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German police detain five 'IS recruiters' AFP on November 9, 2016, 12:57 am Berlin (AFP) - German police on Tuesday arrested five men suspected of links to the Islamic State group, who allegedly sought to recruit fighters for the jihadists. "The five accused formed a pan-regional...

New Russian parliament faces tough economic times AFP on September 21, 2016, 1:31 pm Moscow (AFP) - A crushing victory for Russia's ruling party at parliamentary polls has been hailed as a big win for President Vladimir Putin -- but for the deputies elected it might just prove a poisoned...

Bob Hewitt has rape appeal rejected AAP on September 13, 2016, 7:53 am South Africa's top court has dismissed an application by disgraced former grand slam doubles champion Bob Hewitt to challenge his conviction for rape and sexual assault. The Constitutional Court rejected Hewitt's...

At least 40 dead as floods hit India AP on August 22, 2016, 8:42 pm At least 40 people have died and hundreds of thousands have been evacuated as floods hit vast swathes of central and eastern India. Disaster management officials said days of heavy rain have caused the Ganges River and its...

Chinese man with 10 rhino horns arrested in South Africa AFP on August 20, 2016, 3:26 am Johannesburg (AFP) - A Chinese man with 10 rhino horns and scores of carved ornaments worth over $100,000 was arrested in South Africa as he tried to board a flight to Hong Kong, police said on Friday...

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Japanese TV starts ultra-high format AAP on August 1, 2016, 9:56 pm Japanese state broadcaster NHK has begun test broadcasts in 4K and 8K ultra high definition to fine-tune the technology and popularise its use before the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. This is the world's first test broadcast...

http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/1995615/former-hong-kong-based-fund-sues-goldman-over-1mdb-links

Taiwan smartphone sales fall in June 2016/07/23 19:14:21 Taipei, July 23 (CNA) Taiwan's smartphone sales in June were affected by an economic slowdown to fall to a low for this year, according to industry sources. The sources said that as many international smartphone brands are in a...

Man caught hunting Pokemon on Indonesian military base AFP on July 19, 2016, 7:41 pm Jakarta (AFP) - A Frenchman caught trespassing on a military base in Indonesia has confessed he was playing the wildly popular smartphone game Pokemon Go when he accidently strayed off course, police said...

Pokemon Frenchman caught in Indon base AP on July 19, 2016, 8:34 pm Indonesian police say they detained a Frenchman who trespassed on a military base while playing the augmented reality game Pokemon Go. A spokesman for West Java police said that Romain Pierre, 27, was caught at a checkpoint...

Mafia Boss 'The Tractor' Dies In Jail Aged 83 Bernardo Provenzano, known as "the Tractor" for the ruthless way he mowed down his enemies, dies at a hospital in Milan. 13:34 Wednesday 13 July 2016 The Italian mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano The notorious Mafia boss Bernardo Provenzano, who...