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People cover their faces with newspapers while queuing for free McMuffins at a McDonald's outlet at Sham Shui Po, one of the oldest districts in Hong Kong March 18, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu A cook works surrounded by roast chickens and ducks at his restaurant in Hong Kong December 17, 2007...

Eric Wong, managing director of a capsule bed manufacturer, poses in a modified capsule bed inside a showroom in Hong Kong January 7, 2012. The beds, which are modified for the Hong Kong market, have adjustable ceilings, a larger air conditioner and a TV. They are aimed at university students...

Customers dine inside a restaurant offering a 'End of the World' dinner menu, which costs HK$2112.12 ($272) per person, in Hong Kong December 21, 2012. The menu consisting of five dishes had been fully booked by about 200 people. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu Shoppers walk inside flagship store of...

A rainbow arches over Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour June 19, 2012. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijn Hofman floats at Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, with the island skyline looms at the background May 2, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Shoppers from mainland...

Mainland Chinese visitors pose in front of a castle at Hong Kong Disneyland February 18, 2013. REUTERS/Bobby Yip Hong Kong policemen ask mainland Chinese visitors to unblock a pavement outside Hong Kong's Sheung Shui train station with packages of diapers to be parallel imported into...

Tens of thousands of people participate in a candlelight vigil at Hong Kong's Victoria Park June 4, 2013, to mark the 24th anniversary of the military crackdown of the pro-democracy movement at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu A mainland Chinese visitor, wearing a...

A worker pushes a wheelbarrow at a construction site in Tianducheng, a residential area on the outskirts of Hangzhou in east China?s Zhejiang Province, September 1, 2007. REUTERS/Aly Song An aerial view of Tianducheng, a residential area on the outskirts of Hangzhou in east China?s Zhejiang...

A lightning bolt streaks across the sky above a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Aly Song A woman walks past a supermarket at the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, August 1, 2013...

A farmer walks through a field near a replica of the Eiffel Tower at the Tianducheng development in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, August 1, 2013. The housing development, modeled on Paris with a scaled-replica of the Eiffel Tower, was designed to accommodate at least ten thousand residents but is...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/MvA0zUSnQTI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Aug. 2 - Fight breaks out in Taiwan's parliament over nuclear plant bill. Rough Cut

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/NUXbuU5fAyk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Aug. 2 - Firefighters rescue a five-year-old boy who became stuck after trying to pass between two walls in Guilin City, China.

Chief Justice Antonio Esposito (C) reads the verdict of the Mediaset trial during a hearing at the supreme court in Rome, August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Alessandro Di Meo/Pool A man displays a poster depicting former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi as he protests in front of Italy's...

Berlusconi conviction leaves Italian government hanging Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi reacts during a vote session at the Senate in Rome in this July 19, 2013 file photo. REUTERS-Remo Casilli-Files By Roberto Landucci ROME | Fri Aug 2, 2013 5:54am EDT (Reuters) - A supreme...

After Snowden, no business as usual for U.S. and Russia A shop assistant looks at a screen broadcasting an image of the document which grants Edward Snowden temporary asylum status for a year, in Moscow August 1, 2013. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov By Matt Spetalnick and Susan Cornwell WASHINGTON |...

Ghana Navy intercepts suspected pirate ship From: Information Ministry Published On: August 1, 2013, 23:32 GMT The Ghana Navy in a joint operation with National Security has intercepted and arrested the crew of a ship, MT MUSTARD, for suspected involvement in a piracy incident off the...

Student jailed without food, water reaches $4.1 million settlement with U.S. government By Marty Graham SAN DIEGO | Tue Jul 30, 2013 5:38pm EDT (Reuters) - A California university student who was left handcuffed in a federal holding cell for nearly 5 days without food or water has reached a...

Rambo Bentong' faces rape and murder charges Rabidin Satir, 42, being brought to court yesterday to face two charges of killing and raping a 17-year-old girl. New Straits Times Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 TEMERLOH - The notorious "Rambo Bentong", who is now serving 133 years' imprisonment for...

Muslim dog trainer arrested over controversial video The Star/Asia News Network Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 PETALING JAYA: The woman who made a controversial video celebrating Hari Raya with her pet dogs has been arrested by the police and is being held in Bukit Aman. Her lawyer Latheefa Koya...

US tourist stabbed by Thai musicians after he would not stop singing An American tourist was allegedly stabbed to death by three Thai musicians after he refused to stop singing at a bar in a popular tourist resort, police have said. Ao Nang beach in Krabi, Thailand Photo: Alamy By AFP...

Malaysian arrested over Eid greeting featuring dogs Malaysian police have arrested a woman who angered Muslims by posting a video greeting for the Eid al-Fitr holiday that featured her dogs, her lawyer said. Photo: AFP/Getty Images By AFP 1:53PM BST 31 Jul 2013 Dog trainer Maznah Yusof...