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26 people arrested for suspected involvement in loansharking activities <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/bSiDLCf5u3s?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> AsiaOne Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested 26 people, aged between 20 and...

Updated: 09/23/2013 17:26 | By Channel NewsAsia Man sentenced to 5 years’ corrective training for various offences <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/axj5GTBYpY0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A man who stole a gold bracelet and...

Woman files first lawsuit against Kanebo over skin-care blotches September 19, 2013 By RYUJIRO KOMATSU/ Staff Writer A woman who developed white skin blotches after using a Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. product is suing the company for 48 million yen ($480,000) as compensation for damages. The...

Giant squid exhibit in Tokyo lures more than 400,000 visitors Sep 18, 2013 Faith Aquino Lifestyle & Travel People have heard of tales about the giant squid, with stories describing the marine animal too enormous and terrifying. And for centuries, it only remained among tales and legends...

Airlines told to avoid path near Indonesia volcano By AP News Sep 19, 2013 2:25PM UTC JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 15,000 residents have fled a volcano that rumbled to life less than a week ago in Indonesia and local airlines have been warned to avoid flying near the mountain as thick...

Two charged with bribing Apple's global supply manager Published on Sep 19, 2013 Andrew Ang Kok Kiat (left) and Chua Kim Guan of Jin Li Mould Manufacturing were charged in court on Thursday, Sept 19, 2013, with corruptly bribing a manager with technology giant Apple to gain an unfair...

More than 15,000 flee volcano in Indonesia AFP September 19, 2013, 9:38 pm JAKARTA (AFP) - More than 15,000 people have now fled their homes since Mount Sinabung in western Indonesia spectacularly erupted this week, an official said Thursday. The volcano in North Sumatra province erupted...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8Dns2q1iTXI?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> The latest Powerball jackpot is estimated at $400 million, and it's considered the nation's fifth-largest ever. Here are some things to keep in mind ahead of Wednesday...

UPDATE 3 - U.S. poverty rises despite economic recovery Tue Sep 17, 2013 6:09pm EDT * U.S. poverty rate holds steady in 2012 at 15 percent * Median household income at $51,017 versus $51,100 in 2011 * Share of people without health insurance slips (Recasts; adds details, analysts comments...

Guangzhou poised for Asian breakthrough AFP September 18, 2013, 10:51 am SINGAPORE (AFP) - Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande look poised to storm into the AFC Champions League semi-finals for the first time this week as they zero in on a famous treble under super-coach Marcello Lippi...

Ex-cabby gets mandatory treatment order and three-year ban for series of offences Published on Sep 18, 2013 A former Trans-Cab taxi driver, who went on a rampage by ramming into 10 cars in a hit-and-run spree islandwide was sentenced to undergo mandatory treatment order for two years...

Revealed: Washington gunman who murdered 12 had 'anger issues' after rescuing victims of 9/11 and had been kicked out of the Navy after gun charge Aaron Alexis, 34, named as the heavily armed gunman who opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington D.C. – killing 12 people and injuring...

Moment man was taken down by Secret Service after throwing FIRECRACKERS over White House fence just hours after massacre Two pops, similar to gunshots, were heard outside the White House at around 3:30pm Monday Moments later, three uniformed Secret Service officers arrested a middle-aged man...

Madonna is releasing a 17-minute short film in a week : 'secretprojectrevolution' Co-directed by Steven Klein, it's 'a hard lens on human rights' BY KATIE HASTY TUESDAY, SEP 17, 2013 12:08 PM More details have been revealed of Madonna's new "secretprojectrevolution." The pop superstar has...

Muslim guerrillas killed as Filipino army assault frees scores of hostages Insurgents demanding money for neglected Islamic regions BULLIT MARQUEZ ZAMBOANGA SUNDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2013 Philippine forces have killed or captured nearly 100 of the Muslim guerrillas who have held scores...

5 officials suspended for E China school pollution Xinhua 2013-09-15 11:04 A TV report of the incident. (Internet photo) Five people have been suspended from their posts pending investigation into pollution that led to nosebleeds in 21 students at a primary school in Zhejiang province...

IPhone 4 exploded while charging China Daily, September 14, 2013 An iPhone 4 exploded while it was plugged into a factory charger and burned a vest that it was resting on in Zhuzhou, Hunan province, on Wednesday. Provided to China Daily An iPhone 4 user said on Friday that he planned to...

Inside the torture dungeon where British man planned to rape, murder and EAT children beneath his Massachusetts house Prosecutors are pushing for would-be cannibal Geoffrey Portway, 40, of Worchester, to be sentenced to 27 years in prison next Tuesday Investigators found child pornography...

Jurassic Park theory disproved by scientists who rule dinosaur DNA cannot survive in amber HEATHER SAUL FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 As the fourth instalment in the multi-million pound Jurassic Park series is announced, scientists have revealed that the theory behind the film that kept so...

Delhi gang-rape case: Four sentenced to death by hanging India's legal system allows for execution only in 'the rarest of the rare cases', when the prosecution has proved 'the collective conscience was shocked' ANDREW BUNCOMBE DELHI FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 A court in India today sent...