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5 cops in dock over beating of college student Shanghai Daily, May 19, 2016 Five police officials are facing charges after pictures of a university student in Gansu Province badly beaten up were posted online. The student, nicknamed Xiaopeng, from Yuzhong County in Lanzhou, capital of Gansu...

Ex-cop gets 35 years for killing woman, leaving body in suitcase on highway THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:06 AM EDT | Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2016 11:57 AM EDT Steven Zelich was sentenced Wednesday, March 30, for the death of 19-year-old Jenny Gamez...

Chinese mother threatens to disown her ‘cosmetic-surgery addicted’ daughter on television My daughter is not the girl she used to be – literally – says despairing mother after 29-year-old spends 800,000 yuan on 20 operations and counting PUBLISHED : Sunday, 27 March, 2016, 6:45pm UPDATED ...

British heavy metal band Iron Maiden stranded in Chile after plane mishap PUBLISHED : Sunday, 13 March, 2016, 10:00am UPDATED : Sunday, 13 March, 2016, 10:39am Agence France-Presse ‘Ed Force One’, the aeroplane of British heavy metal band Iron Maiden, parked with its engines damaged after...

Russian TV Stays Mum Over Murderous Nanny By Vasily Kolotilov, Mikhail Fishman Mar. 02 2016 18:11 Last edited 18:12 A child's illustration shows an angel among flowers outside a subway station in Moscow, Mar. 1, 2016. A woman brandishes the severed head of a child, shouts “Allah Akbar,”...

Woman waves child's severed head in air in video 'She had a bloodied head in her arms' Nanny allegedly murdered child 'I am a terrorist, I want your death,' woman yells in video while waving child's severed head Andrew Osborn, REUTERS First posted: Monday, February 29, 2016 07:36 AM EST |...

Woman waves child's severed head in air in video 'She had a bloodied head in her arms' Nanny allegedly murdered child 'I am a terrorist, I want your death,' woman yells in video while waving child's severed head Andrew Osborn, REUTERS First posted: Monday, February 29, 2016 07:36 AM EST |...

School bans male and female students from dining together Ecns.cn, January 28, 2016 A high school in Shenmu County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province has ordered male and female students to dine separately to prevent puppy love. Male and female students are required to dine separately at a...

Chinese companies criticised after demanding female staff ‘book’ maternity leave years ahead China National Radio says firms are breaking the law by requiring employees to follow ‘second-child’ timetables PUBLISHED : Monday, 11 January, 2016, 2:36pm UPDATED : Monday, 11 January, 2016, 2:49pm...

Texas police arrest suspect in 'Cookie Monster' armed robberies Reuters First posted: Friday, November 20, 2015 01:51 PM EST | Updated: Friday, November 20, 2015 01:56 PM EST (Fotolia) HOUSTON - Houston-area police have arrested a man dubbed the "Cookie Monster" robber who is suspected in...

Mexico extradites drug cartel boss to US AFP November 16, 2015, 11:19 am Mexico City (AFP) - Mexico has extradited top drug trafficker Cesar Gastelum Serrano to the United States, where he is accused of running a network that smuggles tons of cocaine into the US via Central America...

China arrests 900 in online hacking crackdown Xinhua, November 12, 2015 Chinese police have arrested more than 900 hackers in a campaign launched in July. The suspects were involved in 400 cases and are accused of a wide range of cybercrimes including swindling money from individuals and...

Canadian man shot by police during row with girlfriend seeks compensation from Hong Kong police PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 November, 2015, 3:10am UPDATED : Sunday, 08 November, 2015, 3:10am Julie Chu [email protected] Simon Joseph Gorka after he was shot three years ago. A Canadian man is...

Philippines probes airport bullet-planting extortion AFP November 5, 2015, 5:50 am Manila (AFP) - The Philippine government said Wednesday it was investigating claims of a major extortion racket at the nation's main airport involving security personnel planting bullets in passengers'...

Indian court jails Uber driver for life for rape AFP November 4, 2015, 12:27 am New Delhi (AFP) - An Indian court on Tuesday sentenced an Uber driver to life in prison for raping a young woman passenger in New Delhi, a case that inflamed fears over sexual violence in the capital. The Delhi...

Kidnapped Hong Kong tycoon rescued in Taiwan AFP October 29, 2015, 3:35 am Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese police have rescued a kidnapped Hong Kong tycoon who was held hostage for more than a month and beaten up by a gang demanding a $9 million ransom, authorities said Wednesday. Wong Yuk-kwan...

Google 'Person Finder' tool deployed after major South Asian earthquake Google deployed its Person Finder tool within hours of the earthquake hitting Afghanistan, Pakistan and India, allowing people to upload or request information about their loved ones Pakistani residents...

Spanish couple accused of murdering adopted Chinese daughter reiterate innocence AFP October 24, 2015, 6:52 am Madrid (AFP) - A Spanish couple accused of drugging and suffocating their 12-year-old adopted Chinese daughter reiterated their innocence on Friday on the last day of their trial...

2 children burned alive in home, 4 arrested Adnan Abidi, REUTERS First posted: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 04:13 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, October 21, 2015 05:39 PM EDT A man carries the body of a child who was burnt alive, wrapped in white shroud, after a protest against the incident at...

Mainland Chinese visitor ‘beaten unconscious’ following brawl in Hong Kong jewellery shop PUBLISHED : Monday, 19 October, 2015, 3:56pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 20 October, 2015, 2:41am Clifford Lo [email protected] The mainland tour group were visiting a jewellery shop on Man Lok Street, Hung...