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Fear of rape: I saw my employer touching his private parts, says Hong Kong domestic helper Employer faces indecent and common assault charges, which he denies PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, 8:50pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, 9:20pm Chris Lau [email protected] The...

Thousands of students protest across campuses in India as government cracks down on dissent PUBLISHED : Monday, 15 February, 2016, 9:13pm UPDATED : Monday, 15 February, 2016, 9:14pm Reuters in New Delhi Indian students hold placards during a protest against the arrest of the president of...

37 dead in India after bus plunges into river, making it one of the country’s most deadly road accidents in recent years Television images showed locals and rescuers in the water, using their bare hands to carry people to ambulances in bedsheets and remove parts of the mangled bus wreckage...

Australian IS recruiter reported dead AFP January 31, 2016, 5:18 pm Sydney (AFP) - Australia's most senior recruiter for the Islamic State group in Syria, who was reportedly linked to an alleged plot to attack Anzac Day commemorations, has been killed, local media said Sunday. News of Neil...

Myanmar police force hundreds from factory area slums as land-grabbing grows rampant PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 10:31pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 10:31pm Agence France-Presse in Yangon Residents attempt to stop bulldozers and workers entering to destroy their...

Hong Kong customs officers arrest nine people and seize HK$5million of fake goods in raid at Mong Kok market The group stand accused of running a racket in popular Ladies’ Market that netted them a net profit of HK$40,000 a day PUBLISHED : Friday, 22 January, 2016, 7:57pm UPDATED : Friday, 22...

Volkswagen faces shareholder claims over emissions scandal Reuters January 19, 2016, 1:17 am Workers stand next to a Volkswagen logo at a dealership in Madrid, Spain, December 16, 2015. REUTERS/Sergio Perez By Ilona Wissenbach FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Dozens of large shareholders in...

China charges two more rights lawyers in crackdown: attorney AFP January 13, 2016, 9:25 pm Beijing (AFP) - China has formally arrested on "subversion" charges two more human rights lawyers held in secret for six months, a lawyer said Wednesday, bringing the total accused to nine as a...

Trump threatens to pull $1 billion investment if he is banned from UK Reuters January 7, 2016, 10:47 pm U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Lowell, Massachusetts in this January 4, 2016, file photo. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/Files . SAP is the sponsor...

Father drives off Australian pier with 2 kids inside: Reports Man posted suicide note on Facebook: Friends Postmedia Network First posted: Monday, January 04, 2016 06:13 AM EST | Updated: Monday, January 04, 2016 07:14 AM EST Port Lincoln, South Australia in seen in a 2013 photo. (Wikimedia...

Five dead, 150,000 evacuated in Latin America floods AFP December 25, 2015, 9:54 am Asuncion (AFP) - Flooding dampened Christmas eve celebrations in parts of Latin America on Thursday, leaving five people dead and driving almost 150,000 from their homes in Paraguay, Argentina and Uruguay...

Gandhis forced to appear in court over corruption charges Leaders of India's celebrated dynasty claim they are being targeted in a political prosecution Rahul and Sonia Gandhi address the media at All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in New Delhi Photo: Altaf Qadri/AP...

Bill Cosby sues seven sex assault accusers AFP December 15, 2015, 1:14 pm New York (AFP) - Disgraced TV icon Bill Cosby, who allegedly used his celebrity over the years to sexually assault more than 50 women, has filed a defamation suit against seven of his accusers, his attorney said. The...

Bomb alert on Russian flight THE SUNDAY NATION December 13, 2015 1:00 am A PASSENGER saying goodbye to her boyfriend caused a flight delay at the Suvarnabhumi Airport yesterday after air hostesses of the Russian airline Aeroflot reported her "suspicious behaviour" to airport authorities...

India's top judge says take a bus to cut air pollution AFP December 7, 2015, 5:54 pm New Delhi (AFP) - India's chief justice has backed a plan to restrict cars on Delhi's roads and said he would be prepared to take the bus to work, calling on other judges to join, as the world's most...

Widow of Macau anti-graft official questions probe into his alleged suicide Wife of anti-corruption investigator who allegedly killed himself calls for further inquiries, saying workers under pressure PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 2:52am UPDATED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 3:01am...

Hundreds crouch and kneel on roads, begging Penang to stop killing dogs By PREDEEP NAMBIAR - 23 November 2015 @ 6:14 PM Some 100 animal lovers took to the streets today to protest over an ‘unnecessary' culling of dogs in the state. The group crouched and knelt every three steps, mimicking...

Brazilian police launch massive raid on Amazon drug cartel 700 Brazilian police deployed across five northern states in massive raid operation PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 November, 2015, 10:03pm UPDATED : Saturday, 21 November, 2015, 10:03pm Agence France-Presse in Rio de Janeiro Brazilian...

4 arrested for tycoon's gruesome abduction China Daily, November 18, 2015 Police in Yibin, Sichuan province, arrested four suspects who they say demanded a ransom of 100 million yuan ($15.7 million) in the abduction of a businessman. Zhang Yingqi.[File photo] The kidnappers also "forced...

Merkel slammed for 'open door' policy Michael Nienaber November 16, 2015, 12:47 pm Bavarian allies have cranked up pressure on German Chancellor Angela Merkel to reverse her "open-door" refugee policy, saying the deadly attacks in Paris underlined the need for tougher measures to control...