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Jailed: ‘Cold blooded’ duo get 19 years each for knife attack on Hong Kong journalist Kevin Lau High Court judge deplores 'cold-blooded' pair who executed senseless assault for the sake of money and went shopping for shoes afterwards PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 August, 2015, 3:45pm UPDATED ...

Four armed groups in Myanmar willing to sign ceasefire Xinhua 2015-08-18 16:38 Myanmar president U Thein Sein, center, during the signing of a draft of a nationwide ceasefire agreement, March 31, 2015. Four ethnic armed groups in Myanmar have expressed willingness to sign a nationwide...

Motorola Mobility cuts 25 percent of workforce, 500 jobs, in Chicago Lenovo just announced global workforce reductions and it looks like Chicago will be experiencing 500 of the planned 3,200 job cuts as Lenovo works to improve its financial position. By Matthew Miller for Smartphones and Cell...

Gun-shaped phone case gets man arrested China Daily, August 12, 2015 A man was stopped by police for having a gun in his back pocket…which turned out to be his phone. The man in Taoyuan, Taiwan was stopped by six police while he was going shopping because of a protruding object in his...

MRT killer sentenced to pay victims and families over NT$30 million 2015/08/07 21:25:27 CNA file photo Taipei, Aug. 7 (CNA) The New Taipei City District Court Friday ordered Cheng Chieh (鄭捷), who killed four and wounded 22 in a Taipei mass rapid transit (MRT) train on May 21, 2014, to pay a...

Underground remittance ring busted 2015/08/03 20:05:58 Taipei, Aug. 3 (CNA) The Bureau of Investigation reported Monday that it has cracked down on an underground remittance group, intercepting four suspects at airports who were about to smuggle more than NT$30 million (US$946,969) out of the...

Massive school sexual harassment under probe Published: 2015-07-31 19:26 Updated: 2015-07-31 19:26 Male teachers at a Seoul-based high school were recently accused of sexually harassing their female colleagues and students for more than a year, leading to severe criticism of the city education...

'Angry Birds 2' now available for Android and iOS BY STAN SCHROEDER 30 July 2015 If you're a fan of the feathery game franchise, the title of this article might be somewhat confusing. Angry Birds 2? Aren't there already tons of sequels for the immensely popular game? Well, yes. There are 14...

Taiwan's Formosa Plastics chief quits amid bribery scandal President among more than two dozen employees suspected of taking kickbacks PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 28 July, 2015, 4:22am UPDATED : Tuesday, 28 July, 2015, 4:22am Agence France-Presse in Taipei Taiwan's Formosa conglomerate said 25...

Elderly man found dead in Hong Kong flat spent a day or more with dead son-in-law caretaker Experts suspect needs of the elderly are being neglected after 84-year-old and his son-in-law carer are found dead in their Tin Shui Wai flat PUBLISHED : Sunday, 26 July, 2015, 4:31pm UPDATED : Monday...

Whisteblower hires bodyguards as India’s test-cheating scandal goes from outrageous to deadly Anand Rai is the only doctor working for the health department in the central state of Madhya Pradesh who gets a bodyguard. It's because he fears for his life after blowing the whistle on a massive...

Two Indonesian pilots pose security threat after being radicalised by Islamic State, leaked report alleges Indonesian pilots thought to be employees of AirAsia and Premiair believed to have been radicalised, according to Australian report PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 11:03am UPDATED ...

Dead couple found decomposing in Hong Kong flat in 'suicide pact' PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 July, 2015, 1:27pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 July, 2015, 6:54pm Clifford Lo [email protected] Police investigate at the flat where two decomposing bodies were found on Tuesday. Photo: Sam Tsang...

South Korean navy officer arrested for spying for China PUBLISHED : Saturday, 04 July, 2015, 5:01pm UPDATED : Saturday, 04 July, 2015, 5:02pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul South Korea's navy (pictured) often engages in joint drills with the US, which is struggling to redefine its...

Rebel leader 'Commander Parago' killed in blow to Philippine communist rebellion PUBLISHED : Monday, 29 June, 2015, 12:06pm UPDATED : Monday, 29 June, 2015, 1:13pm Agence France-Presse New People’s Army (NPA) commander Leonardo Pitao was killed in a mountainous hamlet near the major...

Anzac attack teen appears in UK court Julian Drape June 26, 2015, 9:25 pm A British teenager charged with inciting a terror attack in Melbourne on Anzac Day and a beheading has appeared in a London court via video-link ahead of a four-week trial scheduled to start in mid-August. The...

India liquor poisoning toll rises to 96 Date June 22, 2015 - 1:26AM Grief stricken: An Indian family member holds a picture of a man killed when he drank the poisoned liquor. Photo: AFP New Delhi: The death toll from liquor poisoning in India's financial hub of Mumbai has risen to 96...

Arrests as 84 die after drinking poisonous bootleg liquor in Mumbai slum PUBLISHED : Saturday, 20 June, 2015, 3:49pm UPDATED : Saturday, 20 June, 2015, 11:33pm Agence France-Presse in Mumbai Relatives of people who died of consumption of poisonous liquor claim the bodies at Bhagwati...

Death toll from Mumbai liquor poisoning climbs to 92 with 24 others in hospital PUBLISHED : Sunday, 21 June, 2015, 10:55pm UPDATED : Sunday, 21 June, 2015, 11:06pm Agencies in Mumbai A relative sits with a body of one of those who died after drinking the toxic liquor. Such incidents are...