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Bomb threat halts ‘Topmodel’ finale, forcing Heidi Klum and thousands of fans to evacuate PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 9:27am UPDATED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 9:27am Reuters in Frankfurt Heidi Klum welcomes fans to the taping of the finale of "Germany's Next Topmodel" on Thursday at the...

London protesters scuffle with police at anti-Cameron rally Reuters May 10, 2015, 5:35 am Protesters and police face off at the gates of Downing Street during a protest against the Conservative Party in central London, May 9, 2015. REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth LONDON (Reuters) - Protesters threw...

Thailand hunts trafficking suspects in blitz on people-smuggling trade AFP May 8, 2015, 6:28 am Bangkok (AFP) - Thai authorities on Thursday issued 10 more arrest warrants against people suspected of human trafficking, as part of a blitz on camps used by people-smugglers sparked by the...

Police use DNA evidence to identify southern Thai insurgents PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 May, 2015, 11:16pm UPDATED : Thursday, 07 May, 2015, 11:16pm Reuters in Yala Police Major General Anurut Kritsanakaraket.Photo: Reuters Thailand's military government has introduced a new strategy to curb...

Over 50 Thai police officers punished for alleged trafficking links after discovery of mass graves PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 May, 2015, 5:25pm UPDATED : Thursday, 07 May, 2015, 9:05pm Reuters Rescue workers and forensic experts measure human remains retrieved from a mass grave at a rubber...

Second mass grave near ‘migrant prison camp’ uncovered in Thai jungle PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 3:07pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 05 May, 2015, 4:34pm Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Rescue workers carry coffins containing the human remains of migrants exhumed at the weekend at an...

Thai police arrest suspect over human trafficking network following discovery of mass graves Activists claim trade in humans has been allowed to flourish for years amid indifference – and sometimes complicity – from Thai authorities. PUBLISHED : Monday, 04 May, 2015, 2:41pm UPDATED : Monday...

Calf with two heads born in Florida Yahoo News May 1, 2015, 4:10 pm A cow in Florida has given birth to a calf with two heads. Source: First Coast News. A farmer in Florida had to do a double take when her cow gave birth to a calf with two heads. Baker County farmer Carolyn Crews said she...

Paris in 'full diplomatic efforts' to save Frenchman Serge Atlaoui from Indonesia firing squad Date April 30, 2015 - 3:26AM French national Serge Atlaoui was on death row with the Australian Bali nine duo before his execution was delayed. Photo: Getty Images Paris: France said on Wednesday...

Police beat journalist during protest Amanda Lee Myers April 27, 2015, 10:57 am A photo editor for a US newspaper says he was beaten by police at a protest over the death of Freddie Gray. JM Giordano, who works at the City Paper, says Baltimore police "swarmed over" him and hit him...

Aust WWI cemetery near London attacked By Julian Drape, AAP Europe Correspondent April 25, 2015, 9:53 am An attack on a World War I cemetery near London containing the graves of more than 100 Australians should not deter people from attending Anzac Day services, UK High Commissioner...

40 percent of hate crimes in Spain targeted gays AFP April 15, 2015, 5:53 am Madrid (AFP) - Forty percent of the 1,285 hate crimes reported to police across Spain last year targeted gays and lesbians, the interior ministry said Tuesday. There were a total of 513 hate crimes motivated by...

300 deposit boxes raided in London diamond quarter heist PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 10:36pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 10:36pm Agence France-Presse in London Thieves have raided some 300 deposit boxes in the Hatton Garden Safe Deposit Limited, accessing a vault through...

Forced landing for Chengdu-bound flight China Daily, March 29, 2015 Orient Thai airlines flight OX682 was forced to land in an airport in Kunming, Yunnan province on its way from Phuket Island to Chengdu, Sichuan province at 12:03 am on Saturday. The reason is unclear, Western China Metropolis...

Australian siege cafe to reopen this week AFP March 18, 2015, 4:17 am Sydney (AFP) - An Australian cafe where a gunman inspired by the Islamic State group took customers and staff hostage in a deadly siege will reopen on Friday, a spokesman said. The incident at chocolate-themed Lindt cafe...

Facebook feud ends with US girl dead AAP March 2, 2015, 7:45 am A feud between teenage girls on Facebook has boiled over in the US state of Alabama, ending with one of the girls dead and two injured, US media reports say. The Facebook fight led to the girls planning to meet at a park in...

CY Leung denies ‘paving the way’ for son’s place at top Swedish medical university Chief executive lists son Chuen-yan’s academic credentials, saying he could do little to help PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 3:08pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 24 February, 2015, 5:56pm Lai Ying-kit...

High Court finds brigade head not guilty in military abuse case 2015/02/09 14:50:46 Taipei, Feb. 9 (CNA) The Taiwan High Court on Monday overturned a guilty conviction on the Army brigade commander in the 2013 death of a conscript that brought major reforms to the military justice system...

Accused gambling kingpin Paul Phua 'assisting Malaysia on matters of national security' Malaysian citizen who used to be Macau's top junket operator is not a triad member, Kuala Lumpur's Minister of Home Affairs tells FBI PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 30 December, 2014, 12:26pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 30...

Hong Kong police arrest driver after failed bid to flee drug officers in Tsuen Wan PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 December, 2014, 6:06pm UPDATED : Friday, 19 December, 2014, 6:21pm Lai Ying-kit [email protected] In a screenshot from a video, police surround the vehicle after it collided with...