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Egypt court demands death sentence for 11 fans By Reda Maher Apr 19, 2015 23:26:08 Egyptian football supporters sentenced to death for part in Port Said stadium disaster that claimed more than 70 lives, although judgement is not final A court in Egypt moved closer towards imposing the death...

Six obesity types identified By Jennifer Cockerell April 18, 2015, 2:48 pm Scientists in the UK have identified six types of obese people. A study suggested people with a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more fall into six categories: heavy drinking males; young healthy females; the affluent...

Re: Veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu to be sentenced on Fri. for leaking state secre Jailing of Chinese journalist Gao Yu for leaking secrets ‘part of push to silence critics’ Lawyers for defendant condemn guilty verdict in state secrets case, saying decision based on coercion and unfounded...

Veteran Chinese journalist Gao Yu to be sentenced on Friday for ‘leaking state secrets’ Staunch critic of government, 71-year-old Gao has been held in remand almost a year to the day and faces up to 15 years in jail if convicted PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 April, 2015, 4:42pm UPDATED : Thursday...

Smart move? India building 100 high-tech 'smart cities' to rival Dubai and Singapore Ambitious proposal for 100 new urban centres to deal with population boom requires infrastructure overhaul and major private investment PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 April, 2015, 12:10am UPDATED : Thursday, 16...

Emergency personnel attempted a rescue, with fully equipped divers descending into the sewers to search for the boy on April 12, 2015.[Photo/China.org.cn] Dabao's mother cries at the scene where the boy died.[Photo/China.org.cn] Dabao plunged into a manhole on a construction site in...

After a 42-hour painstaking rescue effort, the boy's body was found at 11:30 a.m. yesterday at a sewage treatment plant.[Photo/China.org.cn] Emergency personnel attempted a rescue, with fully equipped divers descending into the sewers to search for the boy on April 12, 2015.[Photo/China.org.cn]

Missing boy found drowned at sewage treatment plant By Ma Yujia China.org April 14, 2015 After a 42-hour painstaking rescue effort, a six-year-old boy's body was found at 11:30 a.m. yesterday at a sewage treatment plant after he fell into an uncovered construction site manhole in Zhengzhou in...

Chinese beggar’s chalk ‘Mona Lisa’ street drawings spark social media storm Artist, 53, from Shandong province, who lost his leg to cancer, has studied at some of China’s best art institutes over the years, but prefers to make a living from his pavement sketches PUBLISHED : Monday, 13 April...

Man arrested in connection with TST jewellery shop shooting HK police say their mainland counterparts arrested man alleged to have shot manager of Tsim Sha Tsui store; they may seek his return to the city PUBLISHED : Sunday, 12 April, 2015, 3:54pm UPDATED : Monday, 13 April, 2015, 3:05am...

Blushing New York bride charged for marrying eight husbands Woman married various men from 'red-flagged' countries, in what prosecutors say was immigration scam PUBLISHED : Saturday, 11 April, 2015, 4:46pm UPDATED : Sunday, 12 April, 2015, 12:09am Agencies in New York Serial bride Liana...

22 students arrested at University of Quebec as protests turn violent 22 arrested at University of Quebec as police fire tear gas to stop unrest PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 April, 2015, 11:11pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 April, 2015, 11:11pm Agence France-Presse in Montreal Debris following the...

Hong Kong police officer denies molesting woman doctor in 'search' Police officer's counsel raises doubts about alleged victim's account PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 April, 2015, 11:52pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 April, 2015, 1:25am Thomas Chan [email protected] Constable Kong Ho-wan pleaded not...

YouTube app ‘targets kids with unfair ads’, say activists PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 10:39pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April, 2015, 10:39pm Associated Press in Washington Google is releasing a sanitized YouTube app just for kids. The new YouTube Kids mobile app targets young...

French commandos free Dutch hostage, as shootout with jihadists ends three-year ordeal Dutch train driver reunited with his wife three years after he was kidnapped by jihadis linked to al-Qaeda while on holiday in Mali PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 07 April, 2015, 10:54am UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 April...

Men suspected of brutal attack on Hong Kong businessman ‘fled to Pakistan’ Police source says pair who allegedly stabbed a Pakistani businessman in Tsim Sha Tsui last year have fled to their hometown via Shenzhen PUBLISHED : Friday, 27 March, 2015, 4:30pm UPDATED : Saturday, 28 March, 2015...

Air pollution blamed for nose ulcer China Daily, March 25, 2015 Good air quality is closely linked to many things. We blame air pollution for our coughs and respiratory system illnesses, which only seems fair. However, one South Korean plastic surgeon's excuse may seem a bit far-fetched. A...

HK$250,000 raid on Stanley home of Goldman Sachs banker Ronald Lee HK$250,000 worth of valuables stolen in raid on Ronald Lee's luxury townhouse in Stanley PUBLISHED : Monday, 23 March, 2015, 4:14am UPDATED : Monday, 23 March, 2015, 4:14am Ng Kang-chung [email protected] Police investigate...

'Error' blamed as China Unicom network suffers major outage across mainland PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 2:27pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 8:23pm Adrian Wan [email protected] State-owned China Unicom has 296 million mobile subscribers and 69 million fixed-line broadband...

Car technician gets suspended jail term over 320 hacking attacks on Hong Kong government Car mechanic given suspended jail term after he launched 320 attacks on government website PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 1:20am UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 March, 2015, 5:50am Thomas Chan...