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Behind the success of Li Ka-shing, the world's 8th richest Staff Reporter 2013-03-17 11:46 Hotels and residential buildings in Hong Kong. (File photo/CNS) With his assets pegged at more than US$31 billion, Hong Kong business magnate Li Ka-shing has been declared by Forbes as the world's...

Dang! Chinese website busted for selling returned and fake iPhones Staff Reporter 2013-03-17 10:47 A Dangdang.com advertisement. (File photo/CFP) A Chinese shopping website has been ordered to pay a customer 500,000 yuan (US$80,400) for reselling iPhones that were returned for defects...

Android apps leaking user information Staff Reporter 2013-03-17 15:53 A model with a tablet running on the Android operating system. (Photo/Xinhua) Google's Android marketplace may be violating the privacy of its users by leaking their personal information to mobile app developers and...

Top Syrian general 'defects to rebels' Date March 17, 2013 - 11:13AM A brigadier general and about 20 soldiers defected from the Syrian army in two separate incidents on Saturday, activists said, in another sign that the strength of President Bashar al-Assad's armed forces is diminishing...

Alcohol poisoning leaves 87 dead in Libya Date March 17, 2013 - 12:15PM At least 87 people have died and 1014 are suffering the effects of being poisoned from drinking adulterated alcohol, the Libyan health ministry says. Two of the people hospitalised are in a state of clinical death and...

Nuclear arms no bargaining chip - Pyongyang Date March 18, 2013 Choe Sang-Hun Wary: A South Korean child at a rally denouncing the country's annual joint military exercises with the US. Photo: AP North Korea says its nuclear weapons are not a bargaining chip to trade for economic...

Dead detective had vowed to reveal truth on model murder Date March 18, 2013 Lindsay Murdoch South-East Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media Controversial claims: Perumal Balasubramaniam. A former private detective at the centre of allegations swirling around the murder of a glamorous...

Accused insider trader facing 'cruel' treatment Date March 18, 2013 Australian financial analyst Trent Martin is suffering ''bizarre and cruel'' treatment while languishing in abysmal conditions in a Hong Kong jail, his US lawyer says. Mr Martin, 33, made worldwide headlines late last year...

Arrests made over horrific gang rape of Swiss tourist Date March 18, 2013 Ben Doherty South Asia correspondent for Fairfax Media Traumatising: A Swiss woman is escorted to a medical examination at a hospital in Gwalior by police. Photo: AP Five villagers have confessed to the gang rape of...

Thousands of Dead Pigs Found Floating in Shanghai River by Fauna on Monday, March 11, 2013 From NetEase: Over 3000 Dead Pigs Fished Out of Huangpu River, Officials Say Water Quality Normal March 9th, a large number of dead pigs appeared...

Girl’s Bow-Leggedness Corrective Surgery Photos Shock Netizens by Li on Wednesday, March 13, 2013 From Sina: In Order to Correct Bow-Leggedness, Screws Are Inserted Into Bone and Tightened 3 Times Every Day Bloody Pictures on...

Teenage Girl Dragged 700 Meters to Her Death by Drunk Driver by Peter Barefoot on Friday, March 15, 2013 From QQ: 17-Year-Old Girl Dragged 700 Meters by Drunk Driver, Dies “Every time I think of my...

Indian police question 20 men after Swiss tourist gang-raped No arrests made as officers hunt for seven or eight men who raped woman and attacked her husband as they were camping Associated Press in New Delhi Sunday 17 March 2013 10.43 GMT A security official at the site where a Swiss...

U.S. to bolster missile defenses to counter North Korea threat: source By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON | Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:07pm EDT (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will announce at 3 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Friday a plan to bolster U.S. missile defenses in Alaska to counter the growing...

Israel sees 50,000 Syrian fighters backed by Iranian JERUSALEM | Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:02pm EDT (Reuters) - Iran and its Lebanese ally Hezbollah have built up a 50,000-strong army of Syrian militiamen to help the army keep President Bashar al-Assad in power, Israel's military intelligence chief...

U.S. imposes sanctions on covert Iranian oil-shipping network By Alister Bull WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:15pm EDT (Reuters) - The United States on Thursday slapped financial sanctions on a Greek businessman for secretly operating a shipping network on behalf of the Iranian government to...

U.N. development chief flags failings of "war on drugs" By Gabriel Stargardter MEXICO CITY | Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:51pm EDT (Reuters) - There is increasing evidence that the U.S.-led war on drugs has failed, with criminalization often creating more problems than it solves, said Helen Clark, the...

Exclusive: Iran steps up weapons lifeline to Syria's Assad: envoys By Louis Charbonneau UNITED NATIONS | Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:47pm EDT (Reuters) - Iran has significantly stepped up military support to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in recent months, solidifying its position alongside Russia...

Obama congratulates China's Xi on election as president WASHINGTON | Thu Mar 14, 2013 2:32pm EDT (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday offered his congratulations to new Chinese President Xi Jinping after he was formally elected to the post and told him that Washington looked...

Malaysia uses spyware against own citizens, NYT reports BY BOO SU-LYN MARCH 14, 2013 The report said the spyware was likely being used for “politically-motivated surveillance”. — Reuters pic KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 — Malaysia is among 25 countries using off-the-shelf spyware to keep tabs on...