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Turkey YouTube ban violated freedom of expression: Europe court AFP December 2, 2015, 4:18 am Strasbourg (France) (AFP) - The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday that Turkey had violated conventions on freedom of expression when it banned YouTube for more than two years. An...

Abu Sayyaf ransom money raising terror risk for Sabah, security experts warn Malaysian state faces heightened risk of kidnappings to fund militant group's arms for terrorist activities. PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 7:00am UPDATED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 7:00am Amy Chew in Kuala...

Pakistan poised to execute paraplegic prisoner AFP November 25, 2015, 5:50 am Islamabad (AFP) - The family of a disabled Pakistani murder convict set to be executed Wednesday said they were "praying for a miracle" as rights activists slammed Islamabad for a hangings spree on track to see 300...

Hong Kong Customs seizes cigarette smuggling worth US$2.7 mln Xinhua, November 4, 2015 Hong Kong Customs seized 7.7 million illicit cigarettes on Tuesday worth about 21 million HK dollars (about 2.7 million U.S. dollars), with a duty potential of about 15 million HK dollars, it said on...

Porsche Denies Reponsibility For Walker Death The German car firm says the crash which killed the actor and his friend was caused by "reckless driving and excessive speed". 14:16 Wednesday 30 September 2015 By Sky News US Team Paul Walker died in the crash in Santa Clarita in November 2013...

Suspected Philippine kidnap vessel found abandoned at Jolo port PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 6:53am UPDATED : Tuesday, 29 September, 2015, 6:53am Agence France-Presse in Zamboanga A policeman points to a boat allegedly used by the kidnappers of three foreigners and a Filipina on...

‘Show me your hands!’: Police shooting of man in wheelchair sparks controversy in US PUBLISHED : Sunday, 27 September, 2015, 4:05pm UPDATED : Sunday, 27 September, 2015, 4:18pm Agence France-Presse in Washington Police aim their guns at wheelchair-bound Jeremy McDole before he was shot and...

Nigerian military frees 241 women and children from Boko Haram Raids on the Islamic militants' camps near the border with Cameroon yield women and children thought to have been held captive as well as 43 suspected enemy fighters and intelligence about bomb-making, says Nigerian army...

US Church Massacre Suspect's Friend Charged The FBI has been investigating Joseph Meek, who gave Dylann Roof a place to stay at a mobile home weeks ahead of the killings. 14:17 Friday 18 September 2015 By Sky News US Team A friend of Dylann Roof, the suspect in June's massacre of nine...

SOUTHERN INSURGENCY Suspects nabbed over deadly bomb blasts in the South Santhiti Khorjitmate, Narong Nuansakul The Nation September 19, 2015 1:00 am TWO SUSPECTS have been detained at a military base in connection with multiple deadly bomb blasts that rocked the deep South on Thursday...

Accused gunman in Charleston church shooting proposes guilty plea Harriet McLeod, Reuters First posted: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 11:38 AM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, September 16, 2015 03:54 PM EDT In this June 18, 2015, file photo, Charleston, S.C., shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof is...

Hong Kong made mooncakes seized in mainland China 'in crackdown on parallel-goods trading' PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 15 September, 2015, 12:09pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 16 September, 2015, 3:38am Lai Ying-kit [email protected] The mainland has imposed controls on the import of food containing...

Fraud charges against New York-based financier Benjamin Wey over Chinese 'reverse mergers' Financier allegedly used Chinese companies seeking to raise US capital PUBLISHED : Saturday, 12 September, 2015, 3:54am UPDATED : Saturday, 12 September, 2015, 5:38am Benjamin Robertson and Agencies...

Future of Bruce Lee's HK$100m Hong Kong home hangs in balance after tycoon owner Yu Panglin's death Who holds the rights to the two-storey house in Kowloon Tong is unclear, as fans call for museum PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 08 September, 2015, 12:02am UPDATED : Tuesday, 08 September, 2015, 2:58am...

UK Match.com site hit by malicious adverts 3 September 2015 From the section Technology Anyone caught out by the adverts could find data is held to ransom Malicious adverts have been found on the UK version of the Match.com dating website. Anyone caught out by the booby-trapped ads could...

Taiwanese fisherman 'catches' missiles Central News Agency 2015-09-02 07:46 PM Taipei, Sept. 2 (CNA) A Taiwanese fisherman landed an unexpected catch Wednesday when he hauled in his nets to find four missiles inside. The fisherman, from eastern Taiwan's Taitung County, was fishing in waters...

HTC shares fall to new low despite award won by VR device in Germany 2015/08/21 15:39:51 (Photo courtesy of HTC) Taipei, Aug. 21 (CNA) Shares of Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電) came under pressure to fall to a new low Friday as there have been no signs that the company will...

Uruguay flooding forces 4,000 from their homes AFP August 18, 2015, 2:35 am Montevideo (AFP) - Flooding from days of heavy rain in Uruguay has forced nearly 4,000 people from their homes, officials said Monday. In the central province of Durazno, the Yi River has swelled to 11 meters (36...

US parents of boy with cockroach in breathing tube get prison Yahoo News August 12, 2015, 6:14 am Christian and Wayne Cunard are accused of not regularly feeding her five children and tying them to chairs with rope. Source: Summit County Jail. An Ohio woman and her husband were sentenced to...

Man shot dead by police after storming Nashville cinema with fake handgun and pepper spray Police said the man had been arrested on an assault charge in 2004 and had been committed for mental health care on four occasions. PUBLISHED : Thursday, 06 August, 2015, 6:06pm UPDATED : Thursday, 06...