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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...

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...

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...

Lenovo To Enter OEM Business: Will Start Manufacturing Handsets By Joe - Sep 10, 2015 619 0 According to the latest report from Taiwan, Lenovo has decided to enter into the handset manufacturing business as a part of the company’s new restructuring plan. This is not very surprising since...

Chinese anti-graft official visits Interpol amid campaign to track down fugitives overseas PUBLISHED : Thursday, 10 September, 2015, 12:30pm UPDATED : Thursday, 10 September, 2015, 12:30pm Reuters in Beijing A deputy head of China's anti-corruption agency, Zhao Hongzhu, visited the...

OnePlus 2 Goes On Sale In Europe, US, Taiwan And HK August 11, 2015 - Written By Kristijan Lucic OnePlus has announced the company’s second smartphone, and at the same time their flagship, the OnePlus 2. This handset was announced at the end of last month, and like its predecessor, it sports...

Chrome Beta for Android gets custom tabs and a tweaked bookmarks menu Quentyn Kennemer Aug 4th 2015 by Quentyn Kennemer Google has just released Chrome Beta 45 for Android, and it brings with it one very cool feature we’ve been waiting for. It’s custom tabs, a feature which allows developers...

Suspect in MRT knife attack indicted for attempted murder 2015/07/28 19:41:55 Taipei, July 28 (CNA) A 27-year-old man who wounded four passengers in a random knife attack at a Taipei Metro station on July 20 was indicted Tuesday on charges of attempted murder. The Shilin District...