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Dongguan is dim, but sex is not dead Staff Reporter 2015-02-21 Two jobless sex workers lounge inside of their small rented room after the heavy official assault on the sex industry in Dongguan, Feb. 2014. (File photo/ CFP) The sex industry that once thrived in Dongguan, Guangdong province...

Woman fatally shoots herself while adjusting bra holster A woman in Michigan died after accidentally shooting herself in the eye while securing her handgun Christina Bond, a 55-year-old mother of two, who fatally shot herself in the eye while adjusting her bra holster By David Lawler...

Indian newspaper editor Shirin Dalvi in hiding after publishing Charlie Hebdo cartoon Date February 17, 2015 - 2:08AM Neha Thirani Bagri India falls among the lowest countries on the World Press Freedom Index, a ranking compiled by Reporters Without Borders. Photo: AFP Mumbai: The Charlie...

Actor Emile Hirsch charged with putting woman in chokehold during Sundance festival PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 February, 2015, 11:06am UPDATED : Friday, 13 February, 2015, 11:06am Associated Press in Salt Lake City Emile Hirsch (right) and a friend pose outside Tao nightclub in Park City, Utah...

Tearful skipper sentenced to 16 years’ jail over Costa Concordia disaster PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 February, 2015, 11:35am UPDATED : Thursday, 12 February, 2015, 10:40pm Reuters in Grosseto Francesco Schettino appears in court in Grosseto, Italy, on Wednesday. He was later found guilty of...

Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino guilty of manslaughter Date February 12, 2015 - 6:24AM Silvia Ognibene Costa Concordia's captain Francesco Schettino at court in Grosseto, Italy. Photo: AFP Rome, Italy: An Italian court has convicted the former captain of the Costa Concordia...

‘Frequent-flier’ burglars who preyed on wealthy Beijingers brought down by police PUBLISHED : Monday, 09 February, 2015, 5:28pm UPDATED : Monday, 09 February, 2015, 5:30pm Stephen Chen [email protected] Alleged gang of 14 frequent-flier burglars, who targeted homes of Beijing’s wealthy...

Published: Friday February 6, 2015 MYT 9:44:00 PM Updated: Friday February 6, 2015 MYT 9:45:44 PM Drug supply chain busted with arrest of Singaporean drug lord SINGAPORE: A suspected Singaporean drug lord, who used Malaysia as a base to supply heroin and 'Ice' to drug traffickers in the...

16 foreigners rescued as tourist boat bursts into flames in Ha Long Thanh Nien News HA LONG - Wednesday, February 04, 2015 10:27 A tourism boat on fire in Ha Long with 16 foreigners aboard on the night of February 3, 2015. Photo credit: Zing news website A tourism cruiser went on fire in...

警方基隆街拘3男女　檢毒品及利刀 02月03日(二) 00:36 被捕3男女蒙頭帶走。(馮戈攝) 【on.cc東網專訊】 旺角警區特別職務隊人員，根據線報及經深入調查後，昨晚7時30分許，掩至旺角基隆街77號一唐樓單位外埋伏，稍後見1名目標男子出現，遂採取行動將他截查，於男子身上檢獲小量毒品。 特職隊人員遂將他拘捕，並押返入屋搜查，於1劏房內，再搜出100克懷疑海洛英，市值約10萬元，及檢獲4把牛肉刀、3把開山刀和一些包裝紙。 行動中，2男1女被捕，年齡由21至34歲，連同證物一併帶署。被捕3男女，懷疑有三合會背景，他們涉嫌販毒被捕，現正被扣留調查。...

Egypt releases Al-Jazeera journalist Peter Greste after more than year in jail Calls for Cairo to release remaining reporters as Peter Greste heads back to his native Australia after more than 400 days in jail PUBLISHED : Monday, 02 February, 2015, 12:38am UPDATED : Monday, 02 February, 2015...

Junta summons two for 'attitude adjustment' Opposition leader and ex-minister ordered to report to barracks by military regime PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 January, 2015, 11:09pm UPDATED : Friday, 30 January, 2015, 11:09pm Agence France-Presse in Bangkok 'Red Shirt' leader Nattawut Saikuar in...

Guangdong police probed for assaulting undercover journalists Xinhua 2015-01-28 A cartoon depicting a policemen beating undercover journalists during an official dinner. (Photo/CFP) Fifteen policemen in south China's Guangdong province are under investigation after allegedly beating...

Hong Kong employer facing maid abuse charge speaks about call from agent claiming she can settle matter Agency gave warning that abuse of domestic helpers was big news after Erwiana case PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 January, 2015, 10:40pm UPDATED : Monday, 26 January, 2015, 11:50pm Chris Lau...

Two killed, 54 wounded after explosion near bus terminal in southern Philippines PUBLISHED : Saturday, 24 January, 2015, 1:44pm UPDATED : Saturday, 24 January, 2015, 1:44pm Associated Press in Manila Police and military bomb experts retrieve debris from the site of a suspected car bomb...

Official offered bribes of 40 million yuan to boss in bid to escape corruption charges PUBLISHED : Friday, 23 January, 2015, 1:33pm UPDATED : Friday, 23 January, 2015, 6:38pm Zhuang Pinghui [email protected] Former lieutenant general Gu Junshan, who reportedly implicated his boss...