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Bishops face sack for child abuse 'negligence': pope AFP on June 5, 2016, 3:35 am Vatican City (AFP) - Catholic bishops guilty of negligence in child abuse cases can now be dismissed from office, Pope Francis said Saturday in a move hiking pressure on the Church's hierarchy. The move was...

Bank of Taiwan unveils service robots at two branches 2016/05/19 19:37:29 Taipei, May 19 (CNA) Bank of Taiwan celebrated its 70th anniversary Thursday with the introduction of service robots at two of its Taipei locations. The humanoid robots, 58-centimeter tall, will greet customers...

Kickstarter 3D printer funds 'used to build house' By Leo Kelion Technology desk editor 6 hours ago Technology Mr Grayston said he took this photo of the house his co-founder had built Crowdfunding website Kickstarter is investigating claims that money given to a tech project was instead...

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Taiwanese fraud suspects deported from Malaysia set free 2016/04/15 23:41:26 Taipei, April 15 (CNA) Twenty Taiwanese suspects sent back from Malaysia for their alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud scams in that country were set free late Wednesday after they arrived at Taiwan...

WhatsApp says its billion users are now snoop-proof, with ‘full end-to-end encryption’ PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 06 April, 2016, 9:12am UPDATED : Wednesday, 06 April, 2016, 9:44am Agence France-Presse The popular messaging service WhatsApp said Tuesday it had implemented “full end-to-end...

Two Rotterdam terror suspects kept in custody AFP on March 31, 2016, 4:39 am The Hague (AFP) - Two terror suspects arrested in weekend raids in Rotterdam were Wednesday remanded in custody, only hours after another late night search in the southern Dutch port city, prosecutors said. The two...

Iran denies supporting US bank hacking AFP on March 26, 2016, 6:53 pm Tehran (AFP) - Iran on Saturday denied supporting cyber attacks against the United States after a New York court indicted seven Iranians over hacking dozens of American banks and a major dam. "The Islamic Republic of Iran...

South Korea registers first case of Zika virus A 43-year-old man who recently returned from Brazil was diagnosed with the virus after suffering fever, muscle pain and rash PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 March, 2016, 3:52pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 March, 2016, 4:20pm Associated Press Lab techs Glenda...

Brazil's ex-president Lula detained in corruption probe AFP March 5, 2016, 3:51 am Sao Paulo (AFP) - Police briefly detained Brazil's powerful ex-president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for questioning and searched his home Friday as part of a probe into a huge corruption scheme at state oil...

Thousands march in London against nuclear weapons AFP February 28, 2016, 3:30 am London (AFP) - Thousands of people joined a protest in central London Saturday against the renewal of Britain's nuclear weapons system Trident. Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and Jeremy Corbyn, the...

Madonna makes surprise visits to Manila children’s shelters PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, 4:04pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 24 February, 2016, 4:04pm Associated Press Pop superstar Madonna visiting a children’s shelter in Manila, Philippines. Photo: Instagram Pop star Madonna made...

Cambodian property tycoon jailed for assault on TV star SaSa PUBLISHED : Monday, 15 February, 2016, 6:05pm UPDATED : Monday, 15 February, 2016, 6:05pm Agence France-Presse in Phnom Penh Cambodian businessman Sok Bun and TV actress Ek Socheata or SaSa. A Cambodian court on Monday jailed a...

48 police officers injured, 23 arrested in HK riot Xinhua, February 9, 2016 Some 300 rioters clashed with Hong Kong police after a clearance operation on illegal hawkers from late Monday to Tuesday morning. At least 24 rioters were arrested and 48 police officers were injured. The riot...

Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for IS glory AFP February 5, 2016, 5:01 pm Jakarta (AFP) - A power struggle among three Indonesian-born Islamic State militants in Syria could have a violent ripple effect in Southeast Asia, senior police warn, as a deadly game of one-upmanship...

British woman who took toddler to join ISIS jailed for 6 years The Associated Press First posted: Monday, February 01, 2016 08:00 AM EST | Updated: Monday, February 01, 2016 11:52 AM EST Tareena Shakil. (Twitter) LONDON -- A judge sentenced a British woman on Monday to six years in prison...

HTC reportedly to unveil HTC One M10 in March 2016/01/22 21:36:38 Taipei, Jan. 22 (CNA) Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC Corp. (宏達電) is expected to unveil its new flagship model -- the HTC One M10 -- in March, the company's software developer LlabTooFeR said on its Twitter page. The...

Jakarta Starbucks bombing: Paris-imitated terror attacks near embassies and UN office ends with at least 7 dead including 5 attackers A Canadian and an Indonesian were killed in midmorning explosions and gunfire, said police PUBLISHED : Thursday, 14 January, 2016, 1:56pm UPDATED : Friday, 15...

Taiwan candidates get theatrical in packed election race PUBLISHED : Saturday, 09 January, 2016, 8:11pm UPDATED : Saturday, 09 January, 2016, 8:15pm Agence France-Presse in Taipei Taiwan presidential frontrunner, Tsai Ing-wen (centre) of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), kicked off...