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Thai, Malaysian leaders move to restart talks to end Muslim insurgency in southern Thailand Aim is to end insurgency in Thailand's south, with negotiations high on both countries' agenda PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 December, 2014, 9:23pm UPDATED : Monday, 01 December, 2014, 9:23pm Agence...

Beijing again shrouded in smog after brief respite PUBLISHED : Sunday, 30 November, 2014, 5:29am UPDATED : Sunday, 30 November, 2014, 5:29am Andrea Chen [email protected] Pedestrians wear masks to protect themselves as heavy smog returns to the capital. Photo: AP Heavy smog returned to...

China's answer to Breaking Bad: 'Real-life Walter White made 400,000 yuan a week' Ex-factory worker known as Professor Xu travelled country teaching gangs how to ‘cook’ Ice in plot reminiscent of hit American TV series PUBLISHED : Friday, 28 November, 2014, 11:46am UPDATED : Saturday, 29...

Naked man falls through ceiling of women’s toilet at Boston airport PUBLISHED : Monday, 24 November, 2014, 9:55pm UPDATED : Monday, 24 November, 2014, 9:55pm Associated Press in Boston Cameron Shenk fell through the ceiling of a women's toilet at Boston's Logan Airport. Photo: Massport A...

China could cripple US in cyber offensive, NSA chief tells lawmakers NSA chief says a few nations have ability to hack into vital systems like electrical grid PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 November, 2014, 10:16pm UPDATED : Saturday, 22 November, 2014, 6:46am Associated Press in Washington...

Nearly 1,000 killed during Ukraine ceasefire, UN says AFP November 21, 2014, 6:46 am Kiev (AFP) - Almost 1,000 people have been killed in Ukraine since a truce came into effect in September, an average of 13 people a day, the United Nations said Thursday, as the conflict in the east drags...

Food inspectors find expiry date fraud Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2014-11-19 05:46 PM TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – The Taoyuan County health authorities found food products with questionable expiry dates at two companies which had up to 4,000 clients, reports said Wednesday. Manabe Coffee had been...

Blocked on Line, mom poses as girl to chat up her son Staff Reporter 2014-11-17 The moment where "Sandy" reveals her true identity. (Internet photo) A mother in Taiwan got revenge on her son for blocking her on instant messaging app Line by posing as a young woman to chat him up, reports...

Russia denies obstruction claims over destroyed computers Nov 13, 2014 16:05:30 The mastermind of Russia's bid to win the World Cup in four years' time insists he and his bid team did everything they could to help Michael Garcia's investigation Alexei Sorokin, who led Russia’s successful...

Victorian woman's body found dumped on Fiji road Yahoo News November 12, 2014, 5:27 pm The body of Victorian woman Tracey Ann O'Brien Maw has been found partly decomposed in what police are describing as an alleged murder. According to police, the Shepparton woman's body was found by a...

Iraqi PM sacks 26 army commanders for incompetence and graft Reuters November 13, 2014, 4:34 am Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks to reporters after a meeting with the top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, south of Baghdad, October 20...

Hong Kong double murder suspect Rurik Jutting to undergo psychiatric assessment British banker suspected of killing two young women in his Wan Chai flat refuses to take part in reconstruction of the crime, court told PUBLISHED : Monday, 10 November, 2014, 1:01pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 11 November...

Japanese woman abducted by North Korea died of overdose, report claims PUBLISHED : Friday, 07 November, 2014, 10:40pm UPDATED : Friday, 07 November, 2014, 10:40pm Reuters in Seoul Megumi Yokota was abducted on a Japanese beach at 13. Photo: AP Megumi Yokota, a Japanese national abducted by...

Christian 'blasphemy' couple detained by boss before murder AFP November 6, 2014, 3:49 am Chak 59 (Pakistan) (AFP) - A Pakistani Christian bonded labourer and his pregnant wife killed for alleged blasphemy were locked inside a brick-making factory before their murder to prevent them from...

30 said injured in protests over Shanghai battery plant Staff Reporter 2014-11-03 Police subdue a man protesting against the planned battery plant in Pudong on Oct. 31. (Internet photo) Around 30 demonstrators have been injured and another 20 arrested in Shanghai during protests against the...

Pilot killed as Virgin Galactic spaceship crashes in desert during test flight PUBLISHED : Saturday, 01 November, 2014, 8:46am UPDATED : Saturday, 01 November, 2014, 10:56am Reuters in Mojave, California A piece of debris is seen near the scene of the crash of Virgin Galactic's...

Nepal calls off search for survivors of deadly snowstorm AFP October 22, 2014, 10:06 pm Kathmandu (AFP) - Nepal on Wednesday called off a search for any more survivors of a Himalayan snowstorm that claimed some 43 lives, after more than a week of scouring the popular trekking region...

Plane isolated at Madrid airport for Ebola AP October 17, 2014, 5:42 am Spanish authorities have isolated an Air France plane at Madrid's airport and activated emergency health procedures after a passenger's reported fever and shivers was treated as a suspected Ebola case. A Spanish Airport...

CY Leung reportedly sought further HK$37 million in UGL deal PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 October, 2014, 5:57pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 October, 2014, 6:08pm James Griffiths, Benjamin Robertson and Joyce Ng Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. Photo: Felix Wong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying...

Woman kills one, injures three in knife attack at Czech school PRAGUE Tue Oct 14, 2014 4:39am EDT (Reuters) - An unidentified woman stabbed and killed a 16-year-old male student at a Czech high school and injured three other people on Tuesday, a police spokeswoman said. Police detained the...