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Pop singer bitten by cobra, keeps singing for 45 minutes, dies in hospital First posted: Thursday, April 07, 2016 03:48 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, April 07, 2016 04:45 PM EDT Irma Bule. (YouTube Screenshot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=tRD41fDjakc An...

London police hunts ‘Wimbledon Prowler’ behind host of high-end burglaries PUBLISHED : Sunday, 03 April, 2016, 2:45pm UPDATED : Sunday, 03 April, 2016, 2:45pm Agence France-Presse Cunning gentleman thieves have seduced romantics from the days of Robin Hood through to Hollywood’s heyday –...

Trump struggles to contain abortion fallout as White House rivals pounce Megan Cassella, REUTERS First posted: Thursday, March 31, 2016 01:27 PM EDT | Updated: Thursday, March 31, 2016 01:45 PM EDT WASHINGTON - Republican front-runner Donald Trump's campaign sought on Thursday to contain...

Malaysian PM’s purge continues, with Najib’s party suspending his deputy Yassin PUBLISHED : Saturday, 27 February, 2016, 2:17pm UPDATED : Saturday, 27 February, 2016, 2:17pm Bloomberg in Kuala Lumpur May 2013 photo of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (right) and Muhyiddin Yassin...

WHO sounds Zika blood warning as Europe sees first pregnancy case AFP February 5, 2016, 8:36 am Geneva (AFP) - The World Health Organization on Thursday advised countries against accepting blood donations from people who have travelled to regions affected by the Zika virus, as Spain...

Thai police detain 'Child's Angel' drug mule as airline allows passengers to buy seats for 'spirit' dolls Thailand swept by craze for pampering infant-sized “child’s angel” dolls that are believed to bring good fortune, wealth and health Ratchada Mahanavanont talking and patting...

Pakistan police arrest cleric for inciting boy to cut off own hand AFP January 18, 2016, 1:38 am Islamabad (AFP) - Police in Pakistan have arrested an imam for inciting violence after a 15-year-old boy who was reported to have been mistakenly accused of blasphemy cut off his own hand. The...

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State of emergency declared in California gas leak AFP January 7, 2016, 3:33 pm Los Angeles (AFP) - The governor of California declared a state of emergency in a Los Angeles community where a massive gas leak has forced thousands of nearby residents from their homes. In issuing the...

British man arrested at Amsterdam airport for false bomb threat AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch police said they arrested a 29-year-old British man at gunpoint at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Friday after he shouted several times that he had a bomb. The man, whose identity is not being released...

Nine dead as Philippine troops clash with kidnappers AFP December 31, 2015, 1:32 am Manila (AFP) - Philippine security forces clashed with al-Qaeda-linked gunmen believed to be holding foreign hostages on Wednesday, leaving one soldier and eight of the gunmen dead, the military said. The...

Indonesia arrests two over New Year suicide terror plot AFP December 25, 2015, 5:37 pm Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian police said Friday they have arrested two men, including a member of China's Uighur minority, allegedly involved in a planned New Year suicide attack in Jakarta. Police arrested...

India changes law to allow 16-year-olds to be tried as adults for serious crimes PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 23 December, 2015, 4:42pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 23 December, 2015, 4:42pm The Guardian The fatal gang rape victim’s mother Asha Devi and father Badrinath Singh talk to media outside the...

Indian court rejects plea to reverse Delhi gang-rapist's release AFP December 22, 2015, 7:25 am New Delhi (AFP) - India's Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal against the release of the youngest convict in a fatal gang-rape, sparking fury from the victim's parents who said the ruling was...

Delhi juvenile gang rapist freed amid protests 20 December 2015 Asia Media captionSanjoy Majumder reports on the release of the youngest of the rapists The youngest convict in the notorious 2012 Delhi gang rape case has been released from a correctional centre, his lawyer has told the BBC...

France pulls security badge for 70 airport workers after attacks AFP December 13, 2015, 11:07 pm Paris (AFP) - Secure-zone clearance has been withdrawn for nearly 70 people working at two Paris airports following the November 13 terror attacks on the French capital, the boss of the airports...

Saudi prince calls Trump a 'disgrace' AAP December 12, 2015, 9:43 pm Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal has called Donald Trump a disgrace to the United States following his call for a ban on Muslims entering the country, and demanded the Republican front-runner withdraw from the US...

US embassy worker hacked for sex images 10 December 2015 Technology Ford committed the crimes while working at the US embassy in London A former US official has admitted stalking women and extorting sexually explicit material from them after hacking into their emails. Michael Ford, who...

Sleeping boy, 6, allegedly stabbed in head until he died during home invasion Bruce Schreiner, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 11:18 AM EST | Updated: Tuesday, December 08, 2015 11:35 AM EST This photo provided by the Woodford County Detention Center shows...

Suspect carried out London knife attack for Syria Reuters December 7, 2015, 6:18 pm A police officer patrols outside Leytonstone Underground station in east London, Britain December 6, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A man accused of attacking a commuter...