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Dead aunt confirmed to be suspect in eye-gouging Global Times - Agencies | 2013-9-4 0:53:01 Local police in Fenxi county, Shanxi Province, said late Tuesday that the suspect who gouged out the eyes of a 6-year-old boy was his aunt. Zhang Huiying, 41, the aunt, killed herself by jumping into...

Boy may have artificial eyes soon China Daily, September 3, 2013 Guo Bin, aided by a doctor at Shanxi Eye Hospital in Taiyuan, tries to walk during a rehabilitation training program that started on Sunday.[China News Service] Guo Bin, 6, whose eyes were gouged out in an attack by an...

Taiwan woman sentenced for adultery Agencies via Shanghai Daily, September 3, 2013 A widow who faced the possibility of 298 years in jail for an affair with a married man has rekindled the debate over Taiwan' s controversial adultery laws. The woman, 56, who was single during the five-year...

Official gets death for taking bribes, organizing gang Shanghai Daily, September 2, 2013 Liu Huimin was sentenced to death yesterday for taking more than 50 million yuan (US$8.17 million) in bribes and organizing a mafia-like gang.[Yanzhao Evening News] A village official in Hebei Province...

Taiwan socialite Justin Lee sentenced to 18 years and 6 months Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2013-09-03 03:08 PM On September 3 a Taipei District Court judge sentenced Justin Li to 18-1/2 years in prison following his conviction on charges of sexually assaulting and photographing 34 women. He...

Pulling a fast one: Disability benefit cheat who claimed £17,000 because he ‘couldn’t walk more than a few steps’ is caught on camera running a half marathon Noel Sanders, 55, from Brierly Hill, West Midlands, claimed he couldn't get out of bed without help He was assessed in 2002 and awarded...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/B1c0lror2sQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Aug. 24 - The trial of former top Chinese politician enters its third day, with Bo Xilai admitting knowledge of embezzled funds.

Bodies of kidnap victims found in mass grave <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hNstXApFm7c?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Aug. 24 - Mexican authorities confirm a mass grave found east of the capital contains the bodies of at least five of 12...

Kidnap victims found in mass grave A municipal police vehicle sits parked at the entrance to a ranch in Tlalmanalco where a shallow grave was found (AP) 24 AUGUST 2013 Five bodies pulled from a mass grave have been identified as some of the 12 people kidnapped three months ago from a Mexico...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/oswQZiNGruk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Aug. 24 - Farmers bring much of Colombia to a halt in protest over free trade. Tom Dinham reports. ( Transcript )

Syrian soldiers see chemical agents in rebel tunnels: state TV An activist wearing a gas mask is seen in Zamalka area, where activists say chemical weapons have been used by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in the eastern suburbs of Damascus August 22, 2013. REUTERS-Bassam Khabieh...

U.N. castigates Australia for treatment of 46 refugees August 22, 2013 3:32 AM ET Tony Abbott (Patrick Hamilton/Getty-AFP Photo) GENEVA (Reuters) - Australia must compensate and release 46 refugees whom it has arbitrarily detained and treated in a cruel, inhuman and degrading way, a U.N...

New Zealand rights group blasts new law extending surveillance powers New Zealand's Prime Minister John Key delivers a speech during a commemorative ceremony of the 60th anniversary of Ceasefire Agreement and U.N. forces' Participation in the Korean War, at the War Memorial of Korea in Seoul...

Thai court hands Iranian life sentence over botched bombing Thai prison officers escort Iranian Saeid Moradi, 29, (in wheelchair) and Mohammad Khazaei, 43, as they leave the Bangkok South Criminal Court August 22, 2013. REUTERS-Chaiwat Subprasom BANGKOK | Thu Aug 22, 2013 4:22am EDT...

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Genting Bus crash: 37 orang terbunuh selepas bas penumpang menjunam ke dalam gaung Published on Aug 22, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/EGCZyAuMTi4?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/leo3j5DMY84?rel=0"...

Mubarak expected to be released from jail on Thursday <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/iLxBrwOtq2E?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Published on Aug 21, 2013 Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak is expected to be released from jail today. An...

Divided Egypt prepares to release Mubarak from jail Egyptian army soldiers guard with armoured personnel carriers (APC) in front of the main gate of Torah prison where deposed leader Hosni Mubarak is detained in, on the outskirts of Cairo, August 22, 2013. REUTERS-Louafi Larbi By Michael...

H7N9 patient dies in Beijing Xinhua, August 13, 2013 A man infected with the H7N9 avian influenza died of multiple organ failure on Monday, local authorities said. The 61-year-old patient was transferred from the city of Langfan in north China's Hebei Province to Beijing Chaoyang Hospital for...

Beijing beware: the bed bugs are back China Daily, August 13, 2013 Bed bugs [File photo] A health official warned that bed bugs, which were mostly eradicated in Beijing decades ago, have reappeared in the capital, Beijing Times reported on Aug 11. Zeng Xiaopeng, deputy director of the...