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Ex-Harvard teacher found guilty of swindling Hong Kong couple seeking Ivy League boost for sons PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 April, 2015, 1:53pm UPDATED : Saturday, 11 April, 2015, 9:08pm Reuters and Staff Reporters Mark Zimny poses for photos for the South China Morning Post in 2012. Photo...

Charges dropped against eight people arrested at Hong Kong anti-parallel trade protest PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 2:02pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 6:35pm Chris Lau [email protected] (From left) Chan Yau-tak, Chan Ka-him, Lam Ho-hin and Richard Suen Lap-fung walk free...

Father and his seven children found dead at home after using heater PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 07 April, 2015, 5:28pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 07 April, 2015, 5:28pm Associated Press in Maryland The power was cut off to the deceased family's home, prompting the father to buy a heater, according to...

Bali Nine lawyers lose death row appeal By Gabrielle Dunlevy, AAP Southeast Asia Correspondent April 6, 2015, 4:50 pm Australians Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan have lost their appeal in Indonesia to challenge the decision to deny them clemency. The appeal in the state administrative court...

Thai authorities say they will invoke special powers to 'urgently' improve airline safety PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 01 April, 2015, 3:53am UPDATED : Wednesday, 01 April, 2015, 3:53am Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Thailand said it urgently needed to improve airline safety procedures as...

One dead after car rams NSA gate in US AP March 31, 2015, 3:17 am A firefight has erupted when two people in a car tried to ram a National Security Agency gate at an army installation, killing at least one person, according to preliminary reports cited by two US officials. An FBI spokeswoman...

Khmer Rouge cadre charged with crimes against humanity AFP March 28, 2015, 12:19 am Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia's UN-backed court on Friday charged another former Khmer Rouge member with crimes against humanity, weeks after the country's leader warned against prosecuting further suspects...

Huge asteroid to narrowly miss Earth Yahoo and Agencies March 26, 2015, 8:43 am A massive asteroid, capable of wiping out an entire country, is on a near-collision route towards Earth. The 1000-metre wide mammoth asteroid has sparked fears of an unprecedented disaster, as it travels at a...

Fox announces brief return of 'The X-Files' Mar. 24, 2015 2:53 PM EDT FILE - In this Oct. 12, 2013 file photo, actors Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny attend "The Truth Is Here: David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson on The X-Files" at The Paley Center for Media, in New York. Fox announced...

Japanese man arrested for making death threats to ambassador Caroline Kennedy PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 2:50pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 4:08pm Agence France-Presse in Washington Ambassador Caroline Kennedy and other consul officials were targets of the man's death...

Bar manager, associates get jail time for insulting Buddhism New Zealander and associates get 2 1/2 years over online 'headphones' ad PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 11:23pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 11:23pm Associated Press in Yangon Bar manager Philip Blackwood, a New...

Hong Kong worshippers line up to ‘borrow money’ from goddess Kwum Yum PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 11:11am UPDATED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 3:02pm Danny Mok [email protected] About 1,000 worshippers queued last night outside the Kwun Yum Temple in Hung Hom. Photo: SCMP Pictures...

Huge cyclone in Pacific devastates Vanuatu PUBLISHED : Saturday, 14 March, 2015, 11:31am UPDATED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:07am Agence France-Presse in Suva, Fiji Boats damaged by Cyclone Pam in the Vanuatu capital of Port Vila. Photo: AP A terrifying tropical cyclone which smashed into...

French police hunt armed robbers after motorway jewel heist PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 7:26pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 7:26pm Reuters in Paris Police are hunting more than a dozen armed men. Photo: AFP Police were hunting more than a dozen armed men who stole...

Bomb threat forces flight to make emergency landing China Daily, March 10, 2015 Police are seen at Tianhe International Airport on March 10 after a plane of Hong Kong Airlines made an emergency landing in Wuhan. [Photo/Weibo] A plane of Hong Kong Airlines bound for Hong Kong made an...

One accident for every 4.4 million flights: 2014 was safest aviation year ever PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 March, 2015, 12:50pm UPDATED : Monday, 09 March, 2015, 5:38pm Danny Lee [email protected] Families of MH370 passengers continue to seek answers a year after the plane disappeared en route...

Police officer shoots, kills black teenager in Wisconsin AFP March 8, 2015, 3:49 am Washington (AFP) - A police officer shot and killed a 19-year-old black youth who allegedly assaulted him in Madison, Wisconsin, the city's police chief said Saturday. The incident Friday evening touched off...

More than 1,000 baby turtles stolen from Chinese pet lover’s home Thieves broke into the owner’s home while he was sleeping and took animals worth 1.2 million yuan PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 12:30pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 12:30pm [email protected] Surveillance...

Times publisher, News UK, launches internal investigation after suicides of two members of its commercial staff News UK, the publisher of The Times and The Sun, denies claims that the lines have been blurred between its commercial and editorial operations, despite boasts from a senior executive...

Jaycee Chan says prison was 'harsh' and father Jackie did not intervene in drugs case PUBLISHED : Saturday, 14 February, 2015, 5:04pm UPDATED : Saturday, 14 February, 2015, 5:13pm Associated Press in Beijing Hong Kong actor Jaycee Chan faces the media after his release from jail, where he...