suicide bombing PUBLISHED : Monday, 10 November, 2014, 8:10pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 November, 2014, 4:25am Reuters in Potiskum, Nigeria People inspect the damage to the technical college in Potiskum after a suicide bomb attack on...

Hong Kong women who vandalized Taiwan hotel rooms repatriated Central News Agency 2014-11-04 05:27 PM Taipei, Nov. 4 (CNA) Taiwan repatriated Tuesday the two young women from Hong Kong who sparked a media frenzy early this year for trashing rented rooms, using false identities and leaving...

Historic gate at Germany’s Dachau concentration camp stolen PUBLISHED : Monday, 03 November, 2014, 8:46pm UPDATED : Monday, 03 November, 2014, 8:46pm Associated Press in Berlin The Dachau camp gate stolen at the weekend. Photo: AFP A wrought-iron gate bearing the Nazis' cynical slogan...

Thailand to 'allow' second DNA test for British murder accused AFP October 29, 2014, 7:34 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Thailand's premier said Wednesday that police will allow two Myanmar men accused of killing a pair of British tourists on a Thai island to have another DNA test, as questions mount...

US Marine accused of murder moved to Philippine military HQ AFP October 22, 2014, 8:19 pm Manila (AFP) - A US Marine accused of murdering a transgender woman was moved to the Philippines' military headquarters Wednesday, authorities said, following huge public pressure for him to be taken...

Chair of student-government talks pledges to remain impartial despite past CY Leung links PUBLISHED : Sunday, 19 October, 2014, 2:01pm UPDATED : Sunday, 19 October, 2014, 2:01pm Staff Reporters A protester shows police a newspaper report on last night's violence. Photo: SCMP The university...

Fresh clashes in Mong Kok ahead of televised talks to end Occupy protests Protesters and riot police square off in Mong Kok after concerted efforts by both sides to stop an escalation of street confrontations PUBLISHED : Saturday, 18 October, 2014, 4:53pm UPDATED : Sunday, 19 October, 2014...

Transparency would be good for Fifa - Garcia Harry West Oct 13, 2014 20:03:45 The chief ethics investigator has told the organisation to publish his report into the bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 World Cups Chief ethics investigator Michael Garcia believes Fifa should publish his...

Mexico's Juarez drugs cartel boss Vincente Carrillo Fuentes captured Top officials hail the seizure of Vincente Carrillo Fuentes as 'a capture of great importance' PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 October, 2014, 8:03pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 October, 2014, 8:03pm Associated Press in Mexico City...

Rumours abound over absence of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un Rare visit by purported No 2 Hwang Pyong-so to South in the presence of bodyguards fuels speculation of Kim Jong-un's ill health or a coup PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 3:11am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014...

Hongkongers questioned by police after attending solidarity rally in Singapore PUBLISHED : Friday, 03 October, 2014, 2:19pm UPDATED : Friday, 03 October, 2014, 5:48pm James Griffiths [email protected] Attendees of a candlelit vigil at Hong Lim Park gather to support the Hong Kong...