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Alleged mastermind of US$5 million Stradivarius theft pleads guilty PUBLISHED : Sunday, 05 October, 2014, 6:08am UPDATED : Sunday, 05 October, 2014, 6:08am Associated Press in Milwaukee, US A policeman guards the rare violin in Milwaukee. Photo: AFP A man accused of masterminding the theft...

Patna stampede : At least 32 killed, 15 injured during Dussehra celebration at Gandhi Maidan An injured woman is carried on a stretcher to a hospital for treatment in Patna, India on Friday, (Source: PTI) Express News Service | Patna | Posted: October 3, 2014 9:08 pm | Updated: October 3...

Notorious Mexico drug lord Hector Beltran Leyva captured by soldiers Severe blow to cartel and good news for politicians as soldiers swoop on man wanted in the US and at home, with large rewards for his capture PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 8:57pm UPDATED : Friday, 03 October, 2014...

Man arrested in Australia 'over funding US fighter in Syria' AFP September 30, 2014, 10:01 pm Sydney (AFP) - A man was arrested in counterterror raids in Australia on Tuesday, with police alleging he was sending money to a US national fighting with a "terrorist" group in Syria. The arrest...

15 hurt in Miami nightclub shooting AP September 29, 2014, 6:07 am Fifteen people have been wounded in a shooting that sent terrified patrons scrambling from a Miami nightclub, police say, adding the youngest victim is 11 years old. When police and rescue crews arrived at a club called The...

Japanese Firm Fined $67.7M in Shipping Conspiracy Sep 26, 2014, 4:25 PM ET By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated Press FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 5, 1997 file photo, containers are unloaded from the "K" Line ship, Bay Bridge, docked at the Port of Tacoma in Tacoma, Wash. On Friday, Sept. 26, 2014...

Japanese children’s cartoon Crayon Shin-chan branded pornography in Indonesia Regulators warn broadcasters to censor images of main character's bare buttocks PUBLISHED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 10:59am UPDATED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 5:26pm The Guardian in Tokyo Crayon...

Two men disfigure 16-year-old Pakistani girl in acid attack over marriage PUBLISHED : Sunday, 21 September, 2014, 10:05pm UPDATED : Monday, 22 September, 2014, 8:21pm Agence France-Presse in Lahore A Pakistani woman (fourth from left) whose nose was sliced by her husband stands with acid...

US man kills daughter, six grandchildren in Florida shooting Don Charles Spirit identified as killer of his daughter and six grandchildren during mass shooting in Gilchrist County, Florida PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 September, 2014, 12:44pm UPDATED : Friday, 19 September, 2014, 12:44pm Associated...

Brazil's former richest man, Eike Batista, has assets frozen by court PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 17 September, 2014, 9:49pm UPDATED : Thursday, 18 September, 2014, 3:14am Agence France-Presse in Rio de Janeiro The bank accounts of former billionaire businessman Eike Batista is frozen after...

U.S. general says cannot rule out larger ground role in Iraq By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON Tue Sep 16, 2014 7:00pm EDT U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey testify during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S...

ISIS Video Shows Execution of British Aid Worker <iframe src="http://www.liveleak.com/ll_embed?f=e329f2176e75" allowfullscreen="" height="360" width="640" frameborder="0"></iframe> The ISIL terrorists have released a video purportedly showing the decapitation of British hostage David Cawthorne...

Massive Spinosaurus aegyptiacus believed to have lived in the oceans Fossil evidence shows Spinosaurus was largest predatory dinosaur, putting T.rex in the shade PUBLISHED : Friday, 12 September, 2014, 9:05pm UPDATED : Saturday, 13 September, 2014, 3:23am The Washington Post A model of...

Cop ‘hulidap’ mastermind a multimillionaire By Jaymee T. Gamil |Philippine Daily Inquirer 5:43 am | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 The Eastern Police District established that Senior Insp. Oliver Villanueva was the owner of the black Toyota Fortuner photographed in the Edsa robbery incident...

Charity group sees six libraries shut down by Chinese authorities in mystery crackdown No official explanations for closures, but NGO hints that it could be linked to religious books or foreign funding PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 09 September, 2014, 6:58pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 September, 2014...

China's mooncake cutbacks blamed on cadres' overreaction to corruption crackdown Social media users criticise editorial that said anti-graft chief's vow to combat 'mooncake corruption' never meant Mid-Autumn Festival gifts for low-ranking civil servants PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 September, 2014...

Two Koreas top of global suicide charts, for different reasons Poverty, stress and reluctance to seek help among factors behind grim toll PUBLISHED : Saturday, 06 September, 2014, 5:21am UPDATED : Saturday, 06 September, 2014, 5:21am Agencies WHO director general Margaret Chan said the...

Woman 'found beheaded' in garden Yahoo7 and Agencies September 5, 2014, 7:12 am Dennis Police personnel are pictured on Nightingale Road in Edmonton, north London, after a woman was found dead following a suspected beheading in a residential garden. A woman was found beheaded in a back...

Italy may begin weapons deliveries to Iraq Kurds by September 10 ROME Wed Sep 3, 2014 12:50pm EDT (Reuters) - Italy should be able to start deliveries of weapons to Kurdish forces by next week, once final arrangements with Iraqi authorities are completed, Defense Minister Roberta Pinotti...

North Korea tightens grip on phone SIM cards used by tourists PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 September, 2014, 9:50pm UPDATED : Monday, 01 September, 2014, 9:50pm Reuters in Seoul North Korean commuters wait to a subway in Pyongyang. Photo: AP In a move to limit access to the internet, North Korea...