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Three dead, including two teens, in France drugland shoot-out AFP October 26, 2015, 3:59 am Marseille (AFP) - A young man and two teenagers were killed overnight on Sunday in a shoot-out in the southern French city of Marseille, known for its violent drug wars, a police source said. The...

‘Blade Runner’ Oscar Pistorius may be released to house arrest after a year in jail for Reeva Steenkamp’s death Athlete served more than a sixth of his sentence and was eligible for parole in August, but an appeal to be heard next month may land him back behind bars. PUBLISHED : Thursday, 15...

Pistorius to be released from jail and placed under house arrest next month, but he could end up back behind bars PUBLISHED : Thursday, 15 October, 2015, 9:01pm UPDATED : Thursday, 15 October, 2015, 9:06pm Agence France-Presse in Pretoria Oscar Pistorius is shown leaving a court in...

Russia bars sister of jailed Ukraine pilot from testifying AFP October 14, 2015, 5:27 am Kiev (AFP) - Russian security authorities on Tuesday prevented the sister of a jailed Ukrainian pilot who stands accused of murdering two Moscow reporters from testifying in her defence. Ukrainian pilot...

Teenage son of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer missing Bao Zhuoxuan, teenage son of prominent Chinese human rights lawyer, is missing Date October 10, 2015 Philip Wen China correspondent for Fairfax Media Bao Zhuoxuan went missing in Myanmar while attempting to flee China. Photo...

Italian intelligence made up story about hostage rescue to conceal ransom payment The Italian government deliberately misled the media and public that the hostages' release was a result of a successful security force operation instead of a ransom payment which contradicts international response...

Cliffhanger: Tourists flee as cracks surface on new glass-bottomed skywalk in China PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 06 October, 2015, 10:34pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 06 October, 2015, 11:31pm Mimi Lau [email protected] The cracks were reportedly caused by tourists who had dropped a thermos flask on the...

Two men may face jail time after blowing up animal volunteer with ‘poultry bomb’ meant to hunt wild boars PUBLISHED : Saturday, 03 October, 2015, 7:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 03 October, 2015, 6:59pm Chris Lau [email protected] Defendants Ho Kwok-fai and Chan San planted a bomb in Lion Rock...

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Two Charged Over Acid Attack On Mum-Of-Six Brothers Billy and Geoffrey Midmore are to appear at Southampton Magistrates Court in connection with the assault. 18:45 Wednesday 30 September 2015 Billy and Geoffrey Midmore (R) are to appear in court accused of the attack Two men have been...

Thailand’s ousted PM Yingluck Shinawatra files criminal case against opponents The former prime minister has decided to counter-sue the country’s attorney-general over the handling of her prosecution PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 3:47pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 3:48pm...

CHIANG MAI Five children slain THE NATION September 28, 2015 1:00 am FOUR boys and a girl aged from five months to eight years were slashed to death yesterday by a man suffering from schizophrenia in Chiang Mai's Chai Prakarn district. A woman who was the mother of three of the children was...

19 gangs busted under joint operation Xinhua, September 23, 2015 Hong Kong Police Force announced on Wednesday that over 100 million HK dollars (about 12.9 million U.S. dollars) were seized and a total of 4,343 people were arrested in Hong Kong in an operation jointly conducted with Guangdong...

Fugitive Thaksin tells Thailand’s red shirt opposition: "play dead"... for now PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 September, 2015, 7:41pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20 September, 2015, 7:41pm Reuters in Udon Thani Red shirt movement leader Kwanchai Praipana poses with a photo of former PM Thaksin Shinawatra at...

Saudi diplomat accused of raping 2 women leaves India under the cover of diplomatic immunity PUBLISHED : Thursday, 17 September, 2015, 6:35pm UPDATED : Thursday, 17 September, 2015, 6:35pm Associated Press in New Delhi Angry demonstrators protest outside Saudi Arabia's embassy in New Delhi...

Internet makes it easier for people in China to have affairs: expert Staff Reporter 2015-09-14 09:16 Perhaps they're married. Or perhaps they're Ashley Madison members. (Photo/CFP) Canada-based website Ashley Madison, which touts itself as a service for members to arrange discreet...

Illegal gambler falls to death trying to escape Hong Kong police raid Second man found injured but alive after the men tried to escape raid through a window PUBLISHED : Sunday, 13 September, 2015, 2:37am UPDATED : Sunday, 13 September, 2015, 2:37am Shirley Zhao [email protected]...

Birmingham mosque teachers jailed for Koran boy beating 11 September 2015 From the section Birmingham & Black Country The attacks happened at the Jamia Mosque in Sparkbrook, Birmingham Two Islamic school teachers who beat a 10-year-old boy with a stick for reciting the Koran incorrectly...

Taiwan and Philippines combine to nab 68 fraud suspects in Cebu CNA and Staff Reporter 2015-09-09 12:29 Some of the fraud suspects arrested in Manila, Sept. 8 (Photo/CNA) The Taiwanese representative office in Manila and Philippine police coordinated Tuesday to arrest 68 suspects of a fraud...

Malaysian police to question ex-PM Mahathir over rally comments PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 September, 2015, 3:32pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 02 September, 2015, 3:32pm Agence France-Presse in Kuala Lumpur Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad waves as he attends a rally organised by...