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Airtime for mafia boss's son sparks fury in Italy AFP on April 7, 2016, 10:21 pm Rome (AFP) - Anti-mafia campaigners and victims of the Mob voiced fury Thursday after Italy's national broadcaster gave airtime to the son of Sicily's most notorious gangster to promote a book dedicated to his...

Indonesia pushes to unshackle victims of mental illness PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 30 March, 2016, 2:58pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 30 March, 2016, 2:58pm Reuters Indonesian rice farmer Usman has kept his 19-year-old son chained in the family’s tiny wooden hut for more than a month, reluctant to...

Facebook activates Safety Check amid Brussels attack crisis The Washington Post First posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 10:01 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 01:40 PM EDT Smoke billows from the Zaventem Airport after a controlled explosion, in Brussels, Tuesday, March 22, 2016. (AP...

Paris attacks suspect reported to be planning new acts Salah Abdeslam also revealed to investigators that he had access to several weapons, Brussels says PUBLISHED : Sunday, 20 March, 2016, 11:05pm UPDATED : Sunday, 20 March, 2016, 11:10pm Associated Press 19 Mar 2016 Suspected Paris...

Oregon mom gets life in prison for throwing autistic son off bridge Reuters First posted: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 06:58 PM EST | Updated: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 09:11 PM EST Jillian McCabe, 34, is seen in an undated picture from the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office in Newport, Oregon...

Brazil government urges child 'army' against Zika mosquitos AFP February 20, 2016, 8:24 am BrasÃ*lia (AFP) - Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff led two dozen ministers on a campaign Friday to form what one official called an "army" of children against the Zika-carrying mosquito. Brazil is...

Cambodian government warns students of Valentine’s Day perils PUBLISHED : Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 9:15pm UPDATED : Thursday, 11 February, 2016, 9:15pm Agence France Press in Phnom Penh Valentine’s Day has become something of a favourite among young people in many Southeast Asian...

German raids over 'Islamic State attack' Oliver Ellrodt and Caroline Copley February 5, 2016, 8:10 am German forces have arrested two men suspected of links to Islamic State militants preparing an attack on Berlin, police and prosecutors say. Police and special forces on Thursday raided...

India train runs over teenager taking selfie PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 February, 2016, 7:17pm UPDATED : Monday, 01 February, 2016, 7:17pm Agence France-Presse in Chennai A couple take a selfie on Marine Drive promenade, one of 16 dangerous spots in Mumbai. Photo: AFP An Indian teenager was...

India plane makes emergency landing after bomb call PUBLISHED : Saturday, 23 January, 2016, 5:44pm UPDATED : Saturday, 23 January, 2016, 5:44pm Agence France-Presse in New Delhi The passengers were offloaded and airport security searched the aircraft and baggage, the budget airline said...

Singapore arrests 27 ‘radicalised’ Bangladeshi workers under its Internal Security Act PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 4:31pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 10:27pm Staff Reporter From left to right: Alam Khurshed, 27; Alam Mahabub, 34; Ali Abdul, 40. Ali Md Ashraf, 33...

Singapore arrests 27 ‘radicalised’ Bangladeshi workers under its Internal Security Act PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 4:31pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 January, 2016, 10:27pm Staff Reporter From left to right: Alam Khurshed, 27; Alam Mahabub, 34; Ali Abdul, 40. Ali Md Ashraf, 33...

Islamic State 'brand' spreading worldwide: experts AFP January 17, 2016, 2:43 pm Paris (AFP) - The Islamic State group may be losing ground in its strongholds of Iraq and Syria but as the attack in Indonesia this month showed, the jihadists are rallying other groups under their banner...

German gangs lash out against foreigners AAP January 12, 2016, 5:29 am German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing growing pressure to harden her line on refugees as the first extensive police report on New Year's Eve violence in Cologne documented rampant sexual assaults on women by gangs of...

Indian teenager gang-raped before being shot and dumped in well PUBLISHED : Sunday, 10 January, 2016, 4:40pm UPDATED : Sunday, 10 January, 2016, 4:46pm Agence France-Presse in New Delhi Indian protesters hold placards and shout slogans during a demonstration against the release of a...

Britain set for first mass strike by doctors in 40 years Reuters January 5, 2016, 7:51 pm LONDON (Reuters) - The British government said it was seeking to hold talks with doctors in its state-funded health service in a last-ditch bid to avert a series of mass walkouts, potentially the first...

Iceland's long-serving president quits AFP January 2, 2016, 2:14 am Reykjavik (AFP) - Iceland's president announced Friday he was stepping down after 20 years in the job, paving the way for a presidential election in June. Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, 72, said in his New Year's message that he...

Pakistan police arrests eight suspected IS militants AFP December 30, 2015, 2:53 am Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - Pakistani police have arrested eight suspected members of the Islamic State group for planning to establish a terrorist network and carry out attacks, officials said Tuesday. The...

China to expel French journalist, reporter tells AFP AFP December 26, 2015, 6:32 am Beijing (AFP) - China has refused to renew the press credentials of a French journalist, effectively expelling her, unless she recants one of her stories, the reporter told AFP Friday, the first such case...

Hostage situation calls attention to safety of student housing 2015/12/22 21:00:10 Taipei, Dec. 22 (CNA) An incident in which three university students were held hostage for about 21 hours has prompted the Ministry of Education (MOE) to turn its attention to the safety of off-campus student...