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Egyptian Forces Accidentally Kill Tourists 07:46 Monday 14 September 2015 Picture shows the ruins of the ancient fortification of Shali, located in the center of modern Siwa Oasis village Egyptian security forces have accidentally shot at a Mexican tourist convoy, killing 12 people and...

Rules eased for foreign tourists on road trips China Daily, September 4, 2015 A British couple drive through Pingyao, Shanxi province, in 2013. Their road trip included France, Gemany, Russia and other places. [Photo: Fan Minda/Xinhua] China has simplified procedures for international...

Ashley Madison owner says website still adding users after data hack Reuters 01 Sep 2015 , 10:12 Hundreds of thousands of people signed up for infidelity website Ashley Madison in the last week, parent company Avid Life Media said on Monday, even after hackers leaked data about millions of...

Ashley Madison says site growing, insists women are using AFP September 1, 2015, 2:58 am Ottawa (AFP) - Embattled dating-for-cheaters website Ashley Madison insisted Monday that a massive hack and release of user data had not affected the site's prospects, with hundreds of thousands of new...

EasyCard to roll out porn star series despite controversy (update) 2015/08/27 23:18:41 Taipei, Aug. 27 (CNA) In another flip flop on Thursday, EasyCard Corp. said it will proceed with its September launch of a series of stored value cards that feature Japanese porn star Yui Hatano, making...

Re: Soldiers overpower gunman who opened fire on train travelling from Amsterdam to P France train attack was 'targeted and premeditated' AFP August 26, 2015, 7:27 am Train gunman 'had 270 rifle bullets and bottle of petrol' Paris (AFP) - French prosecutors said Tuesday there was a raft...

Company director in ‘gutter oil’ scandal ‘issued false papers for 1,000 tonnes of lard shipped to Taiwan’ PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 12:53pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 8:03pm Chris Lau [email protected] Food products were recalled in the 'gutter oil' scandal last year...

Re: Soldiers overpower gunman who opened fire on train travelling from Amsterdam to P French investigators quiz 'dumbfounded' gunman AFP August 24, 2015, 6:26 am Paris (AFP) - French anti-terror investigators on Sunday questioned a Moroccan man accused of a foiled attack on a crowded...

Re: Soldiers overpower gunman who opened fire on train travelling from Amsterdam to P Father says French train attacker was 'good boy' AFP August 24, 2015, 7:18 am London (AFP) - The father of a Moroccan man accused of a foiled attack on a crowded Amsterdam-Paris train described his son on...

American soldiers overpower gunman who opened fire on train travelling from Amsterdam to Paris President Obama expresses 'profound gratitude' for the actions of those who prevented 'a far worse tragedy'. PUBLISHED : Saturday, 22 August, 2015, 10:36am UPDATED : Saturday, 22 August, 2015, 1:17pm...

Missouri cop bragged about bonus from Ferguson protests: report AFP August 15, 2015, 3:25 pm Washington (AFP) - A St Louis County police officer is being investigated after apparently bragging on Facebook about how he spent his "bonus" for working during recent protests in Ferguson...

Schoolboy gets 11 years for stabbing teacher in class Reuters August 10, 2015, 10:54 pm LONDON (Reuters) - A 14 year-old British schoolboy was sentenced to 11 years in jail on Monday after stabbing his teacher in the stomach in front of his class. The boy had pleaded guilty at a previous...

Protesters and investigators arrested as Malaysian PM Najib Razak cracks down Date August 2, 2015 - 1:48PM Lindsay Murdoch South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media A defiant demonstrator is detained during a protest against Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in Kuala Lumpur on...

Pope slams nations which 'close the door' to migrants AFP July 29, 2015, 12:08 am Vatican City (AFP) - Pope Francis said Wednesday that those who "close the door" to refugees seeking a safe haven in Europe should ask God's forgiveness, as tensions rose in the EU over the migrant crisis. A...

Chinese tourists stay away as South Korea struggles to recover from MERS crisis The number of mainland Chinese - the biggest spending visitors - down 45 percent, while arrivals from Hong Kong drops 75 percent, new tourist data shows. PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 21 July, 2015, 2:56pm UPDATED ...

China arrests four over sale of military secrets to overseas agencies PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 July, 2015, 1:20am UPDATED : Thursday, 16 July, 2015, 1:20am Reuters in Beijing Four defence workers are suspected of divulging secrets about hi-tech weapons to foreign agencies. Photo: Reuters...

Chinese caught smuggling 4 kg of meth into Vietnam Thanh Nien News CAO BANG - Wednesday, July 08, 2015 15:24 Ma He Sen at a police station in northern Vietnam with four kilos of meth he smuggled from China. Photo credit: VnExpress Vietnamese officers on Tuesday arrested a Chinese man who...

Hong Kong Burns Association vice-chairman quits after criticism of exploiting Taiwan blast Burns Association vice-chairman cites claims he was exploiting the dust blast tragedy PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 5:53am UPDATED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 5:53am Elizabeth Cheung...

'Death Star' laser weapon could protect world leaders from drone attacks at Japanese G7 summit Weapon designed to shoot down drones from 500m away Four laser beams are focused using a large mirror 2013 incident saw mini drone crash two meters from Angela Merkel Drone also crashed...

Pakistan heatwave kills more than 200 in Karachi as electricity grid crashes Karachi is worst hit as temperatures soar to 45 degrees Celsius, with power outages making it harder for residents to cope with heatwave. PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 23 June, 2015, 1:13am UPDATED : Tuesday, 23 June, 2015...