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Hong Kong customs official shot dead at airport Xinhua, March 1, 2016 A customs official was shot dead at the Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. The official was found dead by medical staff at a changing room at the airport after gun shot were heard, local media reported...

Woman plunges from 11th-floor Wan Chai flat ... and survives with scratches and minor rib fractures Ukrainian woman, 34, hit several clothes drying racks on the way down, breaking her fall PUBLISHED : Friday, 26 February, 2016, 2:16pm UPDATED : Saturday, 27 February, 2016, 2:30am Clifford Lo...

German police make first arrest over Cologne sex assaults AFP January 19, 2016, 3:41 am Berlin (AFP) - Police have arrested an Algerian asylum seeker over alleged sexual offences during New Year's Eve festivities in Cologne, prosecutors said Monday, the first directly linked to a spate of...

'Harry Potter' star Alan Rickman dies aged 69 AFP January 15, 2016, 7:11 am London (AFP) - Veteran British actor Alan Rickman, a master of the menacing screen villain, has died at the age of 69 after suffering from cancer, his family said Thursday. The Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning film...

Policeman in US shooting death bailed AAP January 5, 2016, 7:18 pm A white police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man after a South Carolina traffic stop has been released from jail on $US500,000 ($A696,000) bail. Michael Slager, a North Charleston...

Bill Cosby charged with sexually assaulting woman in his home The charge is the first brought out against torrid of allegations by multiple women PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 30 December, 2015, 11:45pm UPDATED : Thursday, 31 December, 2015, 12:02am Associated Press Actor Bill Cosby. Photo...

German Islamist held on charge of backing Syrian jihadists AFP December 15, 2015, 11:47 pm Berlin (AFP) - German police Tuesday arrested one of the country's most prominent Islamist preachers on charges of supporting a "terrorist group" fighting in Syria. The man, German citizen Sven Lau...

Jailed ex-Philippine leader Arroyo granted holiday furlough AFP December 9, 2015, 5:09 am Manila (AFP) - Jailed former Philippine president Gloria Arroyo will be allowed home over the Christmas and New Year holidays, the Supreme Court decided Tuesday. Arroyo, who is being held in a...

Man subdued on Lufthansa flight after tampering with door AFP December 7, 2015, 6:54 am Berlin (AFP) - Lufthansa crew and passengers overpowered a man who tampered with a cabin door on a Frankfurt-to-Belgrade flight on Sunday, the German carrier said, insisting the safety of the plane had...

Serbian PM takes lie detector test over tabloid claims AFP November 30, 2015, 6:55 am Belgrade (AFP) - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday passed a lie detector test that he took voluntarily over local tabloid allegations of involvement in a blackmailing affair. "The premier...

Delhi announces no-car day for world's most polluted city Indian capital saw pollutants reach 35 times safe limits earlier this month, but critics fear voluntary scheme will be ineffective Residents across India’s capital will be asked to leave their vehicles at home on January...

Bangladesh executes two opposition leaders for 1971 war crimes Reuters November 22, 2015, 6:17 am Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid waves from a car as police arrest him in Dhaka in this file June 29, 2010 photo. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Bangladesh executed two...

Children among injured as sabotage 'not ruled out' in France's 'inexplicable' high-speed test train crash PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 November, 2015, 1:58pm UPDATED : Monday, 16 November, 2015, 2:35pm Agence France-Presse in Eckwersheim The crash scene of the doomed TGV train that fell from a...

10 dead as French high-speed train derails during test run AFP November 15, 2015, 5:15 am Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - Ten people were killed after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run on Saturday, local officials said, announcing a rise in the death toll. The train accident...

Danish mutilation suspect dismisses murder charge in court AFP November 13, 2015, 3:34 am Bloemfontein (South Africa) (AFP) - A Danish man accused of mutilating women spoke publicly for the first time in a South African court Thursday, requesting bail and denying allegations he conspired to...

Man who bit mother’s Shih Tzu so hard its eye popped out of its socket is sentenced to a year in prison PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 November, 2015, 7:08pm UPDATED : Sunday, 08 November, 2015, 7:08pm Tribune News Service Cujo, before he was bitten and choked, which resulted in him losing an eye...

'War on illicit cigarettes being won': Haul of HK$21 million worth of contraband smokes bound for Taiwan discovered in Hong Kong But figures show cases hit record high last year; latest seizure is the largest since 2013 PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 04 November, 2015, 6:33pm UPDATED : Thursday, 05...

British journalists jailed for Indonesia visa violations, could be freed immediately Reuters November 3, 2015, 9:17 pm British journalists Neil Bonner (R) and Rebecca Prosser are seen after attending their court hearing at Batam District Court, Indonesia Riau Islands November 3, 2015 in this...

Six Die As Texas Hit By Floods And Tornadoes In Houston, some areas had nearly 30cm (12 inches) of rain since Friday and the fire service carried out more than 130 rescues. 14:37, Sunday 01 November 2015 Kerry Packer By Sky News US Team At least six people have died in Texas following...

Briton arrested for alcohol in Saudi Arabia expected to be released - Hammond Reuters October 29, 2015, 2:13 am RIYADH (Reuters) - A British citizen arrested for producing and possessing wine in Saudi Arabia, where alcohol is illegal, is likely to be released and returned to Britain by next...