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Bekasi police interrogates 20 witnesses over plastic rice case Kamis, 4 Juni 2015 21:09 WIB Bekasi, W Java (ANTARA News ) - The Bekasi police is interrogating 20 witnesses over the plastic rice case. "Until now, 20 witnesses have been grilled in connection with the plastic rice controversy...

Turtle Island recognized for looking like turtle Staff Reporter 2015-04-30 Guishan Island off Yilan. (Internet photo) Fiji's heart-shaped Tavarua island. (Internet photo) Gaz island off the coast of Croatia. (Internet photo) An aerial view of Fiji's phallic Mavuva Island. (Internet...

Microsoft opens door to Android, Apple phone apps Reuters April 30, 2015, 1:19 am A Google Android figurine sits on the welcome desk as employee Tracy McNeilly smiles at the new Google office in Toronto, November 13, 2012. REUTERS/Mark Blinch By Bill Rigby SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -...

Acer launches 34-inch curved gaming monitor 2015/04/24 18:01:04 Taipei, April 24 (CNA) PC maker Acer Inc. (宏碁) unveiled Thursday the XR341CKA, a 34-inch gaming monitor with a curved display panel and thin bezels that the manufacturer says is designed to offer users an "unparalleled immersive...

Mecca to get its first 'Sharia compliant' Halal sex shop for Muslims: report Deccan Chronicle | April 22, 2015, 17.04 pm IST Representational image (Photo: AFP/File) Riyadh: Mecca, in Saudi Arabia, will soon get its first Halal Sex Shop, according to a report on Alyaoum24, an Arabic news...

Police shoot and kill man with knife in St Louis Date April 19, 2015 - 2:09AM Toni Martin, the mother of Antonio Martin, cries out as she is interviewed by police at the scene of her son's shooting. Photo: St Louis Post-Dispatch A 23-year-old man who barricaded himself in his mother's...

Faye Wong expecting baby with Nicholas Tse: report Staff Reporter 2015-04-08 Faye Wong is spotted shopping in Beijing, March 31. (Internet photo) Mandopop diva Faye Wong is reportedly three months pregnant with Hong Kong actor and singer Nicholas Tse the father, reports ifeng.com, the...

Man jailed for incest with teenage daughter who later gave birth PUBLISHED : Saturday, 21 March, 2015, 3:11am UPDATED : Saturday, 21 March, 2015, 3:11am Thomas Chan [email protected] The 55-year-old defendant had tried to make the 17-year-old girl go to the mainland for an abortion. She...

Suspect package prompts Madrid post office evacuation AFP March 29, 2015, 9:07 am Madrid (AFP) - A package containing "a suspicious white substance" on Saturday prompted the evacuation of a Madrid post office, with 23 people undergoing decontamination as a safety precaution, the emergency...

Seriously ill man begins two-week sea voyage to hospital from Antarctica PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 March, 2015, 5:14pm UPDATED : Monday, 23 March, 2015, 5:14pm Associated Press in Canberra The sick man is transferred from a helicopter to the Australian icebreaker Aurora Australis from Davis...

Hong Kong hawker held after attack that left hygiene officer in ‘life-threatening’ condition PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 17 March, 2015, 5:27pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 7:14am Clifford Lo [email protected] The attack was captured on CCTV. Photo: SCMP Pictures A hawker surrendered...

At least 49 dead in Brazil tour bus crash Among the dead were eight children and 24 women PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:32pm UPDATED : Sunday, 15 March, 2015, 3:32pm Agence France-Presse in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil The bus plunged 400 meters into a ravine and ended up on its side...

Police promise 'truth' in disastrous Philippine raid AFP March 12, 2015, 10:09 pm Manila (AFP) - Philippine police say they are confident that they have found "the truth" of what happened during a disastrous operation against one of the world's most wanted Islamic militants that left 44...

Health products more expensive in Taiwan than in Japan, US Lin Yi-hui and staff reporter 2015-03-09 GNC lutein capsules. (File photo/Lin Yi-hui) A survey by Taiwan's Consumers' Foundation revealed that certain brands of health and nutrition products sold in Taiwan are priced 1.4 to 4.1...

Endangered bird with avian flu put down in Taiwan CNA 2015-03-08 The black-faced spoonbill is put down, Mar. 6. (Photo/CNA) A black-faced spoonbill was put to sleep Friday after it was found to have been infected with the highly pathogenic avian influenza, an official for Taiwan's Council...

Man accused of murdering elderly couple confessed he 'killed, dismembered and boiled' victims, court hears He confessed to police after hearing co-defendant say he took part, court told PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 March, 2015, 4:03pm UPDATED : Saturday, 07 March, 2015, 12:28am Julie Chu...

Ancient Chinese vase set to fetch $7.7 million in Hong Kong AFP March 3, 2015, 3:42 am Hong Kong (AFP) - A simple Chinese vase made over 800 years ago and unveiled in Hong Kong Monday is expected to fetch HK$60 million (US$7.7 million) when it goes under the hammer next month, Sotheby's...

Woman 'froze to death' in shipping container Yahoo and Agencies February 27, 2015, 1:30 pm Woman 'froze to death' in shipping container. Source: AAP A Queensland couple has pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the death of an elderly relative they housed in a shipping container in freezing...

S. Korean spy chief says teenager joined Islamic State group Feb. 24, 2015 8:17 AM EST SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A teenager who went missing in Turkey last month is probably the first known South Korean to join the Islamic State group, officials said Tuesday. The director of South Korea's...

Tomb raiders: Turkey stages daring operation in Syria to evacuate troops and save historic Ottoman remains Mission deep across border returns about 40 soldiers and crypt with remains of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of Ottoman empire's founder PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 February, 2015, 1:15am UPDATED...