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Crackdown on bad behavior by Chinese air passengers Li Hsin-tung and Staff Reporter 2015-08-14 16:24 Passengers boarding a plane at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport, July 27. (File photo/Xinhua) The Chinese authorities have decided to reign in disorderly behavior among air...

Two injured in central Barcelona shooting: police AFP July 29, 2015, 3:49 am Barcelona (AFP) - A hooded attacker opened fire Tuesday outside a hotel in downtown Barcelona near the Spanish city's popular Las Ramblas boulevard, leaving two people injured, police said. One person was struck by...

Unmarried couple sentenced to prison for selling baby Xinhua, July 22, 2015 A court in central China's Henan Province has sentenced an unmarried couple to prison for selling their son. The couple from Qingfeng County sold their baby boy because they feared he would worsen their financial...

Girl complains about mother's photo-sharing obsession China Daily, June 3, 2015 A ten-year-old girl in Leshan city, Sichuan province complains in her diary that her mother keeps taking photos of her and posting them as "Moments" on the popular instant messaging app WeChat, reported Chengdu...

Death sentence for ousted president Mursi, Egyptian court rules Judge refers death sentence pronounced on Mursi and others to the nation’s top Muslim theologian, or mufti, who must give his opinion before any execution can be carried out PUBLISHED : Saturday, 16 May, 2015, 7:04pm UPDATED ...

Convicted Chinese swindler sues prosecutors over seizure of paintings Man wants 54 million yuan in compensation arguing his art works were not used as evidence in trial and should have been returned, according to newspaper report PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 12:30pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 05...

Chinese tourist blacklisted by officials for standing on Red Army statue for photo Man placed on database of badly behaved travellers for climbing statue at Shaanxi province memorial park to take picture, which went viral on mainland social media PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 10:33am...

Chinese tourist blacklisted by officials for standing on Red Army statue for photo Man placed on database of badly behaved travellers for climbing statue at Shaanxi province memorial park to take picture, which went viral on mainland social media PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 10:33am...

Tour guide loses license for scolding visitors CRI, May 4, 2015 A tour guide in Yunnan's capital Kunming has been stripped of her guide license, following a viral video showing her berating her tour for not shopping enough. A CCTV screenshot shows Chen Chunyan verbally abusing visitors on...

Chinese corruption crusader 'thrilled' as fugitive identified in Canada Guo Guangyun 'thrilled' Chinese fugitive Cheng Muyang has been located after fleeing to Canada PUBLISHED : Sunday, 03 May, 2015, 5:48am UPDATED : Sunday, 03 May, 2015, 5:48am Li Jing [email protected] Guo Guangyun...

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South Korean President Park Geun-Hye accepts PM’s resignation in wake of bribery scandal PUBLISHED : Monday, 27 April, 2015, 6:38pm UPDATED : Monday, 27 April, 2015, 10:18pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul South Korea's Prime Minister Lee Wan-koo leaves after delivering his speech during his...

Buildings collapse, hundreds killed as 7.9 magnitude quake strikes Nepal Death toll expected to rise as rescuers continue to sift through rubble in search of survivors and reports of fatalities during avalanches around Mouth Everest come in PUBLISHED : Saturday, 25 April, 2015, 3:04pm...

US drug agency chief Michele Leonhart to retire over DEA prostitute party scandal Date April 23, 2015 - 4:13AM Julie Hirschfeld Davis New York Times Leonhart spent 35 years working with the DEA. Photo: AFP Washington: The Obama administration's top drug enforcement official will step down...

Iran to spy on Aust foreign fighters By Rashida Yosufzai April 20, 2015, 9:13 am Australia will tap into Iran's "sophisticated" and broad intelligence network to track foreign fighters under an unprecedented spy co-operation deal. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop brokered what she describes as...

Parallel trading syndicates issue smugglers with ‘receipts’ to evade arrest Traders pose as genuine buyers with papers supplied by syndicate bosses PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 April, 2015, 11:12pm UPDATED : Thursday, 16 April, 2015, 1:19am Clifford Lo [email protected] An order in Sheung...

Lamborghini and Ferrari drivers in ‘Fast and Furious’ crash are jobless, Beijing police say Authorities detain two drivers over suspected road race involving multimillion-dollar vehicles, saying the young men are unemployed PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 April, 2015, 6:36pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 14...

Malaysia passes new sedition laws that lift maximum jail term to 20 years Government claims legislation protects religion, but opponents say it silences free expression PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 April, 2015, 1:13am UPDATED : Saturday, 11 April, 2015, 1:13am Agence France-Presse in Kuala Lumpur...

Mother who fatally poisoned baby son with salt - and then blogged about his fight for life - jailed for 20 years PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 11:00pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 11:00pm Reuters in New York Lacey Spears looks towards Judge Robert Neary during her sentencing...