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Italy passes new laws to tackle violence against women Stiffer penalties for some forms of domestic violence, and complainants will no longer be able to withdraw reports of abuse Lizzy Davies in Rome The Guardian, Thursday 8 August 2013 17.22 BST Enrico Letta, the Italian PM. Photograph...

A democracy still waiting to flower Date August 8, 2013 Lindsay Murdoch South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media Generals in civilian clothes are finally coming to the party. Uprising: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters at the start of the uprising in 1988. Photo...

Largest natural-birth baby arrives in Spain - 6.2 kilos Date August 8, 2013 - 10:06AM Big baby - Maria Lorena Marin weighed 6.2 kilos. Photo: Getty Madrid: A 40-year-old British woman has given birth to the biggest baby ever born naturally in Spain - a girl weighing 6.2 kilos (13.6 pounds)...

Egg-breaking rampage erupts in France where farmers protest low prices Date August 8, 2013 - 6:00AM ‘‘We will continue to destroy 100,000 eggs a day until Sunday" when things would get more radical, the group said. More than 100,000 eggs were destroyed in a single day in France. Photo...

Manager accused of facilitating prostitution Shanghai Daily, August 8, 2013 The mother of a young suspect involved in a gang rape filed a complaint against a bar manager on Tuesday with the Beijing police. Meng Ge.[File photo] Meng Ge’s 17-year-old son, Li, is one of five suspects charged...

Teacher charged with filming up girls' skirts Date August 8, 2013 Nick Ralston Crime Reporter Robert Emmett, left, leaves Sydney's Central Local Court after being granted bail on five counts of filming a person's private parts without consent. Photo: Ch 7 News A Sydney high school teacher...

First pictures of brothers, age 5 and 7, who were crushed in their sleep by 16-foot python that slithered into their room through a vent Boys were sleeping over at an apartment above the Reptile Ocean pet store in Campbellton in New Brunswick, Canada Serpent escaped its cage and slithered up...

Snake escaped from pet shop strangles two young boys to death in Canada Two young boys were killed by a python that escaped its enclosure at a pet store in Canada The snake was believed to have made its way into the apartment through the ventilation system Photo: ALAMY AP 5:00AM BST 06...

Washington Post sold to billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos for $250m The Washington Post, the newspaper that brought down a US president, has been sold for $250 million to the billionaire founder of Amazon. Washington Post reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein were played by Robert...

US pageant queen accused of throwing bombs AP August 6, 2013, 9:09 am A teenage beauty pageant winner in the US has been arrested for throwing makeshift explosives at people from a car. Kendra McKenzie Gill - recently crowned Miss Riverton, Utah - and three others were arrested on Saturday...

Published: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 7:32:20 AM I am now in hell, says man who borrowed RM3,000 BY NICHOLAS CHENG KUALA LUMPUR: A man suffering from financial difficulties was stripped naked and photographed by loan sharks, who are...

Published: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 6:44:57 AM Two charged with CBT BY M. MAGESWARI <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/XZHo9OVjPPM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> KUALA LUMPUR: In the latest...

Published: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 7:17:02 AM Teacher held over molest of student BY CHRISTINA TAN BATU PAHAT: A special education teacher has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 15-year-old disabled girl who he took out to a dancing...

Published: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday August 3, 2013 MYT 6:58:35 AM Ex-vice cop charged with raping minor BY RUBEN SARIO Out on bail: DSP Rohaizat leaving the Sessions Court in Kota Kinabalu with his lawyer and wife after claiming trial to four charges of...

StarHub announces S$300 rebate for BPL fans POSTED: 03 Aug 2013 1:32 PM <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iY0BvNBa-eg?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> SINGAPORE: StarHub has announced the pricing of its packages to be paired with Barclays Premier...

Woman falls to her death in 17-storey plunge on first date in New York City Date August 2, 2013 - 6:19AM Jennifer Rosoff fell to her death when she went for a cigarette in NY. Photo: Pinterest New York: A 35-year-old woman on a first date plunged to her death on Thursday after the railing...

Differences in smell determined by genes: study Date August 2, 2013 - 11:18AM Meeri Kim A person's genetic make-up determines their sense of smell, according to a new study. Photo: Rob Gunstone The next time you argue with a friend about the whiff of coriander in your stir-fry that he finds...

Seven years after Van Nguyen's execution, death penalty still revolts me No human or state hand should play any part in deciding when and how someone should die. The repercussions of Ngyuen's case are still felt long after his execution Brigid Delaney The Guardian, Thursday 1 August 2013 00.19...

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Canadian, Jailed In Mauritania For Terror Link, Reported Back Home Posted by: Channels Television Posted date: July 28, 2013 A Canadian man jailed for “terrorist conspiracy” in the west African nation of Mauritania arrived back in Canada under police escort on Friday after his sentence was...