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Top French IS recruiter sentenced to 15 years in absentia AFP January 8, 2016, 1:30 am Paris (AFP) - A key French member of the Islamic State group, Salim Benghalem, who had ties to the Charlie Hebdo attackers, was sentenced in absentia by a Paris court on Thursday to 15 years in prison...

Anger, protests spread after Saudi cleric's execution AFP January 4, 2016, 4:00 am Tehran (AFP) - Iran's supreme leader warned Sunday that Saudi Arabia would face "divine revenge" for deciding to execute a Shiite cleric, calling the killing a mistake which would "haunt" the kingdom's...

Drug production network busted China Daily, December 29, 2015 Police in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, have identified "a large number" of suspected drug users at dozens of universities nationwide and arrested 23 drug producers and online drug dealers they said were involved in a trafficking...

Turkey's Erdogan talks man on bridge out of suicide AFP December 26, 2015, 5:46 am Istanbul (AFP) - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used his celebrated rhetorical skills to save a life on Friday, preventing a man from jumping off Istanbul's Bosphorus Bridge. The man was apparently...

Teenage arrests soar as customs cracks down on sale of counterfeit goods PUBLISHED : Monday, 21 December, 2015, 2:23am UPDATED : Monday, 21 December, 2015, 2:32am Christy Leung [email protected] Many young people bought counterfeit products from mainland online retail platforms and...

Climate pact sealed by 195 countries By Maritte Le Roux December 13, 2015, 7:38 am To rousing cheers and tears of relief, envoys from 195 nations have approved an accord to stop global warming, offering hope that humanity can avert catastrophic climate change and usher in an energy...

Philippines sacks 21 policemen for being ‘co-conspirators’ in 2009 massacre PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 09 December, 2015, 4:34pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 09 December, 2015, 4:34pm Agence France-Presse in Manila Andal Ampatuan Sr. (centre), a powerful Filipino clan leader who is a suspect in the...

Malaysian tourist diagnosed with dengue fever in Taiwan Central News Agency 2015-12-07 09:08 PM Taipei's Department of Health on Monday reported an imported case of dengue fever, which involved a Malaysian teenager who traveled to Taiwan with his family last week. The 16-year-old tested...

Hong Kong developer and 11 villagers jailed for deceiving government in rural housing scam Judge imposes longest sentence, three years, on elderly developer who masterminded deception in which residents sold their land rights PUBLISHED : Friday, 04 December, 2015, 11:01pm UPDATED : Saturday...

Honeytrap women jailed for tricking man into date while they robbed him Two women have been jalied for two years for luring a man out on a date while they robbed his house Amy Moffatt (L) and Sarah Ireland a pair of so-called "honeytrap" con women who have been jailed for luring...

Man has parasite removed from under his skin after holiday to Belize Yahoo News November 6, 2015, 6:28 am The botfly was pulled out from underneath the man's skin. Source: YouTube/Michael Fussell. Warning : the result footage is not for the faint-hearted...

Head of South Korean ferry operator gets 7 years in prison over sinking that killed 304 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 11:29 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, October 29, 2015 12:51 AM EDT Rescue boats sail around the South Korean passenger ship "Sewol" which sank...

China slashes interest rates, banks' reserve ratio for the sixth time in a year in bid to stem slowdown after lacklustre third-quarter growth PUBLISHED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 7:35pm UPDATED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 11:49pm Daniel Ren [email protected] Paramilitary policemen patrol in...

Crackdown: Amazon sues 1000 people to stop phony product reviews that are written for $5 a pop PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 21 October, 2015, 3:01pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 21 October, 2015, 3:01pm Associated Press in New York Online shoppers are relying more and more on consumer reviews on...

Microsoft reveals Lumia 950, 950 XL smartphones The software giant hopes to reinvigorate its smartphone lineup by creating mobile devices it claims can be as powerful as PCs. October 6, 2015 7:58 AM PDT by Ben Fox Rubin, Ian Sherr Panos Panay unveils two new Lumias, which go on sale next...

2 men receive jail terms for blackmailing cops with bribery video Thanh Nien News HANOI - Thursday, October 01, 2015 15:36Email Print Vu Xuan Hien (L) and Vuong Quoc Long during a court in Hanoi on September 30, 2015. Photo credit: Tien Phong A court in Hanoi on Wednesday sentenced two...

iPhone 6s arrived in China, Hong Kong. iPhone 6s Clone also September 25, 2015 | by: Chan Zhuang | Apple China iPhone 6s arrived in China, Hong Kong. iPhone 6s Clone also. Smartphones that look almost exactly like Apple’s newest must-have mobile masterpiece, the iPhone 6s, are going for...

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‘Fed up’ Indian typist gets his 15 minutes of fame after abuse images go viral PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 September, 2015, 3:50pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 September, 2015, 3:50pm Agence France-Presse in Lucknow The policeman gets ready to kick Kumar's typewriter. Photo: Facebook An Indian...