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Corruption trial of Rafael Hui and the Kwok brothers opens after jury selected Corruption trial of former chief secretary and the Kwok brothers will begin today, with the judge saying it could last about four months PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 May, 2014, 12:06pm UPDATED : Monday, 26 May, 2014...

Three Chinese women detained for brokering fake marriages 2014/05/26 22:38:18 Taipei, May 26 (CNA) Three Chinese women have been detained on allegations of arranging fake marriages between women from mainland China and Taiwanese men, including those who are homeless, the National Immigration...

Taipei SWAT officers patrol MRT in wake of fatal stabbing incident By Chi-hao James Lo , The China Post May 27, 2014, 12:10 am TWN The Taipei City Police Department Special Weapons And Tactics Division (TCPD SWAT, 臺北市政府警察局刑事警察大隊) joined the security patrols on the Taipei MRT...

Italian becomes first journalist killed in east Ukraine PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 8:24pm UPDATED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 8:50pm Agence France-Presse in Slavyansk, Ukraine The passport of Italian journalist Andrea Ronchelli, who along with his Russian translator was killed in...

Ukraine votes in presidential election in face of rebel threats PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 1:45pm UPDATED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 1:45pm Agence France-Presse in Kiev A woman walks past voting booths at a polling station in Kiev. Photo: Reuters Ukraine began voting on Sunday in a...

Belgium police hunt Brussels Jewish Museum shooter as France tightens security PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 8:39pm UPDATED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 8:39pm Reuters in Brussels Mourners place flowers in front of the Jewish Museum, the site of a fatal shooting, in central Brussels...

Xinjiang becomes 'a major battlefield' in anti-terror campaign Security clampdown as authorities launch one-year campaign to 'hunt down and punish' terrorists following attack on Urumqi street market PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 5:23am UPDATED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 10:45am Agencies in...

Indicted Chinese hacker UglyGorilla Wang Dong leaves telltale signs of himself throughout the internet US prosecutors were surprised Wang Dong - one of five alleged Chinese military hackers indicted last week - left tracks all over the internet PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 5:23am UPDATED...

Indicted Chinese hacker UglyGorilla Wang Dong leaves telltale signs of himself throughout the internet US prosecutors were surprised Wang Dong - one of five alleged Chinese military hackers indicted last week - left tracks all over the internet PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 May, 2014, 5:23am...

Netizens seek death for daughter killer Staff Report Published May 23, 2014 MANILA: Netizens are angry over the jobless father who killed his daughter when his wife refused to return home after three months in Canada and posted the girl’s lifeless body on the social media and strongly...

British woman found dead in Bali villa 23 May 2014 AFP / Sonny Tumbelaka Boats moor during sunset at a beach on the resort island Bali on July 29, 2013 A British woman was found dead in her rented villa on the holiday island of Bali, an embassy official said Friday, while Indonesian police...

Urumqi car and bomb attack kills dozens Attack leaves at least 31 people dead, the highest toll in string of violent incidents in Xinjiang blamed on separatist Uighur Muslims Associated Press in Urumqi The Guardian Thursday 22 May 2014 15.37 BST Urumqi street where attack occurred...

China blocks Hollywood epic 'Noah' from cinema release No reason given for denial of US box office smash hit, but religious and economic concerns have been suggested PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 11:35am UPDATED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 12:37pm Agence France-Presse Russel Crowe's...

One billion people still defecating in the open, says UN Hopes to stamp out the practice worldwide by 2025, largely through education campaigns. PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 3:36pm UPDATED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 4:35pm Reuters Some public toilets may not be terribly comfortable, but...

Imprisoned and beaten: Second helper tells of escape from violent Hong Kong employer Hong Kong woman arrested but not charged after Filipino helper said she was imprisoned and beaten from the day she arrived in city PUBLISHED : Thursday, 08 May, 2014, 6:00pm UPDATED : Friday, 09 May, 2014...

Six in 10 Hong Kong children physically punished by parents, shock report reveals Lead researcher 'shocked' at extent of abuse in city PUBLISHED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 3:02pm UPDATED : Friday, 09 May, 2014, 3:39pm Shirley Zhao [email protected] A report by Hong Kong’s Catholic...

Policemen suspended for framing man in molestation case Source : IANS Last Updated: Sun, May 04, 2014 21:00 hrs Gurgaon, May 4 (IANS) Two policemen were Sunday suspended after they were caught on camera implicating a man in a molestation case and forcing him to pay up to settle the issue with...

18 killed, over 145 injured as train derails in Maharashtra Staff Reporter An aerial view of the Diva-Sawantwadi Road Passenger train that derailed between Nagothane and Roha stations in Maharashtra on Sunday. Photo: Special Arrangement <iframe class="vwvaiyyfqwwqnoxzouph"...

Thousands of pro-government supporters rally in Taipei to counter protests PUBLISHED : Sunday, 04 May, 2014, 5:33pm UPDATED : Sunday, 04 May, 2014, 5:33pm Agence France-Presse in Taipei Demonstrators hold placards and shout slogans during a rally in support of the Taiwan government in...

Officials probe claims that roadside vendors are selling fake rice in Shau Kei Wan PUBLISHED : Sunday, 04 May, 2014, 5:57pm UPDATED : Sunday, 04 May, 2014, 5:57pm Stuart Lau [email protected] File photo of a woman buying rice in a Hong Kong supermarket. Customs officers are looking into...