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Woman charged over $3.4 mn Australian 'handbag spree' AFP on May 6, 2016, 9:22 pm Sydney (AFP) - Australian police have charged a 21-year-old woman with fraud after she allegedly spent US$3.4 million that her bank mistakenly gave her, with much of the money reportedly lavished on handbags...

Thai police smash Malaysian drugs train gang PUBLISHED : Thursday, 24 March, 2016, 2:40pm UPDATED : Thursday, 24 March, 2016, 2:40pm Agence France-Presse A gang of 15 Malaysians has been arrested in Thailand for trying to smuggle millions of dollars worth of heroin and methamphetamine by...

Vaccine scandal: hundreds involved across 24 provinces in China Beijing health authorities reassures public that all vaccines sold in the capital’s regulated medical centres are safe PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 March, 2016, 10:01pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20 March, 2016, 11:19pm Jing Li Vaccines...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APzu0-L0oAQ Demonstrators in Hanoi mark the anniversary of a bloody battle with China and denounce Beijing's growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. Natasha Howitt reports.

Chairman of advertising giant uses constant racist, sexist slurs, female executive claims in lawsuit PUBLISHED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 10:22am UPDATED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 10:22am Reuters Gustavo Martinez, chairman of advertising firm J. Walter Thompson, is alleged to havetold a...

Japanese police set up unit to stop yakuza ‘war’ PUBLISHED : Monday, 07 March, 2016, 11:47pm UPDATED : Monday, 07 March, 2016, 11:46pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Similar to the Mafia in Italy and Chinese triads, Japan’s yakuza engage in everything from gambling, drugs and prostitution to...

Vatican admits still 'much to do' to stop paedophile priests AFP March 5, 2016, 4:46 am Rome (AFP) - The Vatican Friday defended the Catholic Church's action on paedophile priests, saying popes Francis and Benedict XVI had "courageously" tackled the issue but admitting there was still much...

Man tries to enter southern China with 9,000 mobile phone cards strapped to his body Customs officials claim he offered them a 50,000 yuan bribe after he was caught PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 February, 2016, 6:31pm UPDATED : Monday, 29 February, 2016, 6:31pm Kathy GaoWeifang [email protected]...

Canadian man smuggles 38 turtles in pants AP February 26, 2016, 7:27 am A Canadian man caught smuggling nearly 40 turtles in his pants has been fined $3,500 Canadian ($A3,576) and placed on probation for two years. Dong Yan was convicted this month of illegally importing reptiles. During...

H.K. university dropout given 15 years in jail in Taiwan for murder 2016/02/18 13:24:09 Taipei, Feb. 18 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court overturned Thursday a lower court ruling in which a university dropout from Hong Kong was sentenced to life in jail in Taiwan last year after admitting the...

Rolf Harris faces further sex charges By Lloyd Jones, AAP London Correspondent February 13, 2016, 1:54 am Disgraced entertainer Rolf Harris is to be charged with seven further counts of indecent assault against girls and women, British prosecutors say. In a statement on Friday the Crown...

Virginia Tech students plotted to kidnap and kill girl Colleen Jenkins, REUTERS First posted: Thursday, February 04, 2016 05:20 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, February 04, 2016 05:25 PM EST This January 2016 photo provided by Blacksburg Police Department shows Virginia Tech student Natalie...

White cop to sue estate of black teen he killed AFP January 31, 2016, 5:35 pm Chicago (AFP) - A white police officer plans to sue the estate of a black teenager he shot dead because he was traumatized by the fact that he accidentally killed the teen's neighbor in the incident, his lawyer...

US official guilty of Redflex bribery AAP January 27, 2016, 7:48 am A US jury has taken little time to convict a senior former Chicago official of taking $US2 million ($A2.85 million) in bribes from Australian red-light camera operator Redflex. John Bills, the Chicago Department of...

Chinese police rescue 15 infants and detain 78 suspects after busting human-trafficking ring Babies were taken from poor western areas and sold in more prosperous coastal cities, mainland media reports PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 4:36pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016...

Malaysia Airlines limits luggage allowance on some flights for ‘safety reasons’, baffling analysts PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 January, 2016, 11:22pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 05 January, 2016, 11:21pm Agence France-Presse Analysts are baffled by the baggage restriction. Photo: AP Malaysia Airlines...

Islamic State leader linked to Paris attacker is killed in Syria strike PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 30 December, 2015, 9:41am UPDATED : Wednesday, 30 December, 2015, 7:04pm Agence France-Presse in Washington An Islamic State leader with “direct” ties to the alleged mastermind of the Paris attacks...

Anger in Myanmar over death sentences AAP December 25, 2015, 8:27 pm Hundreds of protesters have gathered in Yangon to express their anger at the death sentences handed to two Myanmar citizens for the murder of two British tourists in southern Thailand. Illegal migrant workers Zaw Lin and...

Vandals spray-paint 2 mosques in California, leave fake grenade in driveway THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Monday, December 14, 2015 01:29 AM EST | Updated: Monday, December 14, 2015 01:34 AM EST This photo provided by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community muslimsforpeace.org shows "Jesus" in...

‘The Internet’s most hated man’, revenge porn purveyor Hunter Moore, is jailed PUBLISHED : Friday, 04 December, 2015, 9:11am UPDATED : Friday, 04 December, 2015, 9:11am The Washington Post Hunter Moore will undergo a mental health evaluation while in jail. Photo: YouTube Hunter Moore, the...