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World's most expensive iPhone on sale for £10m Staff Reporter 2014-02-18 A screenshot of the phone featured on Stuart Hughes's official website. (Internet photo) The custom-made version of the world's most expensive iPhone is now available to the general public for just £10 million (US$16.7...

Beauty queen Genesis Carmona killed by gunmen in violent anti-government protests in Venezuela The 22-year-old was shot in the head by armed men on motorbikes during a demonstration in Valencia Scroll down for the video A young beauty queen yesterday became the fifth person to die in...

Beauty queen Genesis Carmona killed by gunmen in violent anti-government protests in Venezuela The 22-year-old was shot in the head by armed men on motorbikes during a demonstration in Valencia Scroll down for the video A young beauty queen yesterday became the fifth person to die in...

One dead, two hurt in fiery Ferrari crash in suburban Beijing Fatal accident near airport draws comparisons to 2012 controversial crash involving son of Hu Jintao aide PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 3:49pm UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 4:54pm Li Jing [email protected] A...

Wellcome pays the price for potato chips 'offer' PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 3:49am UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 4:00am Amy Nip [email protected] Wellcome has been fined HK$10,000 for misleading shoppers with a "special offer" for potato chips. The first conviction of...

Pornography banned for Shenyang civil servants at home and work in strict new guidelines PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 3:44pm UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 3:47pm Laura Zhou [email protected] Man uses a computer at an internet cafe in Shenyang in northern China's...

Paedophile tutor jailed for more than four years The judge describes tutor Cheng Wan-kwun as "a huge threat to children" and urges him to stay away from them PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 3:16pm UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 6:34pm Sijia Jiang [email protected] Cheng...

Indonesian military chief wades into ship row with Singapore AFP February 11, 2014, 1:55 am Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's military chief said Monday Jakarta stood by its decision to name a warship after two marines who staged a deadly 1960s bombing in Singapore, insisting the pair were not...

N. Korea scraps US envoy's invite as tensions mount AFP February 11, 2014, 2:13 am Washington (AFP) - Tensions tightened on the Korean peninsula Monday, as North Korea cancelled a US envoy's visit over a jailed Korean American, and Seoul and Washington set dates for military drills denounced...

Spain probes hidden-camera video of princess testimony AFP February 11, 2014, 3:00 am Madrid (AFP) - The Spanish authorities launched a probe Monday to find who posted a hidden-camera video of King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter Cristina testifying in a closed-door corruption hearing. The...

Spain orders arrest of former Chinese president, others over Tibet Reuters February 11, 2014, 1:42 am China's President Jiang Zemin (L) talks with top lawmaker Li Peng, Chairman of the National People's Congress, during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative...

Indonesian military chief wades into ship row with Singapore AFP February 11, 2014, 1:55 am Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia's military chief said Monday Jakarta stood by its decision to name a warship after two marines who staged a deadly 1960s bombing in Singapore, insisting the pair were not...

'Happy Birthday Mark!' Syrian Electronic Army hacks into Facebook's domain Published time: February 06, 2014 00:37 Edited time: February 06, 2014 02:14 Screenshot from facebook.com/SEA.P.272 The Syrian Electronic Army - a hacker group supportive of Syrian President Bashar Assad - claimed...

Uruguay’s president nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for legalizing marijuana Published time: February 06, 2014 09:18 Uruguay's President Jose Mujica (Reuters / Carlos Garcia Rawlins) The president of Uruguay has been nominated for this year's Nobel Peace Prize. According to his advocates...

Swiss govt tightens computer security amid NSA spying concerns Published time: February 06, 2014 00:21 Reuters / Dado Ruvic Citing worries about foreign surveillance efforts, the government of Switzerland has ordered tighter control methods on its own computer and phone technology systems...

Woman given heart transplant with mismatched blood dies of infection PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 5:29am UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 5:29am Lo Wei [email protected] Professor Lo Chung-mau A 59-year-old transplant patient who received a heart from a donor with an...