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Building workers clash with residents in Dongguan in row over construction project Two sides hurl rocks and fire high pressure water hoses at each other during violence in Guangdong province in southern China PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 January, 2015, 4:09pm UPDATED : Thursday, 22 January, 2015...

Taipei man dies after playing video games for three days straight PUBLISHED : Saturday, 17 January, 2015, 5:01pm UPDATED : Sunday, 18 January, 2015, 6:22am Agence France-Presse in Taipei Students play video games at one of the largest internet coffee shops in Taiwan. Photo: AFP A...

Six Arrested After Restaurant Owner Murdered Nelson Cheung was travelling home from work in County Antrim when he was intercepted by two vehicles on a rural road, police say. 00:13, UK, Sunday 11 January 2015 Nelson Cheung was murdered in front of his wife, police believe Six people -...

Ousted PM Yingluck faces impeachment hearing as Thai junta 'seeks to neuter Shinawatras' influence' PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 January, 2015, 11:40am UPDATED : Friday, 09 January, 2015, 11:40am Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Ousted former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra arrives at...

New tactic: Smugglers put ships on autopilot By FRANCES D'EMILIO Jan. 2, 2015 6:50 PM EST Map shows locations of two cargo vessels abandoned by their crew, leaving hundreds to migrants to drift; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76 mm; ROME (AP) — Smugglers who bring migrants to Europe by sea appear...

Man to be sentenced Tuesday for keeping 4 young, malnourished sons in filthy Denver home Published December 30, 2014 Associated Press FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2013 file photo, Wayne Sperling, left, arrives at court with his public defender at the Denver Justice Center, in Denver. Sperling, a...

'Just for lulz': Hackers leak 13,000 passwords from sites incl Amazon, PlayStation & Xbox Published time: December 27, 2014 14:43 Edited time: December 27, 2014 15:32 Reuters / Pawel Kopczynski A group, claiming to be affiliated with the hacktivist collective Anonymous, released a file...

24 December 2014 Last updated at 11:10 GMT Uber 'truly sorry' for price rise during Sydney siege Uber mobile app Uber says it is unfortunate that it is perceived as having acted against the interests of the public Taxi booking firm Uber has apologised for raising fare prices during a deadly...

Agence France-Presse December 23, 2014 5:45pm French doctors kick off Christmas strike French doctors went on strike Tuesday in protest of an upcoming health bill, prompting fears that hospitals already bracing for a busy Christmas period will be seriously overrun. Three unions have called...

Russia makes Facebook block page of Putin's top critic AFP | Dec 21, 2014, 05.03 PM IST Russian President Vladimir Putin. MOSCOW: Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from internet...

Russia makes Facebook block page of Putin's top critic AFP | Dec 21, 2014, 05.03 PM IST Russian President Vladimir Putin. MOSCOW: Russian authorities convinced Facebook to shut off a page inviting people to attend a rally in support of an opposition politician, drawing ire from internet...

Putin says Russia economy will be cured, offers no remedy By Timothy Heritage and Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW Thu Dec 18, 2014 1:02pm EST Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, December 18, 2014. REUTERS-Maxim Zmeyev (Reuters) -...

What you missed at Vladimir Putin's quite crazy press conference http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/what-you-missed-at-vladimir-putins-quite-crazy-press-conference--eJCWLDawYl

What you missed at Vladimir Putin's quite crazy press conference http://i100.independent.co.uk/article/what-you-missed-at-vladimir-putins-quite-crazy-press-conference--eJCWLDawYl

Russia may seek China help to deal with crisis PUBLISHED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 1:45am UPDATED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 1:45am Daniel Ren in Shanghai [email protected] The rouble has lost more than 50 per cent against the US dollar this year. Photo: EPA Russia could fall back...

Russia may seek China help to deal with crisis PUBLISHED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 1:45am UPDATED : Thursday, 18 December, 2014, 1:45am Daniel Ren in Shanghai [email protected] The rouble has lost more than 50 per cent against the US dollar this year. Photo: EPA Russia could fall back...

Russian economy takes a hammering amid falling oil prices and a sinking rouble Currency crisis threatens the Russian economy, but Putin is likely to survive as he defies the West over his controversial Ukraine policy PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 17 December, 2014, 11:08pm UPDATED : Thursday, 18...

Russian economy takes a hammering amid falling oil prices and a sinking rouble Currency crisis threatens the Russian economy, but Putin is likely to survive as he defies the West over his controversial Ukraine policy PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 17 December, 2014, 11:08pm UPDATED : Thursday, 18...

Swiss add names to list to prevent bypassing of Russian sanctions ZURICH Tue Dec 16, 2014 6:24am EST (Reuters) - Switzerland has added 13 people and five organizations to a list designed to stop the country being used as a conduit to circumvent Western sanctions against Russia. Switzerland...

Lavish lifestyle of disgraced Guangzhou party chief Wan Qingliang to feature on anti-graft TV series TV series will explore former Guangzhou boss Wan Qingliang’s extravagant lifestyle, as corruption campaign widens in Guangdong PUBLISHED : Sunday, 14 December, 2014, 11:09pm UPDATED : Sunday...