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Moscow threatens to speed missiles to Syria but also offers to delay By Thomas Grove MOSCOW | Fri May 31, 2013 12:53pm EDT (Reuters) - Russia could speed up delivery of anti-aircraft missiles to Syria if the West intervenes, but also floated the idea of suspending the shipment, Russian media...

U.S. loosens sanctions on Iran for mobile phones, gadgets Reuters May 31, 2013, 3:57 am By Anna Yukhananov WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States relaxed sanctions on Iran on Thursday to allow American companies to sell mobile phones, software and other technology used for personal...

Fears of exploding ticket machines for German train travellers AP May 30, 201311:16PM GERMAN police are warning rail travellers to be wary when using Deutsche Bahn's automatic ticket machines because criminals attempting to break into them may have left them filled with explosive gas...

Crocodile eats Indonesian man Sam Sem Ledo, family finds his head in river AFP May 30, 201311:23PM CODILE devoured a man as he fished in an eastern Indonesian river but left his head floating in the water where it was discovered by his distraught family, police said Thursday. Sam Sem...

Mumbai bans lingerie-clad mannequins to save men from 'impure thoughts' Mumbai, home of India's increasingly raunchy Bollywood film industry, is to ban mannequins modeling lingerie from its shop windows to stop the city's men having "impure thoughts". Members of Mumbai's Brihanmumbai...

'Black' PR in China buys internet invisibility Date May 27, 2013 Malcolm Moore, Beijing Beijing: In the middle of the biggest anti-corruption campaign for years, crooked Chinese politicians are paying to vanish from sight, with all negative stories about them scrubbed from the internet. "It...

28 May 2013 Last updated at 11:54 GMT Overloaded Malaysian ferry capsizes in Borneo <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/cEDGKhET9U0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> An overloaded ferry has capsized in a Malaysian river, leaving at least 21...

Rape victim, 12, helps police create E-Fit of man who attacked her in a park Victim was attacked near a play park in Milton Keynes yesterday She bravely helped a police specialist put together the distinctive image Hours after image was released police were called to another sexual...

Virgin Atlantic worker 'sexually harassed by accounts manager who made lewd comments and asked him to share a room' Ashley Roberts, 30, of Crawley, claimed job security was threatened Says airline's employee 'H' told him that he liked performing sex acts Was also asked whether he shaved...

Two Malaysians charged in court for al Qaeda links KUALA LUMPUR | Mon May 27, 2013 8:47am EDT Two Malaysian men were arrested on Monday for having suspected links to a branch of al Qaeda, police said, as the moderate Muslim country attempts to sever a connection between some of its citizens...

Saturday May 25, 2013 Robber shot dead after picking on wrong ‘victim’ By RASHITHA A. HAMID [email protected] KUALA LUMPUR: A man paid with his life when he picked the wrong person to rob at an automatic teller machine in Damansara Utama. The would-have-been victim was a policeman in...

Taiwan stops hiring Filipino workers Restriction comes after Philippine's coast guard shot dead a Taiwanese fisherman. Last Modified: 23 May 2013 03:25 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Filipinos unfazed despite row with Taiwan People continue to go about their work as tensions persist over fisherman shot by Philippine coastguard. Last Modified: 24 May 2013 12:29 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D<embed...

Taiwan fishing town reels over sea dispute As competition over fishing grounds intensify, fishermen urge Taiwan and Philippines to resolve spat. Last Modified: 23 May 2013 18:52<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Wednesday May 22, 2013 Bangladeshi jailed for raping teen – and wants to wed her GEORGE TOWN: A Bangladeshi, who pleaded leniency for raping an underage, mentally retarded girl by saying that he intended to marry her, was jailed 15 years and ordered to be given 10 strokes of the rotan...

Tuesday May 21, 2013 Woman among seven held for armed robberies Seized: DCP Mohd Shukri showing the seized pistols and bullets to the media. IPOH: Police have arrested seven people, including a woman from China, believed to be involved in a spate of crime cases. The armed suspects, aged 21...

Tuesday May 21, 2013 Five arrested in raid at gambling dens IPOH: Police have arrested five men and seized 63 computers, believed to be for gambling activities, during a raid at several premises in Taman Cempaka here. Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Sum Chang Keong said police began their raid at five...

Car bombings hit Russia's Dagestan Two blasts 15 minutes apart claim at least two lives near justice ministry offices in provincial capital Makhachkala. Last Modified: 20 May 2013 15:16 Most of the wounded were caught by the second of Monday's two explosions in Makhachkala [AFP] At least...

Dubai workers hold rare strike for more wages Thousands of labourers at Arabtec, the emirate's largest construction company, hold second day of action over poor pay. Last Modified: 20 May 2013 06:48 Strikes by migrant workers in the UAE are infrequent with trade unions banned under national...

S Africa stunned by fatal circumcisions Botched circumcisions seen as cause of many deaths during coming-of-age ritual among tribal groups. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 07:27 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...