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Lion mauls to death Zimbabwean tourist guide in Cecil’s park The professional guide was on a walking safari with six foreign tourists in Hwange park when he was attacked PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 9:18pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 25 August, 2015, 9:19pm Reuters in Harare The lion that...

First bodies recovered from Indonesia plane crash site AFP August 20, 2015, 1:08 am Jayapura (Indonesia) (AFP) - The first bodies of 54 people killed when a plane went down in eastern Indonesia were Wednesday carried from the remote crash site after bad weather hampered efforts to airlift...

Indian, Pakistani arrested over Italy pizza slaying AFP August 18, 2015, 12:08 am Rome (AFP) - An Indian and a Pakistani have confessed to killing the elderly owners of a Brescia pizzeria in a mafia-style slaying that shocked Italy and threatens to inflame racial tensions in the northern...

Brazilian police suspected in multiple mass shootings Date August 15, 2015 - 7:09PM Angela Pereira de Souza, whose husband was shot dead in a bar, cries outside a police station in Osasco, Brazil, on Friday. Photo: AP Masked men entered a bar in Brazil and shot dead patrons in cold blood...

India withdraws order to block Internet pornography sites Reuters First posted: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 07:11 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 05, 2015 07:14 PM EDT Internet porn XXX nude pornography sex (Fotolia) NEW DELHI - India has partially revoked an order to block hundreds of...

French police foil '1,000 bids' to cross Channel AFP August 1, 2015, 7:33 am Calais (France) (AFP) - French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 desperate attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel Friday, as London vowed further measures to tackle the crisis...

Teen hands himself in after Tour de France barrier smashed AFP July 28, 2015, 3:40 am Paris (AFP) - A 16-year-old youth handed himself in to police on Monday, confessing to smashing through barriers on the Tour de France route in Paris, sparking gunshots from security services hours before...

Green Island restaurant linked to norovirus outbreak: health official 2015/07/16 22:26:11 Taipei, July 16 (CNA) A recent diarrhea outbreak among 102 tourists on Green Island off Taitung was caused by a norovirus infection at a local seafood restaurant that had served contaminated raw oysters...

Over 20 dead in Bangladesh stampede as people rush to get clothes in charity handout PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 1:16pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 1:24pm Agence France-Presse The stampede in the northern city of Mymensingh erupted when crowds of people tried to force their way...

Tunisia declares state of emergency in wake of beach massacre, saying country is 'not safe' Decree, which grants extra powers to police, will be implemented for a renewable 30-day period PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 2:29am UPDATED : Sunday, 05 July, 2015, 2:29am Agence France-Presse in...

Myanmar, Thailand destroy nearly $1 bn in seized drugs AFP June 27, 2015, 1:03 am Yangon (AFP) - Myanmar and Thailand on Friday destroyed nearly $1 billion of seized narcotics to mark World Drugs Day, as the UN said East and Southeast Asia remained the world's biggest markets for synthetic...

Iran launches dating website to encourage more weddings amid concerns over its falling population Marriage has become increasingly unpopular among young Iranians, due to economic factors and the country's strict social mores PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 16 June, 2015, 11:27pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 17...

Climber who caused uproar by posing naked for pictures on Malaysia's Mount Kinabalu may be Hong Kong resident PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 09 June, 2015, 2:38am UPDATED : Tuesday, 09 June, 2015, 2:38am Staff Reporter Emil Kaminski became infamous among the online community after posting the...

Climbers say rescue effort in Malaysia slow and chaotic PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 2:10am UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 2:28am Associated Press in Kuala Lumpur Rescuers carry the body of a victim down to the bottom of Mount Kinabalu in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia. Photo: Xinhua Some...

Man fined US$90,000 for smuggling luxury bags into China Dealer was also sentenced to 18 months in prison, suspended for two years PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 June, 2015, 9:30am UPDATED : Monday, 01 June, 2015, 9:30am Kwong Man-ki [email protected] One of the man's buyers was caught...

Indian boy, 5, beheaded in suspected child sacrifice AFP May 30, 2015, 12:05 am Guwahati (India) (AFP) - A suspected occultist beheaded a five-year-old boy in a ritual sacrifice in northeastern India before being lynched by angry villagers, police and relatives said on Friday. The father of...

28 killed as savage storm, tornadoes hit southern US and Mexico PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 1:24pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 7:03pm Agence France-Presse in Houston A man is comforted after finding out that a relative drowned in her truck in Houston, Texas, one of the...

Hatton Garden Heist: Ninth Man Charged Eight men have already been remanded in custody in relation to the raid at the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Company. 16:39, Friday 22 May 2015 The raid took place over the Easter weekend A ninth man has been charged with conspiracy to burgle in relation...

Man arrested for online threat against Japanese emperor’s granddaughter PUBLISHED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 4:55pm UPDATED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 7:38pm Kyodo in Tokyo Japanese Princess Kiko (centre) and her second daughter Princess Kako. Photo: Kyodo A 43-year-old man was arrested on...

Three men held after Turkish TV contestant shot: report AFP May 20, 2015, 4:54 am Ankara (AFP) - Police have arrested three men after over the shooting of a 19-year-old Turkish woman who had been competing in a national televised song contest, local media reported Tuesday. Mutlu Kaya, who...