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Indonesia releases prominent Papuan independence leader AFP November 19, 2015, 10:23 pm Abepura (Indonesia) (AFP) - A high-profile Papuan separatist leader was released from prison Thursday after more than a decade behind bars, a fresh sign that Indonesia may be easing its tight grip on the...

Conjoined twins die in Bangladesh AFP November 16, 2015, 11:16 pm Dhaka (AFP) - Conjoined twin girls have died in Bangladesh less than a week after they were born, the hospital treating them said Monday. Thousands of people had flocked to visit the twins, who were born with two heads and...

Autistic boy died after being bound to chair, showered in cold: court Nick McCallum November 12, 2015, 11:46 am The shed where an 11-year-old boy with autism was allegedly tied to a garden chair before being showered in extremely cold water. Photo: Supplied An 11-year-old boy with autism...

Fugitive gangster Chhota Rajan extradited back to India after more than 20 years on the run PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 November, 2015, 4:20pm UPDATED : Friday, 06 November, 2015, 4:20pm Agence France-Presse in New Delhi The Indian fugitive Chhota Rajan, wanted over a series of murders in India...

Law catches up with Mumbai 'mafia don' after 30 years on the run in Australia, Thailand and Indonesia Long-term fugitive was on the run in Thailand, Australia and Indonesia for nearly 30 years but will return to India to face more than 75 charges PUBLISHED : Thursday, 05 November, 2015...

EVA Air plane returns to Taiwan after being damaged by stone 2015/10/31 21:32:53 CNA file photo Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) An EVA Air plane that received damage to its tail at the Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport two days ago returned safely from China Saturday. The plane was taxiing...

German police arrest suspected kidnapper of refugee child AFP October 30, 2015, 2:02 am Berlin (AFP) - German police Thursday arrested a man suspected of kidnapping a four-year-old refugee, and said they found the body of a child in his car. "The identity of the child as well as the...

Woman conned by FB 'friend' claiming to be American: police 2015/10/25 21:14:03 Taipei, Oct. 25 (CNA) A Taiwanese woman working as a private tutor in Yilan County was swindled out of a large sum of money over the past few months by a Facebook friend claiming to be a U.S. national, the...

Strangled mainland woman in critical condition after assault in Hong Kong taxi Constables witness mainland visitor being assaulted by belt-wielding Hongkonger during taxi trip to Lok Ma Chau, police say PUBLISHED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 4:33pm UPDATED : Saturday, 24 October, 2015, 2:43am...

3 held over anti-corruption payoff scam Shanghai Daily, October 21, 2015 Three people who built a fake interrogation center and pretended to be graft inspectors, kidnapping an official and his wife to extort money from them have been arrested in northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. Police...

Bogus Chinese graft-busters created fake interrogation room in abandoned mall to con victims out of money PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 October, 2015, 11:38pm UPDATED : Monday, 19 October, 2015, 11:38pm Keira Lu Huang [email protected] The fake interrogation room the bogus graft-busters set up...

Thai woman charged over murder of Japanese husband Angsuma Sridokkham The Nation October 17, 2015 1:00 am POLICE have charged three people over the murder of an elderly Japanese man at his Angthong home early on Tuesday morning, with the victim's Thai wife the alleged mastermind of the...

Hong Kong money laundering cases soar as syndicates recruit non-locals to open bogus accounts, police reveal HK$456m laundered through bogus bank accounts in first half of year, police reveal PUBLISHED : Monday, 12 October, 2015, 2:17am UPDATED : Monday, 12 October, 2015, 2:17am Phila Siu...

HK$3 million Ferrari damaged in Hong Kong crash, top music producer arrested PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 06 October, 2015, 3:52pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 06 October, 2015, 8:27pm Clifford Lo [email protected] Music producer Johnny Yim was at the wheel of the Ferrari. Photo: May Tse Local music...

Snowden Bombarded With 47GB Of Twitter Emails The former US National Security Agency contractor launched a Twitter account this week, but forgot to turn off email alerts. 12:12 Friday 02 October 2015 Edward Snowden's account quickly gained hundreds of thousands of followers Within 24 hours...