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Malaysian activist jailed for a year under colonial-era sedition law Adam Adli convicted under Sedition Act and sentenced to one year in jail over remarks considered capable of inciting the overthrow of Malaysia's government PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 September, 2014, 12:21pm UPDATED : Friday, 19...

800 officers launch largest anti-terror raids in Australia's history Over 800 police officers took part in anti-terror raids early on Thursday in Sydney and Brisbane, the largest such operation ever undertaken in Australia PUBLISHED : Thursday, 18 September, 2014, 9:30am UPDATED : Thursday, 18...

Oscar Pistorius gets little sympathy from Steenkamp family and friends Family and friends of Reeva Steenkamp and her parents have little sympathy despite her mother saying that she had forgiven him PUBLISHED : Monday, 15 September, 2014, 4:55am UPDATED : Monday, 15 September, 2014, 4:55am The...

'Meteorite' smashes into Nicaraguan capital AFP September 9, 2014, 3:12 am Meteorite smashes into Nicaraguan capitalAFP 'Meteorite' smashes into Nicaraguan capital A mysterious explosion that rocked Nicaragua's crowded capital Managua, creating a large crater, appears to have been caused by...

Outcry over dog in washing machine Facebook user 'Jacky Lo' sparks police inquiry after photos of 'truly horrific' bath go viral. Asked if dog was dead, Lo wrote: Yes! PUBLISHED : Saturday, 06 September, 2014, 5:02am UPDATED : Saturday, 06 September, 2014, 5:12am Hazel Parry One of the...

Frustrated man cuts off his member Chinadaily September 4, 2014 A middle-aged man in Hong Kong who suffered setbacks in both marriage and business severed his penis while shouting "I suck!", reported Wen Wei Po. Police officers rushed to the man's house after receiving a call from his son...

Frustrated man cuts off his member Chinadaily September 4, 2014 A middle-aged man in Hong Kong who suffered setbacks in both marriage and business severed his penis while shouting "I suck!", reported Wen Wei Po. Police officers rushed to the man's house after receiving a call from his...

Malaysia Airlines tweaks its "Bucket List" sales campaign KUALA LUMPUR Wed Sep 3, 2014 6:43am EDT The tail wing of a Malaysia Airlines jet is seen at Kuala Lumpur International Airport July 25, 2014. REUTERS/Olivia Harris (Reuters) - Malaysia Airlines has changed the wording of an online...

Chinese antitrust regulator targets Microsoft software bundling Investigation echoes cases in US and Europe that resulted in huge fines levied on tech giant PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 26 August, 2014, 2:51pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 26 August, 2014, 6:58pm Reuters in Beijing The Microsoft...

PLA's internet army has attacked Japan, say media Deng Hai-ying and Staff Reporter 2014-08-23 PLA soldiers using computers in an undated photo. (Internet photo) Japanese media suspect the People's Liberation Army has set up a base of "internet warriors" in Qingdao to interfere with Japanese...

Taiwan-mainland affairs official sacked for ‘national security breach’ Cross-strait council claims to have evidence against former deputy chief Chang Hsien-yao PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 19 August, 2014, 4:09pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 August, 2014, 4:59am Agencies in Taipei and Zhuang Pinghui...

436,800 infected with HIV/AIDS in China Xinhua 2014-08-17 A nurse gives gifts to an AIDS patient during the Chinese New Year holidays at a hospital in Nanning, Guangxi. (File photo/Xinhua) A total of 436,800 people were living with HIV or AIDS in China by the end of 2013, while 136,300 had...

'Child-tracker' app company disowns Hong Kong-based trafficking suspect German firm behind mobile app to suspendHK-based father of 15 babies as an investor PUBLISHED : Sunday, 17 August, 2014, 6:16am UPDATED : Sunday, 17 August, 2014, 6:16am Bryan Harris [email protected] Fugitive...

Cambodia's killing fields: the 'story' becomes history Sentencing of two former Khmer Rouge leaders opens new chapter in schools' lessons on a genocide once whitewashed from textbooks PUBLISHED : Monday, 11 August, 2014, 2:50am UPDATED : Monday, 11 August, 2014, 4:25am Agence France-Presse in...

Hong Kong man says he fathered 12 surrogate babies in Thailand Human trafficking suspect admits that he is the father of three babies already in Japan after Thai police discover nine surrogate infants PUBLISHED : Friday, 08 August, 2014, 10:52pm UPDATED : Saturday, 09 August, 2014, 3:24am...

Japan evicts over 100 students for breaching no-drinking rules AFP July 31, 2014, 12:20 am Tokyo (AFP) - A Japanese university has taken the step of evicting all 105 residents of a school dormitory for breaching its no-drinking rule, according to media reports. Peeved officials at Tohoku...

India landslide kills 17, scores trapped AFP July 31, 2014, 12:52 am <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/nA_u_rc_-Do?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Mumbai (AFP) - A major landslide on Wednesday struck a village in western India following heavy...

Aust peacekeepers 'possible' for MH17 site AAP Ben Horne July 24, 2014, 7:27 am Julie Bishop flags the possibility of sending Australian peacekeepers to protect MH17 crash site. AAP Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has left open the possibility that Australian peacekeepers could be dispatched...

George Harrison memorial tree in Los Angeles killed by beetles PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 July, 2014, 10:57pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 July, 2014, 10:57pm Agence France-Presse in Los Angeles A plaque marks where the Harrison memorial tree stood. Photo: AP A tree planted in a Los Angeles park...

Indonesia sentences Frenchman to 15 years in prison for Bali drugs smuggling Francois Giuily, 49, arrested in January at airport with more than three kilos of crystal methamphetamine PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 July, 2014, 3:27pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 July, 2014, 11:02pm Agence France-Presse...