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Italian police open money laundering investigation of broker linked to HSBC PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 March, 2016, 1:52pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 March, 2016, 1:52pm Reuters An Italian financial broker working on behalf of HSBC in the Swiss town of Lugano is under investigation for possible...

Indonesia security forces kill two fugitive Chinese Uygur militants in Sulawesi shoot-out Police said the men had joined Santoso, a militant in Poso in central Sulawesi, who is Indonesia’s most high-profile backer of Islamic State, and have been on the run for more than three years PUBLISHED ...

Zika link to brain inflammation in adults AAP March 12, 2016, 9:52 am Suspected of causing birth defects, the Zika virus also poses a threat to adults in the form of meningoencephalitis, a dangerous inflammation of the brain, according to a new study in the New England Journal of Medicine...

Malaysia’s Mahathir-led opposition movement powerful but unlikely to oust Najib PUBLISHED : Monday, 07 March, 2016, 11:46pm UPDATED : Monday, 07 March, 2016, 11:46pm Amy Chew in Kuala Lumpur Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad (centre) attends a special press conference in...

Hong Kong police arrest 46, seize HK$25,000 in liquor and HK$40,000 in drugs during raid on unlicensed pub in Tsim Sha Tsui Commercial flat was allegedly converted to late-night drinking hole and drug distribution centre controlled by triad PUBLISHED : Friday, 04 March, 2016, 4:35pm UPDATED ...

Evo Morales's ex-girlfriend arrested in corruption probe AFP February 27, 2016, 7:10 am La Paz (AFP) - The ex-girlfriend of Bolivian President Evo Morales, a top manager for the local office of a Chinese engineering group, was arrested Friday in an influence-peddling probe, the interior...

Asian stocks extend global rout as traders flee to safety AFP February 9, 2016, 4:18 pm Tokyo (AFP) - Tokyo stocks led a rout across Asian markets Tuesday, while Japanese government bond yields turned negative, the dollar dived against the yen and gold jumped as fears about the global...

Singapore shipping firm fined for North Korea-linked arms AFP January 29, 2016, 11:33 pm Singapore (AFP) - A Singapore shipping firm was fined Friday for its role in an attempt to smuggle Soviet-era weapons and fighter jets from Cuba to North Korea in 2013. Chinpo Shipping Company Pte Ltd...

Bikram yoga founder fined US$924,000 in sexual harassment suit PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 4:23pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 4:23pm Reuters in Los Angeles Bikram Choudhury founder of the Yoga College of India. Photo: AP The founder of the Bikram yoga practice was...

Australia orders sale of houses owned by Chinese nationals due to breaches of ownership rules More homes forced to be sold after Australian government declares they were purchased illegally; 800 more properties are under investigation in crackdown PUBLISHED : Monday, 18 January, 2016, 2:31pm...

Macau police officers detained over major probe into casino junket extortion; six later released Gaming sources say officers from the city’s public security force among those held PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 January, 2016, 11:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 16 January, 2016, 2:45am Niall Fraser and...

Argentine President humiliated after police admit manhunt still on for fugitives thought captured PUBLISHED : Sunday, 10 January, 2016, 2:52pm UPDATED : Sunday, 10 January, 2016, 2:52pm Reuters in Buenos Aires The 13-day search operation for the men has gripped the Argentine nation and the...

58 confirmed dead in Shenzhen landslide disaster, dozens more still missing PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 January, 2016, 1:46pm UPDATED : Thursday, 07 January, 2016, 1:46pm Agence France-Presse in Beijing Excavators working at the scene of the disaster last month. Photo: AFP The number of...

Bosnia identifies three young sisters from 1992 massacre AFP December 22, 2015, 6:31 am Sarajevo (AFP) - The Roma girls were aged just 3, 5 and 7 when Serb paramilitaries gunned them down in wartime Bosnia, along with their pregnant mother, their father and four other young siblings. More...

California police shoot dead two suspects in ‘assault-style clothing’ after 14 die in gun rampage at holiday banquet PUBLISHED : Thursday, 03 December, 2015, 7:04am UPDATED : Thursday, 03 December, 2015, 4:12pm Tribune News Service in San Bernardino A still image from video courtesy of CBS...

Embattled Malaysian leader Najib set to defy calls for his ouster amid corruption allegations Prime minister retains firm grip on power, with experts expecting him to last until general elections in 2018 PUBLISHED : Saturday, 28 November, 2015, 9:40am UPDATED : Saturday, 28 November, 2015...

Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State Tarek Amara, Reuters First posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 12:44 PM EST | Updated: Wednesday, November 25, 2015 01:15 PM EST Tunisian forensics police inspect the scene of a suicide bomb attack in Tunis...

Islamic State claims attack on Italian priest in Bangladesh PUBLISHED : Thursday, 19 November, 2015, 11:38pm UPDATED : Thursday, 19 November, 2015, 11:38pm Agence France-Presse in Dhaka Piero Parolari, an Italian priest and doctor Italian priest was shot at close range in Dinajpur. Photo...

Guinean man who attacked 'small and fragile' woman for asking him not to urinate in Hong Kong lane jailed for six years PUBLISHED : Thursday, 19 November, 2015, 12:12am UPDATED : Thursday, 19 November, 2015, 12:12am Julie Chu [email protected] The incident took place in Kowloon City in...

Man throws acid at woman in India for reportedly refusing to marry him THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Friday, November 13, 2015 11:25 AM EST | Updated: Friday, November 13, 2015 12:16 PM EST A tourist on a boat, lower left, takes a photograph of the waterfront on the banks of the River...