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German axe attacker radicalised himself AAP on July 19, 2016, 10:03 pm There is no evidence to suggest that a teenage Afghan who injured five people on a commuter train in southern Germany with a knife and axe had ties to an Islamist terrorist network, Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim...

'IS' axe attack awakens fears in idyllic German town AFP on July 20, 2016, 3:40 am Wuerzburg (Germany) (AFP) - Wuerzburg, a sleepy German university town nestled amid vine-covered hills, has become the unlikely focus of global media attention following a brutal axe attack. Camera crews and...

German train axe attack: what we know AFP on July 20, 2016, 3:51 am Wuerzburg (Germany) (AFP) - A 17-year-old Afghan refugee wielding an axe and a knife went on a rampage on a German train, seriously injuring four members of a tourist family from Hong Kong and a passer-by. Here is what we...

German train axe attacker 'left IS video' AFP on July 20, 2016, 5:29 am Wuerzburg (Germany) (AFP) - The Islamic State group Tuesday released a video purportedly featuring a 17-year-old Afghan refugee who went on an axe rampage on a German train, injuring five people, two critically. The...

Gucci sorry for HK funeral shops warning AP on May 6, 2016, 8:59 pm Gucci and its parent company has apologised after drawing heavy criticism for warning some Hong Kong shops not to sell paper offerings for the deceased that resembled the fashion brand's luxury products. The brand and its...

Leopard that injured five escapes from Indian zoo AFP February 16, 2016, 2:13 am Bangalore (India) (AFP) - A male leopard which injured five people in southern India earlier this month has escaped from a zoo, sparking a frantic search for the big cat, wildlife officials said Monday. The 45...

UK school bans chocolate to protect pupil AAP January 27, 2016, 7:36 am Chocolate has been banned at a primary school in Wales because one pupil has an allergy to it. Alltwen Primary School in Neath Port Talbot took the bold decision after saying the treat could make one of its youngsters...

Mumbai police force-feed thief dozens of bananas to retrieve swallowed gold chain PUBLISHED : Monday, 11 January, 2016, 3:42pm UPDATED : Monday, 11 January, 2016, 3:42pm Agence France-Presse in Mumbai The bananas had a laxative effect. Photo: SCMP Picture Indian police successfully...

British couple convicted of preparing London attack Reuters December 30, 2015, 4:26 am LONDON (Reuters) - A British couple were convicted on Tuesday of plotting an attack in London after the husband sent out tweets asking for advice on which targets he should hit, alerting police to a...

Chinese Malaysian tourists among 13 dead in bus crash in northern Thailand PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 December, 2015, 6:50pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20 December, 2015, 6:50pm Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Injured Malaysian tourists wait for medical treatment after their tourist bus crashed near...

Mountains of garbage piled high at sprawling dumpsite symbolise waste crisis confronting Jakarta The absence of a citywide recycling scheme, and limited public awareness of “going green”, means the tip – already one of the world’s largest – is growing by an estimated 6,500 tonnes per day...

Chinese police crack US$78 billion multinational gambling syndicate Complex web of deeply buried sites requiring logins and security codes from a server in Taiwan had more than a million registered gamblers in China PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 November, 2015, 1:25pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 November...

French pilots who fled Dominican Republic over drug charges arrested AFP November 3, 2015, 3:39 am Marseille (AFP) - Two French pilots who slipped out of the Dominican Republic in mysterious circumstances after being convicted of cocaine trafficking were formally arrested and remanded in...

South Korean seized by Abu Sayyaf militants found dead in Philippines after dying through illness Hong Noi-sung was found in a sack in Sulu province PUBLISHED : Sunday, 01 November, 2015, 6:27pm UPDATED : Sunday, 01 November, 2015, 7:24pm Associated Press in Manila Gunmen stand behind...

Texas woman arrested for 'blood ritual' kidnapping Jim Forsyth, REUTERS First posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 09:18 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 09:24 PM EDT Mercedes Salazar, 32, of San Antonio,Texas is pictured in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters October...

Exposing bad habits: Mary Jean Reimer returns as whistleblower on misplaced donations, sham marriages and monasteries gone bad She says she prefers the quiet life, but former actress Mary Jean Reimer is back in the media spotlight fighting a cause that is close to her heart PUBLISHED : Monday...

Facebook makes all public posts searchable By Jigmey Bhutia October 23, 2015 08:16 BST 1 6 Facebook's move is seen as a direct challenge to the recently launched Twitter Lab Dado Ruvic/Reuters After enabling individual user posts searchable to friends last year, Facebook has just...

Flood misery in Philippines after Typhoon Koppu kills 22 AFP October 20, 2015, 8:26 pm Cabanatuan City (Philippines) (AFP) - Head-high floodwaters churned across vast farming regions of the northern Philippines on Tuesday as heavy rain compounded the misery of Typhoon Koppu that killed at...

Accused N.C. man could face new charges after daughter dies Emery P. Dalesio, The Associated Press First posted: Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:22 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:32 PM EDT Alan Tysheen Lassiter, 29, of Raleigh, N.C., is pictured in this image made...

13 suspects held after police bust credit card gang Shanghai Daily, September 18, 2015 Shanghai police early on Wednesday busted two gangs in Wuhan, Hubei Province, and detained 13 suspects who allegedly stole over 1.5 million yuan (US$235,556) with more than 250 fake credit cards. All the...