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Man caught in FBI sting 'buying deadly ricin pills to resell' Cheng Le, 21, tried to buy ricin pills on the 'dark web' to re-sell, court papers show PUBLISHED : Thursday, 22 January, 2015, 7:40am UPDATED : Thursday, 22 January, 2015, 8:16am Associated Press in New York Castor beans (shown...

China Daily accused of faking an editorial it said was written by a US journalist Peter Hessler says his quotes were taken out of context and used as an opinion piece PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 21 January, 2015, 2:34pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 21 January, 2015, 2:36pm Associated Press Peter...

Iranian newspaper shut down for showing solidarity with Charlie Hebdo PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 20 January, 2015, 10:58am UPDATED : Tuesday, 20 January, 2015, 10:58am The Guardian An Iranian man reads a copy of the January 13 edition of the reformist daily newspaper "Mardom-e Emrooz" featuring a...

'Islam must die' and swastika sprayed on walls of University of Birmingham and mosque Police are believe the two incidents are linked and are investigating the case Lamiat Sabin Monday 19 January 2015 Vandals sprayed Islamophobic and anti-Semitic graffiti including “Islam must die” and...

Two die as bird flu cases escalate across eastern China, Taiwan Official sources say the H7N9 strain of avian influenza claimed two lives in Fujian province, with further examples in Zhejiang while a cull gets underway in Taiwan PUBLISHED : Saturday, 17 January, 2015, 2:23pm UPDATED ...

Belgian police kill two in anti-terror raid on suspected Islamists Two suspects dead after gun battle involving automatic weapons as Belgian authorities move to neutralise a terror attack they believed imminent in raids across the country PUBLISHED : Friday, 16 January, 2015, 9:36am UPDATED ...

20 state officials investigated in Mexico military slayings as anti-government protests continue Unrest erupts across Mexico as authorities probe cover-ups and threats against witnesses and anger continues of the unexplained disappearance of students PUBLISHED : Thursday, 15 January, 2015...

Bartender charged with threatening murder of US House Speaker John Boehner Michael Hoyt, who served Boehner drinks at a country club in Ohio, believed he was Jesus Christ and was planning to poison the politician because he was mean and caused Ebola PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 14 January, 2015...

German anti-Islam march draws 25,000 Date January 13, 2015 - 5:25PM Coralie Febvre Record turnout: The anti-Islam PEGIDA marchers held a minute's silence and many wore black armbands. Photo: Reuters Dresden: A record 25,000 people have joined an anti-Islamic march in Germany, claiming...

German paper that ran Mohammed cartoons attacked Date January 11, 2015 - 5:40PM A German newspaper in Hamburg that reprinted Mohammed cartoons from French satirical paper Charlie Hebdo has been targeted in an arson attack. No one was hurt in Sunday's attack, police said. "Rocks and then a...

Hong Kong police sound warning over upgraded fake HK$1,000 banknote Police say banknote's year of issue has been changed and fluorescent barcode is improved PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 January, 2015, 2:18am UPDATED : Friday, 09 January, 2015, 2:18am Clifford Lo [email protected] A police...

CIA’s internal watchdog quits in wake of ‘torture report’ dispute PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 06 January, 2015, 2:13pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 06 January, 2015, 5:48pm Reuters in Washington CIA employees were found acting 'in a manner inconsistent with the common understanding' during a data sharing...

Jilted boyfriend puts honeymoon on eBay after fiancée dumped him John Whitbread, 32, from Leicestershire, is looking for someone to share his holiday to the Dominican Republic. He describes himself as someone who enjoys a good laugh Mr Whitbread describes himself as a slim, 5'9in tall, with...

Woman suspected of iPhone 6 scam worth HK$13m held by Hong Kong police PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 30 December, 2014, 4:29pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 30 December, 2014, 6:16pm Clifford Lo [email protected] The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models were released in September. Photo: Reuters A company...

Birthday blues for Kwok family matriarch after graft trial overshadows 85th The corruption conviction of Thomas Kwok - in a trial that acquitted his brother, Raymond - has cast a shadow over their mother's 85th PUBLISHED : Sunday, 21 December, 2014, 4:26am UPDATED : Sunday, 21 December, 2014...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FI4BGvQsc7U?rel=0&showinfo=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Published on Dec 15, 2014 A fire broke out in a KTV in Chuangyuan, Henan Province on Monday, causing 11 deaths. Surveillance camera footage captured the...

16 December 2014 Last updated at 11:44 Tech rivals join Microsoft in fight over US data demand By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News Tech firms use data centres such as this all over the world to store customers' data Apple and eBay are among those supporting Microsoft's stand...

Blogger Roy Ngerng found to have defamed PM Lee Published on Nov 7, 2014 4:05 PM Blogger Roy Ngerng has been found guilty of defaming Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in a blog post comparing the Prime Minister to City Harvest Church leaders. -- ST PHOTO: KUA CHEE SIONG By Tham Yuen-C...

Letter to Hong Kong students from 'Shenzhen student' draws mainland criticism Many criticisms of the advice to go back to class come from students themselves; some speculate it was a propaganda ploy PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 3:23pm UPDATED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 6:57pm...

Kickbacks disguised as dividends on vendor's shares: Appeals court Selina Lum The Straits Times Friday, Sep 05, 2014 A former Seagate director thought he had got away with receiving more than $500,000 in kickbacks from a vendor. But yesterday, 65-year-old Henry Teo Chu Ha had his six-month...