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'9/11 Five' head back to court, though trial still distant AFP December 8, 2015, 3:42 am Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (Cuba) (AFP) - The five men accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks -- including the alleged mastermind -- are this week due back in US military court, though their...

Woman held as officials seize 2,300 bullion coins Shanghai Daily, December 3, 2015 Customs officers look through some of the 2,116 gold and 216 silver commemorative coins they claim were found inside a woman’s luggage at Pudong Airport in July. [Photo / Shanghai Daily] A woman accused of...

Chinese police bust USA, South America human smuggling syndicate; arrest 22 and seize 35,000 forged visas plus counterfeit seals 22 suspects arrested and more than 35,000 forged visas reportedly seized by Guangdong officials in biggest mainland crackdown in decade PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 01...

N.Zealand ex-cricket star Cairns cleared of match-fixing 'hell' AFP December 1, 2015, 2:11 am London (AFP) - Former New Zealand cricket captain Chris Cairns was on Monday cleared of perjury charges over match-fixing after a British trial which he said had been "hell". After a nine-week...

Lie detectors and solitary confinement: How South Korea screens refugees who want to make Seoul their home PUBLISHED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 6:05pm UPDATED : Sunday, 29 November, 2015, 6:06pm Reuters in Seoul A woman who identified herself as a Syrian refugee shows tears while waiting...

Miss World Canada denied China entry at Hong Kong airport after human rights advocacy PUBLISHED : Thursday, 26 November, 2015, 7:28pm UPDATED : Friday, 27 November, 2015, 2:28am Elizabeth Cheung [email protected] Miss World Canada Anastasia Lin was stopped from reaching China’s Miss...

Nestle vows to fight slave labour in Thailand AFP November 25, 2015, 5:17 am Zurich (AFP) - Swiss food giant Nestle vowed Tuesday to stamp out any forced labour used in its supply chain in Thailand, after a probe confirmed workers were toiling in slave-like conditions to catch and process...

Explosion hits controversial Tokyo war shrine, no injuries AFP November 23, 2015, 10:12 pm Tokyo (AFP) - A suspected explosive device damaged a bathroom at Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine on Monday, but no one at the controversial war memorial was hurt, officials and news reports said. Police...

Hong Kong drug boss Wong Chi-ping sentenced to death in Indonesia Jakarta to execute Wong after forcing gang to burn illicit meth haul PUBLISHED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 6:57pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 November, 2015, 11:13pm Reuters Wong Chi Ping was flanked by guards as he was taken from...

Assange reasserts innocence on rape claim By Lloyd Jones, AAP London Correspondent November 12, 2015, 11:16 am WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been asked bluntly at a Cambridge University debating forum, "Why did you rape those women?" Speaking by video link on Wednesday from his...

Editor behind Denmark's Mohammed cartoons steps down AFP November 9, 2015, 11:36 pm Copenhagen (AFP) - The Danish editor who commissioned the Mohammed cartoons that triggered deadly protests a decade ago said Monday he was leaving the Jyllands-Posten newspaper to focus on his career as an...

Myanmar prepares for first free vote in 25 years Reuters November 8, 2015, 2:20 am Volunteers work in a polling station for Rohingya Muslims minority who have citizen cards near a refugee camp outside Sitttwe, Rakhine state November 7, 2015. Myanmar heads to the polls on Nov. 8. REUTERS/Sai...

Fishing boat caught trying to smuggle thousands of endangered pangolins into China PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 04 November, 2015, 11:52am UPDATED : Wednesday, 04 November, 2015, 11:52am Gloria Chan [email protected] Pangolin's meat is considered a delicacy in China and its scales are thought...

Indonesia to repatriate Indian wanted for multiple murders AFP November 4, 2015, 5:04 am Denpasar (Indonesia) (AFP) - An alleged Indian crime boss arrested in Indonesia after decades on the run is scheduled to be flown home later Tuesday, where he is wanted for up to 20 murders. Indonesian...

Married doctor caught taking upskirt photos avoids being struck off general register, Hong Kong Medical Council hears PUBLISHED : Friday, 30 October, 2015, 3:41pm UPDATED : Friday, 30 October, 2015, 5:33pm Elizabeth Cheung [email protected] Upskirt photos happen most often on...

Three killed, nine feared dead, in Indonesia gold mine collapse AFP October 29, 2015, 6:00 pm Jakarta (AFP) - The bodies of three men have been recovered from a disused gold mine in Indonesia after the shaft collapsed on them, with at least nine others still trapped and presumed dead, police...

Bangladesh parades 4 suspects in murder of Italian, rejecting Islamic State link Dhaka authorities said the killing was part of a plot by government opponents PUBLISHED : Monday, 26 October, 2015, 2:51pm UPDATED : Monday, 26 October, 2015, 4:56pm Agence France-Presse in Dhaka Bangladesh...

17 killed, dozens injured as fire breaks out in packed Indonesian karaoke bar The fire started at about 1am on the second floor of the three-storey building. PUBLISHED : Sunday, 25 October, 2015, 10:08pm UPDATED : Sunday, 25 October, 2015, 10:08pm Associated Press in Manado The...

Revealed: Myanmar’s US$31 billion jade mining industry and its 'ties to country's elite' Report by Global Witness investigates murky and lucrative trade of gems PUBLISHED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 10:29am UPDATED : Friday, 23 October, 2015, 1:32pm Kristine Kwok [email protected]...

Indonesia's Widodo marks disappointing first year in power AFP October 20, 2015, 8:10 pm Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesian President Joko Widodo took office last year on hopes that an outsider and "man of the people" would swiftly usher in a new era of cleaner, more effective governance. Twelve...