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Mass 'migrant prison camp' grave found in Thailand AFP May 1, 2015, 9:33 pm Bangkok (AFP) - Authorities in Thailand uncovered a mass grave in an abandoned jungle camp Friday believed to contain the remains of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh, a grisly find in a region notorious for...

The last wishes: Bali nine men brace for execution on Tuesday Date April 27, 2015 - 8:28AM Jewel Topsfield Indonesia correspondent for Fairfax Myuran Sukumaran has painted what could be his last self-portrait: a torso with a palm-sized black hole over the heart dripping with blood. The eerie...

Mexico opens probe after girl wrongly sent to US AFP April 25, 2015, 10:05 am Mexico City (AFP) - Mexican prosecutors opened an investigation Friday into the case of a 14-year-old girl who was wrongly sent to the United States to be with a woman who thought she was her daughter. Alondra...

Bin Laden allies suspected of Vatican plot arrested in Italy AFP April 25, 2015, 12:01 am Rome (AFP) - Italian police said Friday they had dismantled an Islamist network they have linked to Osama bin Laden, one of Pakistan's deadliest attacks and, more loosely, a possible plot to bomb the...

Death toll rises as wild weather smashes Australian state AFP April 22, 2015, 9:24 pm Sydney (AFP) - The death toll from a severe storm hitting Sydney and surrounding regions rose to four late Wednesday, while a ship stuck outside the city's harbour with 2,500 passengers on a "cruise from...

Nine passengers hurt in rush-hour subway stampede in Shenzhen People treated for slight injuries after chaos reportedly sparked by a woman fainting at Shenzhen Metro’s Huangbeiling Station at 8.30am on Monday PUBLISHED : Monday, 20 April, 2015, 2:31pm UPDATED : Monday, 20 April, 2015, 2:48pm...

Sudan security seizes newspaper issue: editor AFP April 18, 2015, 9:38 pm Khartoum (AFP) - Sudanese security agents seized the entire Saturday edition of a newspaper over an article about an activist who was detained in the run-up to the country's general elections, its editor-in-chief said...

Indonesian domestic worker beheaded in Saudi Arabia AFP April 15, 2015, 6:37 am Riyadh (AFP) - Saudi Arabia on Tuesday beheaded an Indonesian domestic worker who knifed to death a Saudi woman described in press reports as her employer. Amnesty International said the sentence against Siti...

Ex-official at Volkswagen China joint venture jailed for life for taking bribes Official at FAW-Volkswagen Sales Co took 33 million yuan in kickbacks from advertisers and car dealers. State-owned FAW Group's chairman also under investigation for alleged graft PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April...

Drunken Japanese commuters 'sleepwalking' on to train tracks Most alcohol-induced falls in train stations involve passengers who are disorientated PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 1:29am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 1:29am Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Most alcohol-induced...

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert found guilty of accepting bribes Former prime minister had previously been convicted in a separate case PUBLISHED : Monday, 30 March, 2015, 10:46pm UPDATED : Monday, 30 March, 2015, 10:46pm Associated Press in Jerusalem Ehud Olmert was forced to...

Five activists charged with ‘creating disturbance’ over anti sexual-harassment posters Chinese activists could face up to three years in jail if convicted, says one of their lawyers PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 3:56pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 8:16pm Associated Press in Beijing...

Nanny cam catches babysitter beating child Yahoo News March 10, 2015, 10:14 am Nanny cam catches babysitter beating child Eve Mantaras is facing criminal assault and child abuse charges. Source: Daily Mail A hidden camera has exposed an Argentine nanny who hit a two-year-old boy while he...

Panic as Turkish Airlines plane skids off Nepal runway and fills with smoke PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 04 March, 2015, 3:35pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 04 March, 2015, 3:48pm Agence France-Presse in Kathmandu Relieved passengers emerge from the plane after the plane screeched to a halt following a...

Former top Colombian officials convicted in domestic spying scandal AFP March 1, 2015, 9:17 am Bogota (AFP) - Colombia's Supreme Court has convicted the country's former intelligence boss and a presidential chief of staff of spying on judges, journalists and politicians during the presidency...

Aussie mum's drug case postponed in Malaysia AFP February 27, 2015, 6:58 pm Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Court proceedings in the case of an Australian woman charged with the capital crime of drug trafficking in Malaysia were pushed back by a month Friday due to delays completing a chemist report on...

Reddit cracks down on posting nude pics Feb. 24, 2015 2:52 PM EST NEW YORK (AP) — Social-networking and news site Reddit says it will remove photos, videos and links with explicit content if the person in the image hasn't given permission for it to be posted. The move marks a shift for the...

Hundreds evacuated as fire engulfs Dubai's 79-storey Torch residential tower PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 February, 2015, 12:00pm UPDATED : Saturday, 21 February, 2015, 1:47pm Reuters in Dubai A fire blazes at "The Torch", a residential high-rise tower, in Dubai. Photo: Reuters Hundreds of...

CCTV anchor Rui Chenggang slept with more than 20 officials' wives Staff Reporter 2015-02-16 Rui Chenggang speaks at the 2012 Boao Forum for Asia in southern China's Hainan province. (Photo/CNS) Rui Chenggang, the former news anchor for China's state broadcaster CCTV detained by anti-graft...

My conscience is clean, says LG executive accused of sabotaging Samsung washing machines PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 2:20pm UPDATED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 3:24pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul Samsung unveils a washing machine in this file photo. An LG executive was accused...