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Urinating man unearths artifact Chinadaily.com April 28, 2014 Urinating man unearths artifact. A man from Pixian county in Sichuan province unearthed a small ceramic tomb figure from the Song Dynasty (960-1279) when he was urinating on mounds, Chengdu Business Daily reported on Sunday...

118 sentenced in China pyramid scam Xinhua, April 28, 2014 A court in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday sentenced 118 people for their involvement in a pyramid fund raising scam. The defendants, including leaders and major members of the pyramid scheme, were given jail...

Air China pilots warn flight safety under threat by unequal pay and lack of rest PUBLISHED : Monday, 21 April, 2014, 5:43pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 2:33am Stephen Chen [email protected] Air China says it has received the letter and is verifying each signatory. Photo...

Fire at Dalian block of flats raises concerns about building safety compliance A blaze that started on the exterior of a prime residential building raises new fears that cheating developers are compromising safety PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 3:02am UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014...

Well-dressed thief does a runner … with two expensive watches Robber persuades staff to let him try on HK$480,000 timepieces PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 6:29pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 6:29pm Clifford Lo [email protected] A well-dressed man talked a shop assistant...

Lawyer guilty of cashing in on lucrative accident claims Solicitor preyed on 26 victims, collaborating with a recovery agent to rake in HK$1.5 million PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 7:55pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 22 April, 2014, 7:55pm Julie Chu [email protected] Lawyer Gary Yeong...

Texas executes man convicted in stabbing murders AFP April 17, 2014, 9:27 am Washington (AFP) - The US state of Texas executed a man for stabbing to death his ex-girlfriend, her young son and her mother, state prison authorities said. Jose Villegas, 38, was put to death by lethal injection...

Official: Brazil to face Argentina in China Apr 17, 2014 3:25:00 PM The Selecao will meet their South American rivals in the Gillette Superclasico de las Americas on October 11 at the Bird's Nest Stadium in Beijing, China Gillette Brasil Global Tour can confirm Brazil will meet Argentina in...

Monaco to sack Ranieri this summer Apr 17, 2014 8:11:00 PM The Italian led the club back into Ligue 1 last season and they currently sit second in the standings - but Wednesday's Coupe de France loss to Guingamp has sealed his fate EXCLUSIVE By Wayne Veysey in London and Simone Rovera...

Boy with four arms and four legs has extra limbs removed Yahoo!7 April 17, 2014, 1:14 pm Boy with four arms and four legs has extra limbs removedBoy with four arms and four legs has extra limbs removed A child born with four legs and for arms in China has had the extra limbs removed...

'I'm scared to sleep', tearful Pistorius tells court By David Dolan PRETORIA Mon Apr 7, 2014 8:54pm BST Oscar Pistorius attends his trial at the high court in Pretoria April 7, 2014. REUTERS-Themba Hadebe-Pool (Reuters) - His voice trembling with emotion, Oscar Pistorius took the witness...

Brazil chef gives World Cup a fishy English twist SAO PAULO Mon Apr 7, 2014 7:54pm BST (Reuters) - A Brazilian chef who became enchanted with Britain's most famous dish while visiting Aberdeen is poised to sell Amazonian fish and chips at the England v Italy World Cup match in Manaus this...

Lee Chong Wei to play on until 2016 Rio Olympics Tue Apr 8, 2014 7:20am BST Lee Chong Wei of Malaysia hits a return to Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia during their men's singles final match at the Malaysian Open Super Series 2014 badminton tournament in Kuala Lumpur January 19, 2014...

Workers clash with guards and shots fired at Rio Park RIO DE JANEIRO Mon Apr 7, 2014 9:42pm BST (Reuters) - Workers building Rio's 2016 Olympic Park fought with security guards on Monday but although shots were fired no one was injured in the melee, eyewitnesses said. Scuffles broke out...

Military graft-busters home in on Beijing and Jinan PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 02 April, 2014, 2:33am UPDATED : Wednesday, 02 April, 2014, 4:10am Minnie Chan [email protected] Xu Caihou and Gu Junshan got to know each other in the Jinan military region in 1996. Photos: SCMP Pictures, Simon...

German airliner hostage-taking ends after brief standoff BERLIN Tue Apr 1, 2014 1:52pm EDT (Reuters) - A Kosovo man took a flight attendant hostage on a German airliner on Tuesday but surrendered to police after a brief standoff, police said. German media said a 50-year-old flight attendant...

Syrian boys become breadwinners as parents struggle in Turkey By Dasha Afanasieva KILIS, Turkey Tue Apr 1, 2014 2:58pm EDT Hassan, a 13-year-old boy from southern Syrian town of Deraa, works at a photography studio in Kilis on the Turkish-Syrian border March 18, 2014. REUTERS-Murad Sezer...

White House : Obama has not decided to release Israeli spy WASHINGTON Tue Apr 1, 2014 3:11pm EDT White House spokesman Jay Carney answers questions during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington December 12, 2013. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama...

Tiger killing show for Chinese rich and powerful : report AFP March 27, 2014, 5:31 pm Beijing (AFP) - More than 10 tigers have been killed as "visual feasts" to entertain officials and rich businessmen in a Chinese city, state media reported. Police in Zhanjiang in the southern province of...