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Phablet envy blamed for alleged attempted murder Central News Agency 2015-06-14 04:50 PM Taipei, June 14 (CNA) An eighth grade student was hit by a truck during rush hour in the Yingge District of New Taipei in late May after being pushed into traffic by another student, local newspapers...

Malaysia's debt-ridden 1MDB faces central bank probe AFP June 4, 2015, 12:57 am Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Malaysia's central bank said Wednesday it had launched a formal inquiry into strategic development fund 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), which is struggling under a huge debt burden and...

South Korea's health chief apologises for spread of Mers after Korean tests positive in China PUBLISHED : Sunday, 31 May, 2015, 9:59pm UPDATED : Monday, 01 June, 2015, 1:02am Ernest Kao and Agence France-Presse South Korean Health and Welfare Minister Moon Hyung-pyo (foreground) speaks to...

Fraudulent firm crushed 2015/05/28 23:24:39 Taipei, May 28 (CNA) The Bureau of Investigation under the Ministry of Justice on Thursday crushed the Maxim Trader Group, a bogus firm that posed as a financial institution affiliated to a Nasdaq-listed international holding company and allegedly...

German police find lamb in a Munich brothel, and rescue it Reporting by Josephin Schoettler; Editing by Erik Kirschbaum, Larry King May 21, 2015, 11:18 pm The three-week-old lamb was named Birke. Photo: Reuters German police detained a 25-year-old prostitute for keeping a three-week-old...

Detained Taiwanese boat a repeat offender in Philippine waters CNA 2015-05-11 Fishers aboard the Sheng Feng No. 12 in the Philippines, May 9. (Photo/CNA) A Taiwanese fishing boat detained by the Philippines last week was found to have the same engine as a former Philippines fishing boat...

Rare birds jammed inside water bottles AFP May 7, 2015, 1:39 am Rare birds jammed inside water bottles in Indonesia Indonesian police say 21 yellow-crested cockatoos and one green parrot were jammed inside plastic water bottles, as an alleged wildlife smuggler arrived in Surabaya. Photo: AFP...

Mohammed cartoon gunmen killed in Texas By Jared Christopher May 4, 2015, 7:33 pm Police have shot dead two gunmen outside a Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Texas attended by Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders. The right-wing American Freedom Defence Initiative (AFDI) organised the...

Katy Perry sparks controversy with Taiwan flag and sunflower dress Staff Reporter 2015-04-30 Katy Perry's possible couture faux pas: sporting a sunflower dress and draped in the Taiwan flag. (Internet photo) American singer-songwriter Katy Perry may have just sabotaged her opportunities in...

Ex-Premier League player jailed in match-fixing probe 29 April 2015 Former Premier League player Delroy Facey has been jailed for two and a half years after being found guilty of conspiracy to commit bribery. Facey, 35, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on Wednesday alongside...

Macao denies rumors of CIA agents killings Source: Global Times Published: 2015-4-28 0:48:01 Macao authorities on Monday denied a recent rumor that says the special forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Macao killed several CIA agents and were give first-class merit awards...

Prison term sought in Italy Couchsurfing rape case AFP March 18, 2015, 8:39 am Padua (Italy) (AFP) - An Italian policeman accused of raping a 16-year-old Australian staying with him through the Couchsurfing website left her defenceless by spiking a drink with tranquilisers, prosecuting...

Italian cop charged with raping Aussie teenager AFP March 18, 2015, 5:47 am An Italian policeman accused of raping an Australian teenager he met through the Couchsurfing website spiked her drink with tranquillisers, prosecutors say. Dino Maglio, 35, is suspected of carrying out or...

Re: Singtel does an Alvin Tong - "The agency did it. We didn't" over M1 smear campaig Singtel and Gushcloud say sorry for negative marketing campaign Published on Mar 17, 2015 11:50 PM By Lim Yi Han SINGAPORE - Singtel and social media marketing firm Gushcloud have apologised for a...

Taipei to check building exteriors after two struck by falling marble slab Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2015-03-15 03:58 PM Central News Agency Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said Saturday that city officials are carrying out an emergency check of building facades and tiles throughout the city after...

Yamaha aims to launch two-seater car in Europe as early as 2019 -source Reuters February 27, 2015, 1:48 pm Japan's motorcycle giant Yamaha Motor president Hiroyuki Yanagi displays the prototype model of a two-seater commuter "Motiv" powered by electric motor or gasoline engine at the...

Machete attacker caught after petite victim snatches knife and chases him down The 25-year-old put up a struggle worthy of the wrestling ring PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 11:17am UPDATED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 4:02pm Staff Reporter A machete-wielding attacker bit off more...

Mothers locked children in filthy flat while they went on 12-hour bender The two friends - who cannot be named for legal reasons - were let free from court to return to their children 'to avoid causing further suffering' Conditions found inside a Gloucester home where two young children were...

Flu death toll in Hong Kong could be highest in 15 years expert warns, as 12 more die Chinese University microbiologist says current strain is more contagious, but so far is still killing mainly the elderly and chronically ill PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 12:29am UPDATED ...