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United Airlines pilot flushed bullets down toilet on flight to Germany PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 8:33am UPDATED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 8:33am Associated Press in Dallas The pilot of a United Airlines flight was worried about Germany's strict gun laws when he flushed bullets that...

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Italy takes India to international arbitration over marines AFP June 27, 2015, 3:25 am Rome (AFP) - Italy said Friday it had initiated international arbitration proceedings in the case of two of its marines facing trial in India for the 2012 killing of two fishermen. The unilateral move by...

HK$85m scam lands boss of collapsed insurance company in jail Secretary of defunct firm also locked up in affair that cost official body HK$862m PUBLISHED : Saturday, 20 June, 2015, 2:45am UPDATED : Saturday, 20 June, 2015, 2:45am Thomas Chan [email protected] The Anglo Starlite...

Man finds huge swarm of bees in his jeans Central News Agency 2015-05-06 10:36 PM Kaohsiung, May 6 (CNA) Firefighters in Kaohsiung were called into a man's home Wednesday to chase off thousands of bees that had clustered in a pair of his jeans on a clothesline in a shed, apparently trying...

US envoy apologises to Poland over FBI chief's Holocaust claim AFP April 20, 2015, 9:13 am Warsaw (AFP) - The US ambassador to Warsaw apologised Sunday after being summoned by the foreign ministry over comments by the head of the FBI that Poland shared responsibility for the Holocaust with...

Facebook users suing social network over alleged privacy breaches Austrian student and 25,000 others accuse network of a 'Wild West' approach to data PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 11:00pm UPDATED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 11:00pm Agence France-Presse in Vienna Max Schrems is...

In Hong Kong, E-cigarettes are as available to children as candy PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 12:24am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 12:24am Emily Tsang [email protected] Electronic cigarette selling at a shopping mall in Mong Kok. Photo: Emily Tsang Electronic...

Xi Jinping ‘among 31 world leaders’ to have personal details leaked in G20 security breach PUBLISHED : Monday, 30 March, 2015, 3:37pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 31 March, 2015, 1:21am Staff reporter G20 leaders and partner groups wave during a group photo at the annual G20 summit in Brisbane last...

Indonesia to allow tourists from 30 more countries to visit without a visa PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 7:12am UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 7:12am Agence France-Press in Jakarta An Indonesian traditional artist performs with their giant dolls called "ondel-ondel" during an...

US tycoon in court again after TV murder 'confession' AFP March 18, 2015, 4:47 am Los Angeles (AFP) - An eccentric US tycoon appeared in court again Tuesday, a day after being charged with the execution-style killing of a mobster's daughter in the latest installment of a bizarre murder...

Taiwan stages mass anti-nuclear rally AFP March 15, 2015, 3:57 am Taipei (AFP) - Thousands of people took to the streets in Taiwan on Saturday to call for the island to scrap its use of nuclear energy and to voice opposition to controversial plans to ship nuclear waste abroad, organisers...

Indonesia to stop sending maids to work abroad 'to preserve country's dignity': President Widodo tasks manpower ministry to come up with 'clear roadmap' on when to stop practice PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 February, 2015, 10:21am UPDATED : Monday, 16 February, 2015, 8:11pm Staff Reporter 45 per...

Addict high on methamphetamine wielded knife to try to loot weapons from Chinese garrison Police ordered man to carry out two years' treatment for addiction rather than placing him in detention PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 February, 2015, 10:59am UPDATED : Friday, 13 February, 2015, 11:08am He...

South Korean coastguard official jailed over botched rescue in Sewol ferry disaster PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 4:40pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 February, 2015, 4:40pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul Members of South Korean Ship Salvage Unit search for passengers who were on the...

Sixty-one bodies found in Mexico crematorium after neighbours complained of the smell Date February 7, 2015 - 3:38AM Soldiers stand guard outside the crematorium where at least 61 corpses were found. Photo: AFP Acapulco: Mexican police have found 61 bodies, including children, in an...

US judge moves to throw out evidence against accused gambling kingpin Paul Phua PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 03 February, 2015, 3:11pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 03 February, 2015, 4:45pm Bryan Harris [email protected] The 50-year-old Malaysian native was arrested in Las Vegas last year following a...

Former Navy commander arrested Jan 30,2015 Jung Ok-keun Prosecutors on Thursday arrested former Navy Chief of Staff Jung Ok-keun over suspicions that he took 770 million won in bribes from STX Corporation in 2008 through a yachting company his son founded and ran. The authorities’ move...

Smoker fined $15,000 for throwing butts out of window Reuters January 23, 2015, 12:54 am Singapore has fined a smoker $15,000 for throwing cigarette butts out of his flat window, the National Environment Agency said, the highest ever such fine. The man was fined S$600 per cigarette for the...

British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford faces execution by firing squad in Indonesia The British Government has refused to fund a second appeal for her Jon Stone Monday 26 January 2015 A British grandmother sentenced to death in Indonesia believes she has signed her own warrant after being...