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Singapore Zika cases surge to 82 AFP on August 31, 2016, 1:18 am Singapore (AFP) - The number of Zika cases in Singapore has surged to 82, the government said Tuesday, as the mosquito-fighting effort continued in a bid to curb the spread of the disease. Singapore's Ministry of Health and...

Pregnant Australian woman tests positive for Zika virus THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 09:39 AM EST | Updated: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 09:59 AM EST File photo. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) SYDNEY, Australia -- A pregnant woman in Australia has tested positive...

Man caught trying to smuggle cash out of Taiwan 2016/01/22 23:17:39 Taipei, Jan. 22 (CNA) A man was caught trying to smuggle a large sum of Taiwanese dollars out of the country at the Taoyuan International Airport on Friday. Aviation police said the 66-year-old man, surnamed Yu (俞), was...

German prosecutors launch 2,000 tax cases against UBS clients - paper Reuters January 15, 2016, 12:12 am BERLIN (Reuters) - Prosecutors investigating tax fraud in Germany by clients of Swiss bank UBS have launched around 2,000 proceedings, German paper WAZ quoted a state prosecutor as saying...

Microsoft to warn users if their email accounts are being targeted by governments PUBLISHED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 4:21pm UPDATED : Friday, 01 January, 2016, 4:21pm Reuters in San Francisco Microsoft said it already notifies users if accounts have been targeted or compromised by a...

Neighbour who bought guns used in California massacre charged with terrorism counts PUBLISHED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 9:05am UPDATED : Friday, 18 December, 2015, 9:05am Associated Press in Los Angeles Weapons used in the December 2 San Bernardino attack are shown in this San Bernardino...

Indian woman names baby after Uber AAP December 12, 2015, 10:14 pm A woman in the Indian capital has named her baby Uber after she gave birth in a taxi operated by the app-based company, a news report says. The woman phoned Uber for the cab after repeated calls to a hospital for an...

Russian tourist suffers acid attack in India while she was sleeping PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 6:30pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 8:47pm Agence France-Presse in Lucknow, India Darya Yurieva's passport A 23-year-old Russian suffered severe burns in an acid attack on...

Hong Kong journalists plead guilty to running illegal publication business in mainland China Two industry veterans on trial over selling political affairs magazines in Shenzhen, but defence says Hong Kong sales wrongly included PUBLISHED : Friday, 06 November, 2015, 12:26am UPDATED : Friday...

Women who drink and smoke ‘easier targets’ for sexual assualt, says judge in China PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 28 October, 2015, 7:07pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 28 October, 2015, 7:09pm Laura Zhou [email protected] Guo Zhao, a judge at Haidian district court in Beijing, concluded that the way...

Sorry kids, trick-or-treat cancelled: Japan’s yakuza mob cancels Halloween event amid gang violence fears The crime syndicate usually gives fistful of sweets to local children PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 October, 2015, 5:55pm UPDATED : Thursday, 22 October, 2015, 6:45pm Agence France-Presse in...

Lawyer critical of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Najib arrested Police confirm the arrest but did not reveal the charges against Matthias Chang who has begun a hunger strike to protest against his detention PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 October, 2015, 11:49am UPDATED : Friday, 09 October, 2015, 12:29pm...

Malaysia's central bank seeks prosecution of 1MDB amid graft scandal The state fund is the subject of several probes by different authorities, including Malaysia's central bank PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 October, 2015, 10:16pm UPDATED : Friday, 09 October, 2015, 10:16pm Reuters in Kuala Lumpur...

China's top smartphone vendor Xiaomi gets into wireless carrier business with Mi Mobile plan PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 September, 2015, 6:21pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 September, 2015, 6:21pm Bloomberg Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun. Photo: Simon Song Xiaomi is getting into the wireless- carrier business...

AFP sues high-profile French mayor over refugee photograph AFP September 16, 2015, 7:43 am Paris (AFP) - AFP on Tuesday filed a suit against the outspoken mayor of the southern French city of Beziers, Robert Menard, and city officials for wrongly using a photograph taken in Macedonia to...

TV pundit ordered to compensate tycoon over donation claim 2015/08/21 16:57:52 Hon Hai Group Chairman Terry Gou answers reporters' questions at the Taipei District Court July 15 on a defamation suit he filed against TV pundit Clara Chou. CNA file photo Taipei, Aug. 21 (CNA) A television and...

Protester who assaulted Hong Kong policeman with her breast jailed for 3½ months PUBLISHED : Thursday, 30 July, 2015, 1:33pm UPDATED : Thursday, 30 July, 2015, 8:09pm Chris Lau [email protected] Kwong Chun-lung (left) and his girfriend Ng Lai-ying appear at Tuen Mun Court on Thursday. Ng...

Death sentence call over Colorado massacre Sadie Gurman July 23, 2015, 1:07 pm Prosecutors have told jurors James Holmes should be put to death over the Colorado cinema shootings. James Holmes should be put to death for the Colorado cinema shootings because he deliberately and cruelly...