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Filipino sultan who staged deadly 2013 ‘invasion’ of Malaysian state of Sabah dies of kidney failure age 76 Malaysia has governed the resource-rich frontier Sabah region of timberlands and palm oil plantations in northern Borneo as its second-largest federal state since the 1960s. PUBLISHED ...

At least 44 dead in blast at packed Indian restaurant - police Published time: 12 Sep, 2015 05:38 Edited time: 12 Sep, 2015 08:07 People gather around the site of an explosion at a restaurant in Jhabua district in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on September 12, 2015. / AFP At...

‘Lifeless bodies on the ground’: Residents jump to their deaths after Paris fire that may have been deliberately lit The fire – the deadliest in Paris since 2005 – quickly became a criminal investigation after it emerged it had broken out in two separate places in the building. PUBLISHED ...

Biometrics: The password you cannot change Having the same password for everything is a big no-no in the security world, so what makes biometrics any different? By Aimee Chanthadavong | August 26, 2015 -- 01:58 GMT (09:58 GMT+08:00) | Topic: Security We've all seen the sci-fi films where a...

Almost 90 per cent of India's rapes committed by people known to victim PUBLISHED : Saturday, 22 August, 2015, 7:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 22 August, 2015, 7:00am Reuters An Indian judge ordered this woman, seen with her 7-year-old daughter, to 'mediate' with her attacker. Photo: Washington...

Australian retiree touched my buttocks, Cathay Pacific flight attendant tells Hong Kong court PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 18 August, 2015, 2:59pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 18 August, 2015, 11:09pm Thomas Chan [email protected] Peter Amstutz, 60, pleaded not guilty to one count of indecent assault...

South Korean, 80, sets himself on fire in anti-Japan protest Dagyum Ji and Ju-min Park, REUTERS First posted: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:19 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 10:28 AM EDT South Korean fire fighters take away a man (C, on stretcher) who set himself on fire...

Google Maps for iOS now gets Night mode News Staff / 09 Aug 2015 , 13:40 Google Maps has now added a new ‘Night mode’ feature for iOS. This means the app can automatically switch to a darker display in low light. It will be quite handy update and make Google Maps more useable iPhone users...

Protesters leave as Taiwan readies for year's biggest typhoon AFP August 7, 2015, 2:59 am Thousands evacuated as Taiwan readies for biggest typhoon of 2015 Taipei (AFP) - Students who have been camping outside Taiwan's education ministry for almost a week to protest curriculum changes said...

Angelina Jolie, Suu Kyi meet women garment workers in Myanmar AFP August 1, 2015, 10:59 pm Yangon (AFP) - Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie met women garment workers in Myanmar on Saturday with opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to learn more about their working conditions, as part of her...

Google Publishes Chrome Fix For Serious VPN Security Hole By Andy on July 29, 2015 Google has published an extension for its Chrome browser that fixes a serious security hole that can reveal a user's real IP address even though they're using a VPN. The vulnerability was made headlines in...

Germany suspects Islamist who lived in Germany bombed Mogadishu hotel Reuters July 29, 2015, 12:41 am Somali government soldiers and journalists stand near a car destroyed in front of the Jazeera hotel after an attack in Somalia's capital Mogadishu, July 26, 2015. REUTERS/Feisal Omar BERLIN...

Apple beats Samsung to take 75 per cent of global smartwatch market in second quarter PUBLISHED : Thursday, 23 July, 2015, 9:55am UPDATED : Thursday, 23 July, 2015, 4:05pm Bien Perez [email protected] Apple has taken two-thirds of the smartwatch market, stealing market share from Samsung...

Massive fire at a Chinese petrochemical plant Yahoo and Agencies July 17, 2015, 9:17 am https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjG0O7rMQg A massive blaze and explosion at a petrochemical plant has been caught on camera. The fire broke out after an explosion at a factory on China's mid-east coast...

Myanmar girl with abnormally swollen tongue gains new life in Taiwan 2015/07/16 23:22:11 Pu (R) smiles with Dr. Lee. Taipei, July 16 (CNA) Taiwanese doctors have successfully operated on a Myanmar girl suffering from extensive hemangioimas of the tongue who had been turned down by nine...

Rapper 50 Cent files for bankruptcy PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, 8:26am UPDATED : Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, 8:26am Associated Press in Hartford, Connecticut Rapper 50 Cent was listed as being worth US$155 million by "Forbes" magazine this year. Photo: AP The rapper 50 Cent, known for...

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak must come clean on graft allegations PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, 1:29am UPDATED : Tuesday, 14 July, 2015, 1:29am SCMP Editorial Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak The rough and tumble of Malaysian politics means that whoever is in charge is...

Indonesia to review ageing air force fleet after Hercules crash killed more than 140 people PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 01 July, 2015, 12:45pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 01 July, 2015, 12:45pm Reuters Indonesian military investigators inspect the wreckage of the crashed C-130 military airplane at the...