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Europol to battle Islamic State social media propaganda By MIKE CORDER Jun. 22, 2015 11:55 AM EDT FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2015 file photo, the head of the European Union’s police agency Europol, Rob Wainwright, answers questions during an interview in The Hague, Netherlands. Rob Wainwright...

Thai PM Prayuth Chan-ocha denies fresh coup rumours Date June 19, 2015 - 1:04AM Pracha Hariraksapitak Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha in Singapore last week. Photo: AP Bangkok: Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha denied rumours of a counter-coup by senior military officers on...

French mother sues government for letting son join Syria jihad AFP June 10, 2015, 4:07 am Paris (AFP) - A French mother took the government to court on Tuesday for failing to stop her teenage son from leaving the country to join jihadists in Syria. The boy, identified only as "B", was 16...

Leeds Bus Stop Rape Suspect Held In Slovakia A man is held on an international arrest warrant after the attack which left a woman with a fractured skull. 17:56, Thursday 04 June 2015 The attack took place at a bus stop on Beeston Road. Pic: Google Streetview A man has been arrested in...

BREAKING NEWS: Teenage Islamic terrorist who groomed man with learning difficulties to carry out Lee Rigby-style attack on British soldier is jailed for eight years Kazi Islam used his friend Harry Thomas to buy ingredients for a bomb The Old Bailey heard that Mr Thomas, 19, was 'highly...

Woman accused of sorcery axed to death in Papua New Guinea Woman killed in mob attack in the highlands of Papua New Guinea, where brutal violence against women continues despite the repeal of the "sorcery defence" Enga province police deputy commander Epenes Nili addressing the...

E-cigarette companies unite to tackle proposed ban in Hong Kong PUBLISHED : Monday, 11 May, 2015, 5:58am UPDATED : Monday, 11 May, 2015, 5:58am Emily Tsang [email protected] E-cigarette companies unite to tackle proposed ban in Hong Kong Five major electronic cigarette companies in the...

Detonations follow Melbourne terror raids By Ben Cameron May 8, 2015, 10:40 pm Police have detonated two improvised explosive devices following a dramatic counter-terrorism operation in Melbourne's north. A loud blast could be heard shortly after 8.30pm on Friday at a public reserve near a...

China executes man who injured more than 30 in bus fire AFP April 30, 2015, 8:48 pm Shanghai (AFP) - An arsonist who injured more than 30 people by setting fire to a bus in the Chinese city of Hangzhou was executed on Thursday, authorities said. The Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court...

Hong Kong citizens considering emigrating to Taiwan CNA 2015-04-27 The Occupy Central protest in Hong Kong, October 2014. (File photo/CNS) Some Hong Kong citizens are considering emigrating to Taiwan due to political instability in the special administrative region, especially since last...

California couple's kidnap-for-ransom claim: Things to know By KRISTIN J. BENDER Mar. 27, 2015 9:33 PM EDT This undated photo released by the Vallejo Police Department shows Denise Huskins. Police say Huskins, who was reported kidnapped from her boyfriend\'s San Francisco Bay area home and...

Hanoi axes plan to fell trees AFP March 21, 2015, 4:09 am Hanoi (AFP) - Vietnam on Friday abandoned plans to strip Hanoi's leafy boulevards of thousands of trees after it triggered an outraged social media campaign and an unusual street protest. Some 6,700 trees were due to be cut down in...

2,000-year-old sword found in Henan China Daily, March 15, 2015 A well-preserved bronze sword was unearthed in Zhoukou, Henan province, from a 2,000-year-old tomb along with other funeral objects. A well-preserved bronze sword was unearthed in Zhoukou, Henan province. [Photo/Chinanews.com]...

New Taipei mayor meets with Singapore prime minister 2015/03/08 14:00:50 From Lee Hsien Loong's Facebook page Taipei, March 8 (CNA) Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (李顯龍) met with New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) Friday and discussed developments in Taiwan and the region in the...

Rare four-legged chicken attracts crowds in central Vietnam By Linh Dau, Thanh Nien News NGHE AN - Tuesday, February 24, 2015 16:54 The chick with four legs. Photo: Pham Duc A rare four-legged chicken has become the new star of a small rural village in central Vietnam. Tran Lan, 50, of...

Warning over toxic fumes in plane cabins Coroner urges action to prevent deaths after warning toxic fumes in cabin air pose a health risk to frequent fliers and aircrew Richard Westgate died in 2012 after claiming he had been poisoned by toxic cabin fumes Photo: Cascade By Andrew Gilligan...

Vandals desecrate hundreds of Jewish graves in anti-Semitic attack on French cemetery PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 11:03am UPDATED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 11:04am Associated Press in Paris Grave stones lie overturned in the Jewish cemetery in Saare-Union, eastern France, on...

Indonesia vows to execute two Australians 'as soon as possible' Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were leaders of the 'Bali Nine' drug smuggling ring Victoria Richards Thursday 12 February 2015 Indonesia has said it will execute two Australian men "as soon as possible" after transferring...

Two killed, dozens injured in 100-car pile-up on South Korean highway PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 1:46pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 4:41pm Associated Press in Seoul A screengrab of the traffic accident from a YouTube user. Two people were killed and at least 42...