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8 January 2015 Last updated at 14:10 GMT Netflix: VPN crackdown claims 'false', says executive By Kevin Rawlinson BBC News Netflix Netflix was accused of leading a crackdown on VPNs to placate angry studios Netflix has criticised "false" reports it has been cracking down on customers using...

Bus tour rides roughshod over Mexico's corrupt politicians Date January 9, 2015 - 1:43PM Two members of Via Ciudadana wait to begin one of the Corruptour bus'€™ free tours. Photo: New York Times/Rodrigo Cruz Monterrey, Mexico: Inside a large, open-air bus, a corrupt politician quarrels...

Traffic police told to wear adult nappies during Pope’s visit to the Philippines Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman Francis Tolentino has told traffic officers to wear adult nappies, or diapers, during Pope Francis' visit PUBLISHED : Thursday, 08 January, 2015, 10:07am UPDATED...

Police hunt for India govt office gang rape suspects January 6, 2015 by AFP Police have arrested one of five suspects accused of gang-raping a teenage girl inside a local government office in eastern India, an officer said Tuesday. The 16-year-old victim was attacked after arriving in...

Trial opens of Turkey police accused of spying on Erdogan AFP January 3, 2015, 2:53 am Ankara (AFP) - The trial opened at an Ankara court on Friday of 13 suspects accused of setting up bugs to eavesdrop on President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while he was prime minister. The defendants, 12 police...

Hong Kong poultry wholesalers threaten boycott after bird flu cull Wholesalers may stop sales in protest at temporary delivery arrangements they claim 'will not work' after second virus scare of year PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 31 December, 2014, 2:46am UPDATED : Thursday, 01 January, 2015, 8:10am...

Storm kills 31 in Philippines, leaves 7 missing Dec. 30, 2014 7:30 AM EST MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Flash floods and landslides triggered by Tropical Storm Jangmi left at least 31 people dead and seven missing in the Philippines, including in areas still recovering from last year's Typhoon...

Sony restores PS4 service on PlayStation network PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 December, 2014, 6:19am UPDATED : Monday, 29 December, 2014, 6:19am Bloomberg in Tokyo Sony's PS4 game console is back in action. Photo: SCMP Sony has restored service for the PS4 game console on its PlayStation...

Croatians elect new president under cloud of economic crisis AFP December 28, 2014, 6:43 pm Zagreb (AFP) - Croatians went to the polls Sunday to elect a president under the cloud of a deep economic crisis, with incumbent Ivo Josipovic seen as the frontrunner as he sought a second term...

Robbers steal 12 rare turtles worth HK$1.4m in violent pre-dawn robbery PUBLISHED : Friday, 26 December, 2014, 5:09pm UPDATED : Saturday, 27 December, 2014, 2:10am Emily Tsang [email protected] File photo of a Golden coin turtle saved from poacher traps in Hong Kong. Photo: David Wong A...

WHO chief pledges 'transparent' review of its handling of Ebola crisis WHO chief Margaret Chan says agency will be upfront about how it handled disease, after damning internal report details its initial failings PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 22 October, 2014, 4:19am UPDATED : Wednesday, 22 October...

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Thai PM hints elections could be delayed PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 October, 2014, 3:18am UPDATED : Thursday, 16 October, 2014, 3:18am Reuters in Bangkok Prayuth said reforms were needed before the election. Photo: AFP Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led a military coup in May...

Nearly 50 held at protest over US shooting AP October 14, 2014, 8:25 pm Nearly 50 people have been arrested during a large rally in the Missouri city where protests have been continued unabated since an unarmed 18-year-old black man was fatally shot by a police officer. Clergy members on...

PLA joins Australia and US in elite survival training drill PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 4:39am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 12:09pm Bloomberg in Singapore China is taking part in joint military exercises with the United States and Australia for the first time. Photo...

PLA joins Australia and US in elite survival training drill PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 4:39am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 October, 2014, 12:09pm Bloomberg in Singapore China is taking part in joint military exercises with the United States and Australia for the first time. Photo...

I wasn't scared of tear gas but I was when I was groped, 'Christine' says PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 October, 2014, 4:52am UPDATED : Sunday, 05 October, 2014, 9:51am Alice Woodhouse [email protected] A still from a video shows a man groping a woman in Mong Kok. A woman has alleged that...

US monitors 80 people who came into contact with Ebola patient Man diagnosed with the deadly, infectious virus took three flights on two airlines over 28 hours PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 10:01pm UPDATED : Friday, 03 October, 2014, 12:36am Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci...

Search for flight MH370 reveals underwater world on seabed Extinct volcanoes found on seabed as part of hunt for flight MH370 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 28 September, 2014, 5:16am UPDATED : Sunday, 28 September, 2014, 5:16am Agence France-Presse in Sydney A three-dimensional model of sea floor...

Kim Jong-un 'suffering from discomfort', North Korea admits after leader's absence PUBLISHED : Friday, 26 September, 2014, 6:25pm UPDATED : Saturday, 27 September, 2014, 12:04am Reuters in Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong-un supposedly missed a key parliament meeting. Photo: Xinhua Young...