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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 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...

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...

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...

Chinese woman killed minutes after messaging her car was stranded by busy road with flat tyre PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 17 June, 2015, 2:33pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 17 June, 2015, 2:33pm Ellis Liang [email protected] Police said the woman and her husband were at fault for the accident after...

Risk of Mers cases in China has ‘increased significantly’, says government Health authorities, hospitals told to prepare for potential cases of Mers as Beijing tries to confirm accuracy of South Korean media report saying a Chinese national in South Korea has illness PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10...

Colombian anti-kidnap chief's daughter released AFP June 7, 2015, 8:20 am Bogota (AFP) - The daughter of the head of Colombia's National Protection Unit, the force charged with guarding potential kidnap and assassination victims, has been released by her abductors, President Juan Manuel...

Myanmar disembarks boatload of 700 migrants in Rakhine state AFP June 4, 2015, 6:48 am Sittwe (Myanmar) (AFP) - More than 700 migrants found adrift on a fishing boat six days ago disembarked in Myanmar's western state of Rakhine Wednesday as the US warned it was monitoring their fate "very...