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Woman’s dumb Facebook post gets her in trouble By Will Lerner Published On: Mar 27 2014 07:12:50 PM EDT Back in 2012, Colleen Cudney was convicted for drunken driving. As part of her punishment, she was put on probation, and so on the day after St. Patrick’s Day, the 22-year-old was ordered to...

Christian sentenced to death for blasphemy in Lahore, Pakistan PUBLISHED : Friday, 28 March, 2014, 10:49pm UPDATED : Friday, 28 March, 2014, 10:49pm Associated Press in Lahore Angry Pakistani demonstrators last year set ablaze more than 100 houses of Pakistani Christians during a protest...

Bitcoin value drops sharply in China after ban rumors Staff Reporter 2014-03-26 An apt illustration of the bitcoin phenomenon. (Illustration/Xinhua) A false report published on a financial news feed run by Chinese microblogging site Sina Weibo about the People's Bank of China (PBOC)...

26 students hit by suspected food poisoning 2014/03/26 20:26:24 Taipei, March 26 (CNA) Twenty-six elementary school students in Hualien County fell victim Wednesday to what authorities suspect was food poisoning. The students from three elementary schools, who were attending a five-day...

Ex-DPP secretary general sentenced to 9 months in jail 2014/03/26 22:40:25 Taipei, March 26 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Wednesday sentenced a former secretary general of the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to nine months in jail for breach of trust and abusing his power to...

Ex-investigation head gets six months for leaking information Central News Agency 2014-03-26 11:15 PM Taipei, March 26 (CAN) The Taiwan High Court on Wednesday sentenced former Investigation Bureau Director-General Yeh Sheng-mao to a year in jail for leaking confidential information...

Drought and disease afflict desert region of Pakistan Experts warn of further disaster in poverty-hit area with 40 per cent Hindu population struck by lack of rainfall and death of livestock PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:13am UPDATED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:13am Agence...

Man, 27, arrested after woman, 53, found dead after Yuen Long housing unit set on fire PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 7:09pm UPDATED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 7:09pm Ng Kang-chung [email protected] The man has been taken to Tuen Mun Hospital for treatment. Photo: SCMP Pictures A...

False reports of knife attacks spark panic in Guangzhou and Chengdu False reports in two cities send fearful shoppers running for safety in wake of hacking incidents PUBLISHED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:00am UPDATED : Sunday, 16 March, 2014, 5:00am Associated Press in Beijing Shoppers run...

Afghan law to be revised after pressure on women's rights AFP February 18, 2014, 1:32 am Kabul (AFP) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Monday ordered amendments to a proposed law criticised for eroding women's rights, as campaigners called for major changes to preserve progress made since...

4 dead, 10 feared trapped in South Korea building collapse A woman trapped in the rubble of a collapsed resort building waits to be rescued in Gyeongju, South Korea, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hyun) Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press Published Monday, February 17...

World stock index rises after euro zone data; gold climbs By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK Sat Feb 15, 2014 1:19am GMT Visitors walk near logos of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) at the TSE in Tokyo January 30, 2014. REUTERS-Toru Hanai (Reuters) - World stocks climbed for an eighth straight...

UK political donor and son arrested in Rolls-Royce probe By Brenda Goh LONDON Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:22pm GMT A sign is displayed in an unmarked Serious Fraud Office vehicle parked outside a building, in Mayfair, central London March 9, 2011. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (Reuters) - An Indian-born...

British police question CNN's Piers Morgan over phone-hacking By Kate Holton and Michael Holden LONDON Fri Feb 14, 2014 3:58pm GMT Television host Piers Morgan hosts a conversation titled ''Communication by Design: Inspirational Change'' during the final day of the Clinton Global Initiative...

Recife may be only 2014 World Cup venue without fan fest By Andrew Downie SAO PAULO Fri Feb 14, 2014 7:39pm GMT FIFA President Sepp Blatter shows the name of Brazil as host country chosen for the FIFA World Cup 2014 during a news conference at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich October 30...

Experts warn that as many as 750,000 would evacuate if Mount Fuji erupts PUBLISHED : Monday, 10 February, 2014, 3:00pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 4:51am Julian Ryall in Tokyo Japan's highest peak, Mount Fuji, looms over the capital Tokyo. Photo: EPA Volcano experts have warned...

Cambodian protesters denied bail despite global concern Bail denied on grounds release of activists and workers ‘would affect public order’ PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 3:14pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 3:15pm Agence France-Presse in Phnom Penh Cambodian protesters...

India back in Olympics after new officials elected Indian Olympic Association ends stand-off with IOC by holding elections and installing world squash chief Narayna Ramachandran as president PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 5:04pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 February, 2014, 6:24pm Associated...

Nigerian police arrest man over death of Australian woman in online dating scam AFP February 4, 2014, 7:53 am Nigerian police have arrested a 28-year-old man wanted in connection with the death of an Australian woman and for defrauding her of $90,000 in an online dating scam. The Economic...

Malaysian court jails man who raped, then married minor February 4, 2014, 8:31 am Kuala Lumpur — A Malaysian court on Monday sentenced a man to 12 years in jail for raping a 12-year-old whom he later married, as an activist urged the Muslim-majority nation to ban all child marriages. The...