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Taiwan nabs Chinese fugitive under cross-strait initiative CNA 2015-04-25 The suspect, surnamed Zheng, captured by the police at the customs before he boarded a flight at Taoyuan International Airport, April 24. (Photo/China Times) Taiwan's National Immigration Agency (NIA) announced Friday...

Head of Taiwan's football association accused of game-fixing 2015/04/22 22:04:56 Taipei, April 22 (CNA) Lin Cheng-yi (林振義), president of the Chinese Taipei Football Association (CTFA, 中華民國足球協會), has been accused of game fixing in the first round of Asian qualifiers for the 2018 World Cup...

Armoured truck blaze destroys 600,000 yuan saved minutes earlier by Chinese security staff Security staff taking 900,000 yuan to a bank in Guangxi province throw 11 cash boxes out of burning vehicle into a bush - only for flames to set fire to bush - and then the money PUBLISHED : Friday, 17...

European Union charges Google over shopping searches in antitrust case EU sends Google antitrust charge sheet over shopping searches PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 April, 2015, 11:48am UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 April, 2015, 9:58pm Reuters in Brussels European competition commissioner Margrethe...

Bomb alert forces evacuation of Germanwings flight AFP April 13, 2015, 6:33 am Frankfurt (AFP) - Passengers and crew on a Germanwings flight from Cologne to Milan were on Sunday ordered to evacuate the plane as it prepared to take off due to a bomb alert. A statement issued by the low-cost...

Aust 'victim' seeks Michael Jackson riches Peter Mitchell April 6, 2015, 4:31 pm Wade Robson. Source: AAP Australian choreographer Wade Robson could learn this week in a Los Angeles court if he can pursue a slice of Michael Jackson's $US1.5 billion ($A2.0 billion) estate. Robson, once the...

Malaysian man sentenced to death for killing two British students ‘to test his strength’ Defendant licked victims' blood after stabbing them to death for sport, prosecutor says PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 3:01pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 9:16pm AP and AFP in Kuala Lumpur...

Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden shot dead Reuters March 18, 2015, 6:38 am Lawyer for Pakistan doctor who helped CIA find bin Laden shot dead Samiullah Afridi, lawyer for Shakil Afridi who ran a fake vaccination campaign to try help U.S. officials find al-Qaeda chief...

11 March 2015 Last updated at 18:24 GMT Nemtsov murder: Zaur Dadayev confession 'forced' Zaur Dadayev, charged with involvement in the murder of Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov, looks out from a defendants' cage inside a court building in Moscow, 8 March 2015. One of men charged...

Isil tries to lure Italian jihadists with offer of a free fridge Islamic State pamphlet extolling the apparent merits of live in jihadist-ruled regions of Syria circulated on extremist online forums Islamic State fighters marching in Raqqa, Syria Photo: AP Alice Philipson, Rome 3:47PM GMT...

Saudi King Salman showers his people with cash Date February 21, 2015 - 1:16AM Ben Hubbard The new Saudi monarch has ordered hefty payments to a large chunk of the population. King Abdulaziz bin Salman receives Crown Prince Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani of Qatar this month. Photo...

Man seriously gored by bull in Spain February 16, 2015 7:17AM Benjamin Miller, 20, from the US state of Georgia, was gored by a bull during the "Carnaval del Toro". Picture: Jose Vicente / AP Source: AP A 20-year-old is in intensive-care after being savagely gored during a bullfighting...

Nutella owner Michele Ferrero dies at 89 Date February 15, 2015 - 2:20PM Michele Ferrero's fortune was built on sales of Nutella, a chocolate and hazelnut spread that has long been marketed as part of a healthy and active lifestyle. Photo: Reuters Rome: Billionaire Michele Ferrero, who...

Crews rush to rescue 27 people on Antarctic fishing boat trapped in thick ice PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 February, 2015, 11:22pm UPDATED : Thursday, 12 February, 2015, 11:27pm Associated Press in Wellington, New Zealand Polar Star smashes through ice in Antarctica last year.Photo: AP Crews...

Argentine ex-spy chief at centre of Nisman case goes missing Date February 6, 2015 - 1:31PM A police officer stands guard in front of the prosecutor's, where a sign is posted about the staff mourning the death of Alberto Nisman. Photo: Rodrigo Abd Buenos Aires: Argentine authorities can't...

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Prison security crisis: Instagram photos show inmates with drugs, cash and weapons The prison officers association blamed the situation on funding cuts Kashmira Gander Thursday 29 January 2015 The lack of security at some UK prisons has been laid bare, as prisoners post images of drugs...

US executes mentally disabled man Date January 28, 2015 - 3:23PM Atlanta: The state of Georgia has executed a convicted murderer, Warren Lee Hill, ending a prolonged legal fight that led to a series of court-ordered reprieves and frequently tested the state's standards for capital...

Man falls to his death from banking complex in Hong Kong's Central PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 27 January, 2015, 11:10am UPDATED : Tuesday, 27 January, 2015, 12:53pm Lai Ying-kit [email protected] Police have cordoned off the scene at Citibank Plaza in Central. Photo: Felix Wong A man aged in...

Cyberbully law allows Illinois schools to demand pupils' Facebook passwords New law forces pupils suspected of breaking rules on social media to reveal passwords PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 January, 2015, 7:46am UPDATED : Sunday, 25 January, 2015, 7:46am The Guardian in New York A new law will...