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WHO medic with Ebola taken to Germany for treatment AFP August 28, 2014, 2:48 am Berlin (AFP) - A World Health Organization doctor who has contracted Ebola arrived in a German hospital Wednesday, the first patient with the virus to be treated in the country, officials said. The man -- a...

Ebola zone countries isolated as airlines stop flights AFP August 28, 2014, 4:12 am Freetown (AFP) - The three nations at the centre of the west African Ebola outbreak were left increasingly isolated on Wednesday as more airlines suspended flights to the crisis zone. Air France agreed to...

German sentenced to death in China CRI, August 24, 2014 China will likely for the first time execute a German national, according to the Hamburg-based daily newspaper Bild. The Xiamen Intermediate People's Court in Fujian province sentenced a German man to death on Wednesday. The man...

Arson suspected as one person killed, 19 injured in Shandong bus blaze PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 August, 2014, 6:05pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 August, 2014, 6:22pm Xinhua in Jinan The scene of the bus fire in Longkou, Shandong province. Photo: Xinhua One person was killed and 19 others were...

Over 84,000 Chinese officials punished for corruption Xinhua, August 14, 2014 More than 84,000 officials were given administrative and Party disciplinary punishments in the first half of this year, Huang Shuxian, minister of supervision, said Thursday. The number is 30 percent up on the same...

HK reports 1 suspected Ebola case CNTV, July 30, 2014 Hong Kong has reported one suspected Ebola case. The female patient suffered fever, dizziness and vomiting, which are initial symptoms of Ebola, after she travelled back from Kenya. Currently she has been isolated for treatment and...

Medical profession loses appeal in China Xinhua, July 31, 2014 China's medical workers are frustrated with their jobs, and they even discourage their children from joining the profession, according to a new survey. DXY.CN, an online medical science community, conducted a survey among 3,860...

Police disperse World Cup protest with tear gas AFP July 14, 2014, 4:51 am Rio de Janeiro (AFP) - Police launched tear gas and stun grenades Sunday to disperse some 300 anti-World Cup protestors who tried to march toward Rio de Janeiro's Maracana Stadium shortly before the Argentina-Germany...

Singapore bans gay-themed books AP July 12, 2014, 10:10 pm A children's book inspired by a real-life story of two male penguins raising a baby chick in New York's zoo has been deemed inappropriate by state-run Singapore libraries. The conservative city-state's information minister, Yaacob...

As some high-risk assets take a hit, investors fear worse is to come Reuters July 14, 2014, 3:20 am People use automated teller machines (ATMs) of Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo in downtown Lisbon July 11, 2014. REUTERS/Rafael Marchante By David Gaffen and Jennifer Ablan (Reuters) -...

Jury still out in Rolf Harris trial AAP Julian Drape, AAP London Correspondent June 21, 2014, 8:38 am Jurors in the trial of Rolf Harris have been sent home for the weekend after asking the judge what happens if they are unable to reach unanimous verdicts. The 12 jury members first retired...

World's displaced over 50 million: UN AP June 21, 2014, 9:22 am For the first time since World War II, the number of people forced from their homes worldwide has surged past 50 million, the United Nations refugee agency says. Syrians fleeing the devastating civil war and a fast-growing web...

Great white shark numbers are surging AP June 21, 2014, 12:15 pm Great white shark numbers are surging in the western North Atlantic after decades of decline. A new study by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists says great white abundance in the area has climbed since...

Porn star found dismembered in lake Yahoo7 News June 19, 2014, 12:23 pm A TV appeal has led to the discovery of a missing porn star found dismembered in a suitcase left in an Italian lake. Federica Giacomini was found in Lake Garda five months after she was originally reported missing, The...

World Cup ticket purchase leads to arrest of Mexican drug lord By Danielle Elliot 18th June 2014 Dirty Tackle Brazliian authorities arrested a long-sought suspected Mexican drug lord as he attempted to board a domestic flight from Rio de Janiero to Fortaleza, Brazil, where Mexico faced Brazil...

70 injured as Hong Kong high-speed ferry crashes in Macau TurboJet high-speed jetfoil crashed into breakwater as it entered Macau's harbour; one crew member 'seriously injured' PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 12:27pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 3:56pm Clifford Lo [email protected]...

Husband and wife confess in court to raping and killing 17-year-old girl Victim's family seeking death sentence for the Heilongjiang pair, who reportedly showed remorse PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 6:55pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 8:32pm Keira Lu Huang [email protected] The...

Peeping Toms' upskirt filming forces HK buildings to cover up glass walkways PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 11:27am UPDATED : Friday, 13 June, 2014, 2:05pm Staff Reporters Groups have warned that perverts' suite of tools have become more sophisticated and hard to spot. Photo: Jonathan...

India man's 'fingers chopped off, acid poured in eyes' AFP June 13, 2014, 10:27 pm Patna (India) (AFP) - Police in eastern India were searching Friday for six men who allegedly chopped off a 19-year-old man's fingers before pouring acid into his eyes following a minor dispute, an officer...

'Almighty God' cult suspects under public prosecution China Daily, June 10, 2014 Accused cult leader Bai Xiujie and six of her followers were placed under public prosecution on June 6, on suspicion of the crime of undermining the implementation of the laws by organizing and using a cult in...