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Tuesday October 9, 2012 The lowdown on saunas Compiled by NG SI HOOI, NICHOLAS CHENG and A. RAMAN THE sauna room is no place for men as the high temperature would affect the quality of their sperm, Kosmo! reported. It's different for women, however, as a steam bath could help build up...

Tuesday October 9, 2012 Guard helps robbers cart away microchips By SIMREN KAUR [email protected] BUTTERWORTH: Instead of helping to keep watch over millions of ringgit in microchips stored at a warehouse, a security guard apparently abetted a syndicate in the RM22mil heist in the Prai...

09 October 2012 | last updated at 08:21AM 4 caught with drugs worth RM870,000 KUALA LUMPUR: Police scored a major success against drug syndi-cates with the arrest of four suspects and the seizure of RM870,000 worth of drugs in two separate raids here on Saturday. They first arrested a couple...

09 October 2012 | last updated at 08:16AM Somalis to face different charge KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court will record the guilty plea of seven Somalis to another charge of shooting at Malaysian commandos in the Gulf of Aden last year, on Oct 18. Initially, the Somalis were charged under Section...

09 October 2012 | last updated at 08:09AM Probe into gold trading firms to be stepped up KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia, police and the Domestic Trade, Cooperatives and Consumerism Ministry will mobilise the necessary resources to expedite investigations into four gold trading companies...

09 October 2012 | last updated at 08:29AM Charged with 2 rapes, robberies KUALA LUMPUR: A salesman who allegedly advertised "job opportunities" on the Internet was charged with raping and robbing two women who answered the advertisements yesterday. Chai Ruong Huei pleaded for bail at the...

Argentina's coast guard, military police in wage protest By Hugh Bronstein and Guido Nejamkis BUENOS AIRES | Wed Oct 3, 2012 10:53pm EDT (Reuters) - Argentina's coast guard and military police held unprecedented wage protests on Wednesday, prompting the government to fire the heads of both...

Guarantors ask London court to halt Assange bail payout By Isla Binnie and Stephen Eisenhammer LONDON | Wed Oct 3, 2012 4:28pm EDT (Reuters) - Nine people who put up bail guarantees for Julian Assange argued in court on Wednesday they should not be forced to pay after the WikiLeaks founder...

Italian protester climbs down from Vatican dome THURSDAY, OCTOBER 04, 2012 - 10:10 Location: VATICAN CITY De Finizio stands on the dome of St Peter's Basilica to protest austerity measures imposed on the recession-hit country at The Vatican. The businessman from Trieste in northern Italy...

Iran’s police clash with protesters over currency plunge Published on Wednesday October 03, 2012 VAHID SALEMI/AP FILE PHOTO Police launched crackdowns on sidewalk money changers on Wednesday and threatened merchants who closed their shops in Tehran's main bazaar as part of a push to halt...

Rich in US: We'll Spend Less If Obama Wins By Robert Frank | CNBC Call it a threat or a promise. But a new poll shows that people earning at least $250,000 a year will spend more money if Mitt Romney wins the election. Barack Obama and Mitt Romney The latest Mendelsohn Affluent Barometer...

US farmer 'eaten by his own pigs' Authorities in Oregon are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his own pigs after his partially-consumed remains were discovered in an enclosure on his farm. Authorities in Oregon are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his own pigs Photo: Tim Graham...

Colombian president diagnosed with prostate cancer Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has said he will undergo surgery this week after being diagnosed with prostate cancer. Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos Photo: AP Photo/Fernando Vergara 7:33AM BST 02 Oct 2012 The 61-year-old...

German police search for missing mummified hand German police have mounted a search for a mummified hand that went missing from a church on Sunday and has not been seen since. The theft came just when the locals had raised enough money to send it to Düsseldorf University for tests Photo...

US election 2012: President Barack Obama turns pizza delivery boy US President Barack Obama on Monday turned pizza delivery man, descending on a campaign office in Nevada as he took a respite from practicing for his debate with Mitt Romney. President Barack Obama delivers pizzas for campaign...

Rome tourists face €500 fine for snacking Eating a gelato on the Spanish Steps may be at the top of a list of things to do for many visitors to Rome, but it could land them with a €500 (£400) fine from today. The law will prevent tourists from eating snacks around many of the architectural...

Indian anti-corruption party launched One of India's most prominent anti-corruption campaigners launched a new political party on Tuesday, aiming to tap into a rich seam of public anger against the graft-tainted government. Indian anti corruption activist Arvind Kejriwal Photo: EPA 2:08PM...