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CAA to discipline two TransAsia pilots for negligence 2015/09/15 15:25:06 (CNA file photo) Taipei, Sept. 15 (CNA) The pilot and co-pilot of a TransAsia Airways plane will be severely disciplined for failing to follow the instructions of air controllers and entering a runway without...

Cristiano Ronaldo launches first fragrance Sep 10, 2015 11:27:00 The Real Madrid and Portugal forward says that he is fulfilling a childhood dream by releasing his 'Legacy' upon the world, starring in a glossy advertisement for the scent By George Ankers If the only thing holding you back...

Dengue fever cases in Taiwan approach 7,000 CNA 2015-09-09 17:56 The number of dengue fever cases since May 1 has risen to 6,872 on Wednesday, up markedly by 560 from Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). The number in Tainan increased by 483 in a single day to 6,069...

Man saved after suicide attempt, accused of killing wife, father-in-law Thanh Nien News BINH THUAN - Friday, September 04, 2015 18:56 The bedroom where Nguyen Hai Liem allegedly killed his wife on Friday. Photo credit: Vietnamnet. Police in central Vietnam said a man, who was saved after...

Illinois woman charged with lying about seeing police shooting suspects Reuters First posted: Thursday, September 03, 2015 11:26 AM EDT | Updated: Thursday, September 03, 2015 11:45 AM EDT An Illinois woman was charged with lying to police after she reported seeing two men near a rural road...

John McAfee: Ashley Madison hack was an 'inside job' MATT SMITH, DIGITAL TRENDS Aug. 24, 2015, 8:20 PM John McAfee may no longer be associated with the famous security company he founded, but he still writes about and consults on the topic, and he now claims to know the Ashley Madison “hack”...

Valencia 3-1 Monaco: Rodrigo & Co. pick apart wasteful visitors Aug 19, 2015 21:36:00 Nuno's side resisted the resilient Ligue 1 outfit, who had a strong penalty appeal turned down in the second half, to take a strong lead to Stade Louis II in six days' time Valencia triumphed 3-1 over a...

Pilots penalized for not calling 'mayday' when low on fuel 2015/08/18 16:32:34 (CNA file photo) Taipei, Aug. 18 (CNA) The pilots of a Far Eastern Air Transport (FAT) flight in May that was forced to return to Taipei Songshan Airport after encountering bad weather in Kinmen have been...

Brazilians rage against president, corruption AFP August 17, 2015, 9:35 am Sao Paulo (AFP) - Hundreds of thousands of protesters demanded Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's resignation Sunday, blaming her and the leftist Workers' Party for runaway corruption and looming recession in Latin...

Bodies found at base of Swiss cliff in possible murder-suicide AFP August 15, 2015, 6:00 am Geneva (AFP) - Swiss police said they found the bodies of a man and his two young children at the base of a cliff on Friday, in what appeared to be a possible murder-suicide. The body of a woman was...

Car thief calls 911 after locking himself in trunk ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 02:37 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 02:48 PM EDT (Fotolia) MISSOULA, Mont. -- A man who broke into a car in Missoula had to call police for help after finding himself...

Global Population To Surpass 11 Billion By 2100 Fueled By Growth In Africa By Amy Nordrum @amynordrum [email protected] on August 10 2015 10:20 AM EDT Fertility rates in Africa will become the main driver of global population growth in this century, according to the latest estimates by...

Several foreigners held, at least seven killed in Mali hotel attack AFP August 8, 2015, 7:30 am Bamako (AFP) - Several hostages, including a number of foreigners, were caught in a standoff in central Mali Friday after gunmen stormed a hotel during a shootout with soldiers that killed at...

Brazil confirms Fred failed a doping test By Dejan Kalinic Aug 1, 2015 00:05:53 The Selecao's football association is supporting the Shakhtar Donetsk star after he tested positive for a masking agent Fred tested positive on a doping test during the Copa America, Brazil's football...

Indonesian quake kills teenager, damages buildings AFP July 28, 2015, 6:23 pm Strong 7.0 earthquake strikes off Indonesia: USGS Jayapura (Indonesia) (AFP) - A powerful earthquake rocked remote eastern Indonesia on Tuesday, killing a teenage boy who fell into a river as he fished and...

Sepp Blatter and Fifa put on brave faces at Russia 2018 draw amid graft scandal PUBLISHED : Sunday, 26 July, 2015, 4:39am UPDATED : Sunday, 26 July, 2015, 8:28am Agence France-Presse in Moscow FIFA President Sepp Blatter, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin open the preliminary draw...

US 'most popular destination'for Chinese travelers: report China Daily, July 9, 2015 The US has, for the first time, been voted the top destination for Chinese tourists, followed by Australia, Singapore, New Zealand and Italy, according to a report. Chinese tourists pose for photographs in...

Kuwait mosque bomber a Saudi AFP June 28, 2015, 10:27 pm Kuwait has identified the suicide bomber behind an attack on a Shi'ite mosque that killed 26 worshippers as a Saudi national, after a series of arrests. Friday's blast also left 227 wounded in the first bombing of a mosque in the tiny...

Moroccan men 'jailed for four months for kissing in public' Lahcen and Mohsine were also fined £32 after they kissed during a recent topless demonstration by feminist group Femen Two Moroccan men have been jailed for kissing in public Photo: Getty Images By AFP 8:50PM BST 19 Jun...

NZ PM worried about phone hacking AAP June 11, 2015, 7:03 am New Zealand Prime Minister John Key says he won't take a mobile phone into confidential meetings and throws his handset away every three months for fear of being spied on. Asked about whether he was worried about his phone...