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6 Spanish miners die in accident AAP October 29, 2013, 4:36 pm Six miners have died in a northern Spanish coal mine after an apparent leak of methane gas AFP Six miners ranging in age from 35 to 41 have died after an apparent leak of methane gas at a coal mine in northern Spain's Leon...

Aussies hacked US computers: court AAP Peter Mitchell - October 29, 2013, 4:35 pm Two Australians were allegedly members of a hacking gang that stole data from US military personnel. AAP A global gang of hackers, including two Australians, broke into NASA, US Army and the US Missile...

Vietnamese activist on trial for Facebook posts AFP October 29, 2013, 4:41 pm Hanoi (AFP) - A young Vietnamese activist went on trial Tuesday for "abusing democratic freedoms" with a series of angry Facebook posts, in an escalation of the communist regime's crackdown on online dissent. Dinh...

Malaysian suspects banned from traveling overseas Fri, October 25 2013 22:39 Pekanbaru, Riau (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian Law and Human Rights Ministry has issued an overseas travel ban on two Malaysian nationals suspected of starting a forest fire in Riau province last June. "The Ministry...

7 dead, 40 injured in north Vietnam bus accident October 26, 2013 by thanhniennews The heavily damaged bus after it plunged 30 meters down a mountain pass in the northern province of Lao Cai on October 25, leaving seven people dead and 40 others injured. / PHOTO COURTESY OF DAN TRI Seven...

Vietnam firms aid corruption with unsolicited bribes Last updated: Saturday, October 26, 2013 16:00 By N.Tran Tam, Thanh Nien News Seventy-five percent of businesses in Vietnam pay bribes to government agencies on their own volition in order to avoid being stuck in red tape, a World Bank...

Fatal train collision on China-Tibet railway line • One person killed and 52 injured on Qinghai-Lhasa line • Driver killed and 10 injured in separate crash in NE China Associated Press in Beijing The Guardian, Thursday 24 October 2013 11.30 BST The crash on the Qinghai-Tibet line occurred...

Hong Kong police say 2nd extortion attempt reported at 'Transformers' film set Article by: Associated Press Updated: October 24, 2013 - 12:20 AM An actor jumps onto the roof of an old residential building during the filming of a scene for their latest movie 'Transformers 4: Age of...

Former ROC intel officer sentenced for aiding PRC CNA October 17, 2013, 12:03 am TWN TAIPEI -- The Taiwan High Court sentenced a former Republic of China military intelligence officer to eight years in prison for setting up an acquaintance for interrogations by mainland Chinese agents. Maj...

Tourists trapped in tower saved after 9 hours By Joy Lee,The China Post October 17, 2013, 12:03 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Nine tourists were rescued from Lovers' Tower, located in Tamsui District and owned by Fullon Hotel, after being trapped on the top of the 69-meter-tall tower for nine...

CIB escorts suspects in dismemberment case to Taiwan By Lauly Li, The China Post October 16, 2013, 12:11 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan -- The Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) yesterday escorted the two suspects in a brutal dismemberment case — a Chinese woman surnamed Tang and her Taiwanese...

Mobile Networks Set to Suffer with Free Messaging Built Into Android By ALISTAIR CHARLTON October 15, 2013 4:40 PM BST As free, instant messaging services take over, and Google looking set to introduce its own version though its Hangouts app, mobile operators - less able to charge for...

Apple Confirms Media Event on 22 October - iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 Expected By ALISTAIR CHARLTON October 15, 2013 5:28 PM BST Apple has sent out invitations to a media event on 22 October when the company is widely expected to announce updates to its iPad and iPAd mini products. Apple is...

‘Flamboyant’ Crack-Dealing Pensioner Alvin Ricketts Jailed By EWAN PALMER October 15, 2013 5:39 PM BST Alvin Ricketts would wear clothes which made him stand out while dealing drugs in Soho (Met Police) A "flamboyant" 74-year-old pensioner who would leave his sheltered accommodation to sell...

German cyclist gored to death after fighting bull trained to take on matadors escapes from enclosure Horrific killing took place on Monday near Mejanes, southern France The 54-year-old cyclist was riding with his 47-year-old wife on a quiet road The victim's identity has not yet been...

Now ANYONE can find you on Facebook: Outrage as site removes privacy option for users to hide their profile in search results Facebook is retiring the 'Who can look up your timeline by name?' setting It removed the privacy option on accounts that weren't using it last year People who have...

Did neanderthals invent RECYCLING? Human ancestors collected broken tools to make new ones 300,000 years ago Early hominids collected broken and discarded tools to reshape them Evidence of this recycling found in Spain, North Africa, Italy and Israel Researchers claim this highlights...

Secret US court approves further phone tracking AFP October 12, 2013, 4:10 pm Washington (AFP) - The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records, the office of the Director of National Intelligence James...

US doctor detained on bid to see China activist : Group AFP October 13, 2013, 3:20 am Washington (AFP) - Two US citizens were detained Saturday in China as they tried to see a jailed democracy activist to examine reports of failing health, supporters said. Zhu Yufu was handed a seven-year...

Typhoon kills 13 as it smashes into the Philippines AFP October 12, 2013, 11:17 pm <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/B4wk8TniEqc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Manila (AFP) - Typhoon Nari pounded the northern Philippines early Saturday, killing...