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Free drinks and sex? Austrian brothel protests ‘punitive taxes’ Published time: June 14, 2015 20:13 Reuters / Sigit Pamungkas A licensed brothel is Salzburg, Austria, is offering free entrance, free drinks and free sex all summer in protest of what its owner says are punitive taxes. “In...

Official use of English being 'neglected' by Hong Kong government Critics say government contravenes own laws by favouring Chinese in communicating with public and media, despite both being official languages PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 1:41am UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 2:46am...

The Hong Kong government's language barrier At a crucial time in the city's history, the use of English is increasingly being sidelined or ignored by the Hong Kong government PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 2:46am UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 2:46am Yonden Lhatoo and Cannix Yau...

Russian hacker drives hard bargain with Troldash scam By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News 4 June 2015 From the section Technology The Russian hacker did not get what he or she was hoping for from the scam A security software firm has warned about a new strain of "ransomware" - while...

Outcry over sexy photo shoot featuring naked model at Beijing’s Forbidden City Scantily-clad model photographed amid the tourists at the former imperial palace in the centre of China’s capital PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 June, 2015, 11:43am UPDATED : Monday, 01 June, 2015, 6:39pm Mandy Zuo...

Top 5 coolest gadgets and innovations at CES Asia 2015 PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 12:00pm UPDATED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 12:00pm Staff Reporter The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia took place in Shanghai this week. Photo: AFP The inaugural Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Asia...

High-society millionaire is jailed for killing autistic son in hotel room PUBLISHED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 8:11am UPDATED : Friday, 29 May, 2015, 8:11am Associated Press in New York Gigi Jordan, flanked by her lawyers, appears at her sentencing hearing in New York on Thursday. Photo...

'Vile and repulsive' Australian backpacker rapist jailed AFP May 25, 2015, 3:31 pm Melbourne (AFP) - An Australian man who repeatedly raped and degraded a terrified Dutch tourist during a six-week ordeal, including carving a cross into her forehead, was sentenced to 17 years in jail on...

Temple University professor charged with offering sensitive data to China Head of Temple's physics department stripped of post in latest battle to stop sensitive leaks PUBLISHED : Sunday, 24 May, 2015, 8:28am UPDATED : Sunday, 24 May, 2015, 8:28am Tribune News Service in Philadelphia...

Australian officials condemn cattle exported to Vietnam being slaughtered with sledgehammers Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce rules out suspending trade to Vietnam, which has become one of Australia’s biggest live cattle export markets. PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 3:33pm UPDATED ...

Six Chinese, including university professors, charged with economic spying in US PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 12:57am UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 12:57am Agencies in Washington and Mimi Lau Six Chinese nationals have been accused of stealing mobile phone technology and trade...

Taiwan’s tightened rules on Japanese food imports ‘only temporary’ PUBLISHED : Monday, 18 May, 2015, 4:59pm UPDATED : Monday, 18 May, 2015, 4:59pm Reuters in Taipei A customer selects Japanese biscuits in a snack store in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: EPA Tighter controls imposed by Taiwan on...

Life sentences for killers of Austrian nun in S. Africa AFP May 16, 2015, 1:47 am Johannesburg (AFP) - A South African court on Friday sentenced two men to life in jail for the rape and murder of an 86-year-old Austrian-born nun who was strangled with an electric typewriter cord. Fellow...

CCTV anchor blasted for wearing Apple Watch on air Staff Reporter 2015-05-09 CCTV anchor Wang Yinqin wearing an Apple Watch. (Internet photo) A news presenter on China's national broadcaster CCTV has sparked controversy after appearing on air wearing the latest Apple Watch, reports the...

Egypt court sentences Mubarak to three years for corruption AFP May 10, 2015, 1:57 am Cairo (AFP) - An Egyptian court Saturday sentenced ousted president Hosni Mubarak to three years in prison on corruption accusations, after he was cleared of murder charges in another case. Mubarak and his...

Suspect in Missouri Craigslist killing shot teen at lunch, returned to work: police Date May 8, 2015 - 2:14AM Abby Phillip The Washington Post The body of Taylor Clark, an Illinois college student who went missing while trying to sell his sports car on Craigslist, was found on Tuesday night...

More than 200,000 road deaths a year in China: WHO AFP May 6, 2015, 10:26 pm Beijing (AFP) - More than 200,000 people are killed on China's notoriously dangerous roads every year, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday -- at least four times official government statistics. Writing in...

$21m cocaine stash found in Aldi bananas Date May 6, 2015 - 1:12AM AFP Aldi locations in Berlin have for the second time in two years received cocaine in banana crates from Colombia. Photo: Bradley Kanaris Berlin: More than 15 million euros ($21 million) worth of cocaine has turned up in...

Australian police defend alerting Indonesia to 'Bali Nine' AFP May 4, 2015, 3:08 pm Sydney (AFP) - Australian police on Monday defended alerting Indonesia to a Bali drug-smuggling ring despite knowing offenders could face the death penalty, but said they regretted that two of them were...