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Diplomatic broker sent home after prison term By Joseph Yeh, The China Post February 8, 2014, 12:06 am TWN Wu Shih-tsai checks in at an airline desk at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, yesterday, for a Singapore-bound flight after completing his jail term. The Singaporean national...

Diplomatic broker sent home after prison term By Joseph Yeh, The China Post February 8, 2014, 12:06 am TWN Wu Shih-tsai checks in at an airline desk at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, yesterday, for a Singapore-bound flight after completing his jail term. The Singaporean national...

Taiwanese film director, Chinese cinematographer indicted Central News Agency 2014-02-07 07:06 PM Kaohsiung, Feb. 7 (CNA) Prosecutors indicted a celebrated Taiwanese film director and an award-winning Chinese cinematographer Friday for illegally trespassing onto a naval base in...

Five dead in Cambodia as police open fire AAP Kate Bartlett January 4, 2014, 1:04 am Cambodian police stand guard during a garment workers' protest to demand higher wages in front of a factory in Phnom Penh on January 3, 2014 (AFP, Luc Forsyth) Five people have been killed in Phnom Penh as...

Even a random photo by Reuters shows it. :D Singapore's OCBC in exclusive talks to buy Wing Hang Bank - sources Reuters January 3, 2014, 10:38 pm A woman walks past the OCBC Bank building in Singapore February 18, 2009. REUTERS/Vivek Prakash (Reuters) - Singapore's Oversea-Chinese Banking...

Women with cocaine under wigs detained by Spanish police AFP January 3, 2014, 11:17 pm Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police said Friday they caught two women flying in from Brazil with more than a kilo (two pounds) of cocaine each hidden under their wigs. The two women, who were Portuguese and...

Turkey charges 36 Gezi protesters with terrorism AFP January 3, 2014, 11:40 pm Istanbul (Turkey) (AFP) - Turkish prosecutors said Friday they have charged 36 protesters with terrorism over mass anti-government demonstrations that swept the country last year. They face a range of charges...

Published: Tuesday December 17, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Tuesday December 17, 2013 MYT 8:11:30 AM Cop held for raping godmother A 22-year-old policeman in Jerantut, Pahang, has been arrested for allegedly raping his godmother, reported China Press. However, sources said the policeman...

Published: Tuesday December 17, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Tuesday December 17, 2013 MYT 7:34:33 AM Angry hubby hammers nail into wife's forehead A MAN hammered a nail into his wife’s forehead after learning that she was having an affair with a neighbour, Tamil Nesan reported. The victim...

Beijing to ok taking guide dog on public transportation CRI, December 11, 2013 Municipal authorities in Beijing are considering a new law which allow the blind population in the capital to take their guide dogs on public transportation. [File photo] Chinese audiences will remember the...

Killer aunt who hid baby in washing machine arrested China Daily, December 11, 2013 The Songjiang District People's Procuratorate in Shanghai has approved the arrest of a woman who killed her four-month-old nephew and hid his body in a washing machine last month. The woman, surnamed Lei...

6 test negative for H7N9 in HK China.org, December 11, 2013 Six contacts of Hong Kong's first two human H7N9 infection cases have tested negative for the virus after developing non-specific symptoms. They are five Tuen Mun Hospital staff and a client of one of the patients' doctors. They are...

Mum fined for providing 'unbalanced' school lunch Yahoo!7 November 20, 2013, 4:46 pm A Canadian mum has been left puzzled after she received a fine from her two children's' school for not providing a "balanced" lunch. Kristen Bartkiw sent her kids to school with some leftovers from the...

Snake catcher films epic fight between two snakes November 20, 2013, 3:20 pm A Brisbane snake catcher has filmed rare footage of two carpet pythons in a marathon fight. Bryan Robinson filmed the clash in a backyard at Graceville and posted the video on the company's Facebook page this week...

Madonna tops Forbes highest-paid musician list AFP November 20, 2013, 8:26 pm New York City (AFP) - Business magazine Forbes named Madonna the highest-paid musician in the world, estimating her earnings at $125 million in the year to June. Revenues from her MDNA concert tour plus sales of...

Rolling Stones to play in Australia AFP November 20, 2013, 4:23 pm Sydney (AFP) - The Rolling Stones will play a gig at the 70,000-capacity Adelaide Oval, the band announced Wednesday, with more Australian dates expected to be revealed. The legendary British rock group -- which last year...

Three get life terms for Moscow airport bombing AFP November 12, 2013, 1:34 am Moscow (AFP) - A Moscow region court on Monday sentenced three men to life in prison for their roles in a 2011 suicide bombing attack on a major Russian airport that killed 37 people. The January 2011 Domodedovo...

Indonesians on trial over 'evil' Myanmar embassy plot AFP November 12, 2013, 1:29 am Jakarta (AFP) - Two suspected Indonesian extremists went on trial Monday accused of an "evil conspiracy" to bomb the Myanmar embassy to avenge the killing of Rohingya Muslims in that country. Rokhadi, 28...

Dalai Lama potential successor tells China to clean up Tibet AFP November 12, 2013, 3:32 am New Delhi (AFP) - A potential successor to the Dalai Lama Monday warned that Chinese military installations and other projects in Tibet could have disastrous environmental consequences for Asia...

4m shark bites diver's fins STAFF REPORTERS, The West Australian Updated October 26, 2013, 3:10 pm The diver's flippers. Picture: Twitter/Kate Smithers UPDATE: A 4m-long shark has bitten off a scuba diver's fins off a Perth beach. The incident was reported at 10.55am just off Little...