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'Siam mafia' man nabbed, faces assault, theft charges THE NATION September 10, 2015 1:00 am A 38-YEAR-OLD Laotian man - known in the social media as the "Siam Mafia" thug after footage of him allegedly attacking a woman on a Bangkok subway went viral - has been arrested. Apart from the...

14 suspected IS recruiters arrested in Spain, Morocco AFP August 26, 2015, 1:54 am Madrid (AFP) - Spain and Morocco on Tuesday arrested 14 people on suspicion of belonging to a network that recruited and sent fighters to the Islamic State group. One suspect was detained in Spain while the...

8 dead, 19 missing in SW China rainstorms Xinhua, August 19, 2015 Eight people died and 18 others are missing after heavy rain in southwest China's Sichuan Province since Sunday. The rain and floods have affected 564,000 people in six cities, and 12,500 people have been relocated, according...

China stocks claw back losses but fear further yuan depreciation Reuters August 17, 2015, 3:30 pm Investors look at computer screens showing stock information at a brokerage in Shanghai, China, August 13, 2015. REUTERS/Aly Song HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese stocks recouped early losses on...

Four Frenchmen jailed in Dominican Republic for drug running AFP August 16, 2015, 4:01 am Santo Domingo (AFP) - Four Frenchmen have been sentenced to prison terms of 20 years for drug trafficking in the Dominican Republic, a punishment a French official said Saturday was "very heavy." Pilot...

The Coast Guard Cutter Stratton crew seizes bales from a self-propelled semi-submersible submarine interdicted in international waters off the coast of Central America, July 19, 2015. The Coast Guard recovered more than 6 tons of drugs from the 40-foot vessel. Video by 94th Airlift Win.

Remains of two Japanese climbers on Matterhorn identified after 45 years Reuters August 7, 2015, 1:40 am A police officer displays a shoe found in September 2014 near the Matterhorn mountain in Zermatt, Switzerland, in this handout picture released on August 6, 2015 by the Police Cantonale...

35 Bill Cosby accusers unite on magazine cover to illustrate scale of abuse The women who have come forward include models, waitresses, Playboy bunnies and women who used to work in show business PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 28 July, 2015, 1:26am UPDATED : Tuesday, 28 July, 2015, 1:28am Agence...

'I thought it was flying quite low': Small plane crashes into Tokyo homes, killing 3 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 26 July, 2015, 12:00pm UPDATED : Sunday, 26 July, 2015, 5:44pm Agencies in Tokyo A light plane crashed into a residential area in Tokyo Sunday morning, setting fire to several houses...

Girl among five dead in India building collapse AFP July 19, 2015, 10:32 pm New Delhi (AFP) - Rescuers in the Indian capital on Sunday plucked the body of a little girl from the ruins of a collapsed four-storey building, increasing the death toll to five. The body was discovered after...

Prominent Tibetan political prisoner dies in jail in China PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 July, 2015, 2:55pm UPDATED : Monday, 13 July, 2015, 3:07pm Reuters in Beijing An undated file picture of Tenzin Delik Rinpoche. He was serving a 20 year jail sentence for offences including inciting...

Chinese targeted in US$68m Ponzi scam US authorities charge CEO who allegedly used funds to buy luxury California home PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 July, 2015, 2:44am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 July, 2015, 2:45am Staff Reporter A San Francisco oil and gas company, Luca International Group, and...

How wave of killings in Tunisia, France and Kuwait echo chilling methods of IS The targets - Shiite Muslims, French workers and western tourists in Tunisia - and the alleged attackers all share similarities with past strikes PUBLISHED : Saturday, 27 June, 2015, 1:31am UPDATED : Saturday, 27...

At least 37 dead in triple terror attacks in Tunisia, France and Kuwait Gunmen attack beach resort, businessman is beheaded and suicide bomber strikes at mosque PUBLISHED : Saturday, 27 June, 2015, 1:25am UPDATED : Saturday, 27 June, 2015, 1:25am Agence France-Presse in Tunis Bodies lie on...

In numbers: How Nestle India will destroy 27,000 tonnes of Maggi 18 June 2015 From the section India Nestle India has begun the process to destroy Maggi noodles Nestle will destroy 400 million packets of its hugely popular Maggi noodles, following a ban imposed by India's food safety...