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A fake foreign brand handbag is seen displayed inside a store at Baiyun World Leather Market in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, September 29, 2010. A fake LVMH handbag (R) purchased and shipped from a China -ased online website is pictured next to products on display at a Louis...

A customer looks through a catalogue of fake foreign brand handbags in a store at Baiyun World Leather Market in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, September 29, 2010. Shopkeepers selling fake bags wait for customers outside stores at Baiyun World Leather Market in the southern...

A Reuters reporter examines a fake LVMH handbag purchased from a China-based online website in this shipment delivered to the Reuters office in Washington, October 5, 2010. A Hong Kong address is seen on documentation included in a shipment of a fake LVMH handbag, purchased from a...

A China-based website displays fake LVMH handbags as seen on a Reuters computer screen in Washington, September 10, 2010. Fake foreign brand handbags are displayed inside a store at Baiyun World Leather Market in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, September 28, 2010. Offcuts of...

One recent IPR Center enforcement action, called "Operation in Our Sites" seized the domain names of seven websites that allow visitors to stream or illegally download first-run movies, often just within hours of hitting the theaters. Halverson took me to the IPR's operations room, where...

Special report: Faked in China: Inside the pirates' web (Reuters) - Anybody could tell right away that the Louis Vuitton shoulder bag was fake because it was delivered in a recycled box that once shipped batteries. Warnings printed on the inside of the box read: "Danger Contains Sulfuric...

Tuesday October 26, 2010 Youth nabbed after springing from girlfriend’s bed KUALA LUMPUR: An uncle visiting his relative’s house felt suspicious when he heard sounds from his niece’s room, and upon barging in he found her lying naked on the bed. Upon...

Why putting your holiday plans on Facebook is an invitation to crooks By Jack Doyle Last updated at 12:15 PM on 23rd October 2010 Homeowners who insist on putting their holiday plans online face a crackdown from insurers. Anyone burgled after advertising their plans on social...

Eight firefighters spend four hours on dramatic high-tech rescue of baby kitten flushed down the toilet by toddler By Richard Shears Last updated at 6:17 PM on 22nd October 2010 A two-day-old kitten in Australia was dramatically rescued by eight fireman over the course of four hours...

Saturday October 23, 2010 Smuggling activities at sea thwarted by poor visibility JOHOR BARU: The current haze is expected to make it nearly impossible for smugglers to criss-cross the Malacca Straits if last year’s condition is an indication...

Cargo ship and Dutch passenger ferry collide in canal AMSTERDAM | Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:28am EDT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch emergency services were searching for survivors after a cargo ship collided with a foot passenger ferry in a shipping canal south of Amsterdam...

Published: Friday October 22, 2010 MYT 2:46:00 PM Malaria mosquitoes are evolving into new species: Researchers WASHINGTON: Two strains of the type of mosquito responsible for the majority of malaria transmission in Africa, have evolved such...

Friday October 22, 2010 Off to school where snakes roam By MANJIT KAUR [email protected] NIBONG TEBAL: For more than eight years, pupils of SJK(T) Ladang Batu Kawan have been studying in the houses of four estate...

Friday October 22, 2010 Tribunal orders scratch-and-win firm to return RM5,598 KLUANG: A scratch-and-win company was ordered by the Consumer Claims Tribunal to refund RM5,598 to a rubber tapper who was misled into believing that he could win...

U.S. military tightens controls on gay discharges Friday October 22, 2010 U.S. military tightens controls on gay discharges By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The...

The tablet computer has gone mainstream Apple's Steve Jobs believes his company is in an almost unassailable position, and has the 'tiger by tail' in this new market. But that isn't stopping everyone from BlackBerry to Next trying to emulate the iPad's success...

French union calls for massive new pension protest French union calls for massive new pension protest By John Irish PARIS | Thu Oct 21, 2010 7:52am EDT PARIS (Reuters) - One of France's biggest unions called on Thursday for further...

Strong quake shakes Chile, no damage reported SANTIAGO | Wed Oct 20, 2010 11:26pm EDT SANTIAGO (Reuters) - A 5.8-magnitude quake shook central Chile late on Wednesday, swaying buildings in the capital Santiago, but causing no damage, emergency officials said. The...

Bomb scare at Manila stock exchange a false alarm MANILA | Thu Oct 21, 2010 12:52am EDT MANILA (Reuters) - Trading on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) was set to resume on Thursday afternoon after a police said no bomb had been found in a search of the 35-storey office tower...

France clears fuel blockades before pension vote France clears fuel blockades before pension vote By Nick Vinocur PARIS | Wed Oct 20, 2010 1:07pm EDT A man holds a placard which reads ''Listen to the public's rage'' during a demonstration in...