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Re: Luxury French villa of jailed Chinese politician Bo Xilai 'up for sale at HK$66 m The gardens surrounding the 5-bedroom villa in Cannes, France.

Luxury French villa of jailed Chinese politician Bo Xilai 'up for sale at HK$66 million' Luxury home featured in trial of ex-Chongqing party boss goes on market PUBLISHED : Monday, 22 December, 2014, 11:58am UPDATED : Tuesday, 23 December, 2014, 3:11am Nectar Gan, Laura Zhou and Angela Meng...

Jordan hangs 11 after lifting execution ban Execution at dawn of eleven convicted criminals ends Jordan's informal eight-year moratorium on the death penalty. Last updated: 21 Dec 2014 08:42 Eleven criminals convicted in difference cases of murder were executed at dawn [File/Reuters]...

Taipei top destination for Singaporeans to greet New Year: survey Central News Agency 2014-12-19 06:24 PM Singapore, Dec. 19 (CNA) Taipei is the top tourism destination for Singaporeans to ring in the New Year, according to a survey by popular U.S. tourism website TripAdvisor. TripAdvisor...

Indian jailed for 9 months for molestation in Singapore Last Updated: Friday, December 19, 2014 - 12:22 Singapore: A 26-year-old Indian here has been sentenced to nine months in prison for molesting a woman, according to a media report. Sathaiya Ilayaraja was smelled of alcohol when he...

US lawmakers pass eleventh-hour US$1.1tr spending bill to avoid government shutdown PUBLISHED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 3:08pm UPDATED : Friday, 12 December, 2014, 6:25pm Agence France-Presse in Washington Weary members of the US House of Representatives head for home after passing the...

Topless Paris activists cleared AP September 10, 2014, 8:28 pm A Paris court has thrown out a legal case against nine activists who bared their breasts in a rowdy protest inside Notre Dame Cathedral, ruling that there was insufficient evidence of any material damage. Prosecutors had sought...

Vietnam to send senior official to China to build bridges after oil rig stand-off PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 August, 2014, 3:21pm UPDATED : Monday, 25 August, 2014, 5:14pm Agence France-Presse Politburo member Le Hong Anh will visit China to smooth ties, following tensions over a Chinese oil...

Galapagos giant tortoise dies AAP August 24, 2014, 8:21 am A giant tortoise known as Pepe the Missionary has died, aged about 100 on the Galapagos Islands. EPA The giant tortoise known as "Pepe the Missionary", a symbol of Ecuador's Galapagos Islands, has died at an estimated 100 years of...

France not in the top eight - Deschamps cool on World Cup prospects By Alec Fenn Apr 18, 2014 11:18:00 AM Les Bleus scraped through to Brazil with a play-off win over Ukraine and their coach is realistic over this summer's tournament France coach Didier Deschamps believes his nation are not...

Van Basten to take over as AZ coach Apr 18, 2014 1:43:00 PM The Ajax and AC Milan legend revealed earlier this season that he won't be renewing his contract with Heerenveen and is now set to take over the Alkmaar club next term Former Netherlands star Marco van Basten has agreed a deal with...

Chinese official dies after drinking too much first day on the job County chief found dead after consuming rice wine with colleagues at lunch PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 April, 2014, 1:29pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 15 April, 2014, 6:00pm Angela Meng [email protected] Amid the austerity campaign...

Anti-Chinese feelings in Thailand high as influx of tourists angers locals PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 April, 2014, 10:57pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 15 April, 2014, 11:00pm Associated Press in Chiang Mai Chinese tourists ride on a cart while touring Chiang Mai University. Photo: AP The bucolic, once...

Prosecutor ends Pistorius questioning AP April 15, 2014, 10:22 pm Wrapping up five days of relentless cross-examination of Oscar Pistorius at his murder trial, the chief prosecutor has insisted the Olympic runner intentionally shot his girlfriend to death after they argued. Prosecutor...

Published: Tuesday April 15, 2014 MYT 6:57:00 PM Updated: Tuesday April 15, 2014 MYT 7:00:31 PM Woman gets the gallows for murdering stepmother SHAH ALAM: A woman received the death sentence at the High Court on Tuesday after she and her step sister were found guilty of killing their step...

Suspect in killings at Kansas Jewish centers has hate-filled history By Carey Gillam OVERLAND PARK, Kansas Mon Apr 14, 2014 1:05pm EDT (Reuters) - The suspect in the Passover Eve killings of three people at two Jewish community facilities in a Kansas City suburb has a long history of racism...

112,000 chickens destroyed after bird flu outbreak PUBLISHED : Monday, 14 April, 2014, 5:14am UPDATED : Monday, 14 April, 2014, 5:14am Agencies in Tokyo Workers wearing protective siuts enter chicken farm in Taragi town, Kumamoto Prefecture. Photo: AFP Japanese officials ordered the...

14 April 2014 Last updated at 14:49 Vietnam frees Nguyen Tien Trung and Vi Duc Hoi File photo: Dissident Cu Huy Ha Vu (centre) in court in Hanoi during his trial on 4 April 2011 Activist Cu Huy Ha Vu (centre) was released earlier this month and is now in the US Vietnam has released two...

Venezuelan journalist freed after being kidnapped for a week By Diego Ore CARACAS Mon Apr 14, 2014 12:42pm EDT Photo By Uncredited/AP FILE - In this undated file photo released by Nairobi Pinto's family shows Nairobi Pinto in Caracas, Venezuela. Pinto has been freed eight days after she...

Twelve dead in Philippine clashes AFP April 12, 2014, 10:00 pm The death toll in fighting between Muslim rebels and soldiers in the southern Philippines has risen to 12 following a prolonged shootout. The bloodshed began after government forces launched an operation on Friday to capture two...