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8 trapped miners still alive 5 days after mine collapse Xinhua, December 30, 2015 Rescuers have found eight survivors five days after a mine collapse in east China's Shandong Province, rescuers confirmed on Wednesday. The gypsum mine accident happened at 8 pm Friday in Pingyi County when 29...

County officials sacked after gypsum mine collapse CRI, December 30, 2015 Four county officials have been sacked in the wake of a gypsum mine collapse in Shandong province on Friday. Rescuers try to contact the trapped people at a collapsed mine in Pingyi County, east China's Shandong...

Belgium frees five held in Paris attacks probe AFP December 22, 2015, 5:11 am Brussels (AFP) - A Belgian judge on Monday released five people without charge after they were arrested in a series of raids in connection with last month's Paris attacks, prosecutors said Monday. Three people...

Cambodian tainted rice wine kills 19, leaves 172 ill AFP December 13, 2015, 10:59 pm Phnom Penh (AFP) - Rice wine brewed with a toxic level of alcohol has killed at least 19 people and left 172 more in hospital in northeast Cambodia, the health ministry said Sunday. "Laboratory tests found...

China cracks down on gifts for teachers Xinhua, December 8, 2015 Chinese teachers taking backhanders and profiting from after-school lessons is a barely concealed secret, and it's got so close to the surface that education authorities are cracking down. While some parents like to give...

A Hefei bathhouse and spa is in hot water after police found prostitutes working on the second floor. On January 1, 2015, Hong first rented the bathhouse in Luyang district, Hefei. Hong managed both the bathhouse and the prostitutes working there, and his partner Sun helped bring in clients and...

Indonesian district to ban condoms in convenience stores to halt premarital sex PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 25 November, 2015, 4:34pm UPDATED : Thursday, 26 November, 2015, 5:27am Agence France-Presse in Belopa, Indonesia Protesters denouncing Valentine’s Day saying it promotes promiscuity...

Britain to hire 1,900 more spies to combat Islamic State militants Reuters November 16, 2015, 11:09 am Police guard the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain November 14, 2015, in a show of heightened security following the attacks on Paris. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett By Kylie MacLellan...

Yakuza using Hong Kong in gold smuggling pipeline into Japan: Authorities no idea on full extent of massive tax evasion scheme Hong Kong cases account for bulk of the commodity being smuggled into country, but authorities are unable to gauge full extent of the problem PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 10...

Red meat cancer risk to be revealed by WHO By Helen Briggs BBC News Health Global health experts are to give guidance later on the possible health risks of red and processed meats. The World Health Organization will reveal whether some meats should be classed as carcinogens. The agency's...

Golf banned by China’s Communist Party Members of China’s Communist Party banned from golf and excessive eating, while “improper” sexual relations also targeted under new rules Chinese President Xi Jinping during his state visit to the United Kingdom Photo: PA By Neil Connor...

Trouble in paradise: Angry crowd riots on Phuket after 2 killed in police crash PUBLISHED : Sunday, 11 October, 2015, 3:18pm UPDATED : Sunday, 11 October, 2015, 3:18pm Associated Press in Phuket Hundreds of angry Thai residents laid siege to a police station in Thalang district and set fire...

Alleged smuggler held for imprisoning migrants in Athens apartment AFP October 6, 2015, 7:50 am Athens (AFP) - Greek police on Monday arrested an Afghan smuggler accused of locking up 34 migrants, including 12 minors, who were on their way to northern Europe. The suspect, who kept the group...

Samsung Electronics to use Qualcomm chips for some Galaxy S7 phones: Electronic Times SEOUL A Samsung Galaxy sign is seen at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked 2015 event in New York August 13, 2015. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will use Qualcomm Inc's mobile processors for...

Once ‘Putin’s banker’, tycoon sues Russia for US$10b after falling out with president PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 September, 2015, 9:40am UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 September, 2015, 9:40am Reuters in London Exiled oligarch Sergei Pugachev, in a photo that was released by Interpol. Photo: AP Sergei...

Five Baruch College students charged with Michael Deng murder over 'hazing' death Date September 15, 2015 - 2:14PM Michael Koziol Chun Hsien "Michael" Deng, 19, was killed in 2013 during a hazing ritual on a fraternity holiday. Chun Hsien "Michael" Deng was blindfolded, saddled with...

A microbiologist found the filthiest place on a plane – and it’s not the toilet PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 09 September, 2015, 9:35am UPDATED : Wednesday, 09 September, 2015, 5:30pm The Washington Post A passenger on a Shenzhen Airlines flight last month allows her child to defecate on the...

Chinese shelter in the storm: Shanghai park honours city's links with Jewish community Memorial park in Qingpu district opened to pay tribute to the long ties between the two communities in war and peacetime PUBLISHED : Monday, 07 September, 2015, 12:49am UPDATED : Monday, 07 September, 2015...