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Hong Kong banks accused of racism after Pakistani man is asked why he wants to open account PUBLISHED : Friday, 28 November, 2014, 6:05am UPDATED : Friday, 28 November, 2014, 5:22pm Shirley Zhao and Jennifer Ngo Rashid Mehmood had trouble with three banks. Photo: May Tse When Rashid...

Japan’s ‘black widow’ sought new mate after fourth husband’s poison death PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 November, 2014, 10:47pm UPDATED : Saturday, 22 November, 2014, 2:53am Agence France-Presse in Tokyo Chisako Kakehi is surrounded by reporters in Sakai, western Japan in this file photo taken in...

Dutch authorities identify bird flu strain as highly contagious H5N8 Cull of 150,000 chickens under way at Netherlands egg-producing farm after highly contagious H5N8 strain detected; H5 case at UK duck farm PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 November, 2014, 6:11pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 18 November, 2014...

Ebola death toll tops 5,000; steep rise in Sierra Leone cases - WHO Reuters November 13, 2014, 4:53 am A health worker checks the temperature of a woman entering Mali from Guinea at the border in Kouremale October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Joe Penney By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The...

Porsche recalls 4,428 sports cars for faulty boot panel parts Reuters November 4, 2014, 2:13 am Car emblems for the new Porsche 918-Spyder are placed in a box at the production line of the German car manufacturer's plant in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle BERLIN...

Canada restricts visas in the face of Ebola scare New policy of denying visas to applicants from countries badly affected by Ebola draws widespread criticism with Canada yet to record a case of Ebola PUBLISHED : Saturday, 01 November, 2014, 2:45pm UPDATED : Saturday, 01 November, 2014, 2:45pm...

Wife admits ordering killing of Briton on Bali AFP October 22, 2014, 5:30 pm Robert Kevin Ellis, left, was found dead on Tuesday, his body bundled in plastic and dumped in a watery ditch by a Bali rice field. The wife of a British man found with his throat slashed and dumped in a ditch on...

Australian judge backs Canberra's hard line on immigration Court rules baby born to asylum seekers in Australia is unlawful arrival and denies visa PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 October, 2014, 4:54am UPDATED : Thursday, 16 October, 2014, 4:54am Agence France-Presse in Sydney A baby born in...

Indians killed by lightning in Colombia to be left unburied AFP October 13, 2014, 7:41 am Bogota (AFP) - Eleven Wiwa Indians killed by lightning during a tribal ceremony in Colombia's Sierra Nevada mountains will be left unburied where they died according to their traditions, an official...

New mass graves found in search for 43 missing Mexican students PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 October, 2014, 9:09pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 October, 2014, 9:09pm Agence France-Presse in Iguala, Mexico Members of the Public Safety System, the community police of Guerrero state, are seen in vehicles as...

Scams in China increasingly involve college students Staff Reporter 2014-10-06 A group of suspects arrested for taking part in a marketing scam in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, July 15. (Photo/CFP) New scams in the guise of e-commerce and financial investments are spreading in China, and college...

‘We belong to Hong Kong’: Thousands gather at solidarity events in 64 cities worldwide PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 11:37am UPDATED : Thursday, 02 October, 2014, 6:41pm James Griffiths [email protected] Demonstrators hold umbrellas in support of Hong Kong's pro-democracy...

Updated: September 29, 2014 10:54 IST Anti-social hacked to death An anti-social was hacked to death by a gang at Pathukannu near the Oussudu Lake on Saturday. The deceased was identified as Suresh (35), a history sheeter of Porayur near Villianur. Police said Suresh was returning home on...

US F-22 Raptor sees first action in Syria bombing raid on Islamic State PUBLISHED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 11:30pm UPDATED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 11:30pm Associated Press in Washington Pictures show the Islamic State command centre in Raqqa, Syria, before (left) and after...

US F-22 Raptor sees first action in Syria bombing raid on Islamic State PUBLISHED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 11:30pm UPDATED : Thursday, 25 September, 2014, 11:30pm Associated Press in Washington Pictures show the Islamic State command centre in Raqqa, Syria, before (left) and after it...

UK markets swinging towards Scottish 'No' Reuters September 19, 2014, 12:57 am A supporter of the 'Yes' campaign stands outside a polling station during the referendum on Scottish independence in Pitlochry, Scotland September 18, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne By Anirban Nag and Sudip...

Looting erupts after hurricane thrashes Mexico resorts AFP September 16, 2014, 4:11 am Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) (AFP) - Looters took food and water from shops in Mexico's Los Cabos beach resorts Monday after Hurricane Odile blew away wooden homes, flooded streets and damaged hotels housing...

One dead in attack on Pakistan polio team AFP September 10, 2014, 6:05 pm Bajaur (Pakistan) (AFP) - Gunmen killed a policeman guarding a polio vaccination team in Pakistan's restive northwest on Wednesday, officials said, the latest attack on health workers trying to tackle the crippling...

Chinese death-row prisoner on the run leaves cash at shop after taking alcohol and mooncakes Police have failed to catch Gao Yulun despite five different tip-offs about his whereabouts, mainland newspaper says as it reports he is a 'dutiful son' but becomes a changed man when he is drunk...

Britain urges G8 countries not to pay hostage ransoms LONDON Wed Sep 3, 2014 8:28am EDT (Reuters) - Britain will increase diplomatic efforts to make sure other countries in the Group of Eight (G8) major economies stick to an agreement not to pay hostage ransoms, Prime Minister David Cameron...