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Malaysia’s former PM Mahathir quits ruling UMNO party, protesting corruption PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 February, 2016, 6:26pm UPDATED : Monday, 29 February, 2016, 6:31pm Reuters in Kuala Lumpur Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad says the ruling United Malays National Organisation...

Several people-smuggling rackets operate in Hong Kong to bring South Asians to the city, police say Illegal immigrants are shipped from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, where they are often given work as cleaners or delivery workers PUBLISHED : Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 9:39pm UPDATED : Friday, 12...

Indian airline suspends cabin crew for allowing Bollywood star Sonu Nigam to perform over in-flight PA system The crew’s suspension was trending in India on Friday with Twitter users lashing out at the authorities for suspending the crew. PUBLISHED : Friday, 05 February, 2016, 2:58pm UPDATED ...

Shenzhen to spend 15 billion yuan on ensuring safety of construction waste after landslide that killed 70 PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 February, 2016, 10:08pm UPDATED : Monday, 01 February, 2016, 10:07pm He Huifeng [email protected] Rescue workers use excavators to dig and search among the...

China deports detained Swedish civil rights activist Peter Dahlin PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 11:04am UPDATED : Tuesday, 26 January, 2016, 11:24am Associated Press in Beijing Sweden’s embassy in Beijing confirmed that Peter Dahlin has been released. Photo: AFP China’s government...

French three-year-old chokes to death on hidden Kinder egg toy PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 11:15pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 11:15pm Agence France-Presse in Toulouse, France A warning on Kinder Surprise eggs says they are not for children aged three and under...

French teacher in avalanche tragedy faces manslaughter probe AFP January 15, 2016, 4:49 am Grenoble (France) (AFP) - A French teacher faces a manslaughter investigation after he led a group of students onto a closed skiing piste in the French Alps where an avalanche killed two of them as...

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Islamic State’s finance chief is killed in air strike, Pentagon announces PUBLISHED : Friday, 11 December, 2015, 8:37am UPDATED : Friday, 11 December, 2015, 8:37am Agence France-Presse in Washington Abu Saleh, whose real name is Muwaffaq Mustafa Muhammad al-Karmush, has reportedly been...

China busts ring that trains prostitutes as stars Xinhua, December 4, 2015 Chinese police said they have broken up a prostitution ring that used a messaging app to pool more than 1,000 pimps and prostitutes. The public security department of south China's Guangdong Province said in a...

Why Louis Vuitton and other high-end retailers are abandoning China After a decade of aggressive expansion in China, international luxury brands are adapting to a cooling market by shrinking their physical presence and branching out into restaurants, cafes and even beauty salons PUBLISHED ...

Students, drugs and rock and roll: Chinese students held for taking drugs after raid on famed Beijing music school PUBLISHED : Thursday, 26 November, 2015, 4:47pm UPDATED : Thursday, 26 November, 2015, 4:49pm Sidney Leng [email protected] Students attend a class at China’s Beijing Midi...

Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard freed from U.S. prison after 30 years Roselle Chen and Ari Rabinovitch, Reuters First posted: Friday, November 20, 2015 09:31 AM EST | Updated: Friday, November 20, 2015 09:43 AM EST In this May 15, 1998 file photo, Jonathan Pollard speaks during an interview in...

Islamic State threatens attack on Washington in new video Reuters First posted: Monday, November 16, 2015 07:36 AM EST | Updated: Monday, November 16, 2015 03:13 PM EST CAIRO - Islamic State warned in a new video on Monday that countries taking part in air strikes against Syria would suffer...

Nephews of Venezuela’s first lady arrested on US cocaine-smuggling charges PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 November, 2015, 10:26am UPDATED : Thursday, 12 November, 2015, 10:26am Associated Press in Bogota, Colombia Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and first lady Cilia Flores greet supporters...

French foreign minister's son wanted over $3.5 million Las Vegas gambling spree Thomas Fabius is the object of an arrest warrant in Nevada for taking money and gambling chips in exchange for several bad cheques in Las Vegas casinos the day before his father Laurent became French foreign...

UN staff fired over child porn, death threats AFP October 31, 2015, 9:31 am United Nations (United States) (AFP) - Four UN employees have been fired for storing child pornography on their UN computers, while another was sacked for transporting marijuana in a UN vehicle and another for...

Experts attack claims that bacon is 'as big a cancer threat as smoking' Following reports that the WHO is expected to publish a report listing processed meat as a cancer-causing substance, experts have criticised suggestions that bacon and sausgages could be as dangerous as smoking...

Thai fortuneteller, policeman charged with royal defamation AFP October 22, 2015, 3:58 am Bangkok (AFP) - Three Thais including a well-known fortuneteller and a senior police officer were charged with royal defamation on Wednesday, as cases under a controversial lese majeste law continue to...