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German secret service spied on global media: report AFP on February 25, 2017, 4:39 am Berlin (AFP) - Germany's foreign intelligence service BND long spied on journalists of the BBC, The New York Times, Reuters and other media, news weekly Der Spiegel reported Friday. Media rights group...

British prison officers strike after riots Sam Blewett - AAP on November 15, 2016, 10:32 pm Thousands of British prison officers will are striking in protest over health and safety concerns. The Prison Officers Association has directed all its members to take part in a day of protest after...

Frenchwoman who received first face transplant dies AFP on September 7, 2016, 4:23 am Lille (France) (AFP) - The world's first face transplant recipient, Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire, died in April "after a long illness", a hospital said Tuesday. In 2005, at the age of 38, Dinoire received...

Germany unveils national crisis plan AAP on August 24, 2016, 9:34 pm Germany has told its citizens to stock up on water and food in the event of a terrorist attack or national catastrophe and may even consider reintroducing conscription in its first overhaul of civil defences in two decades...

Indonesia in haze warning as fires flare AFP on August 19, 2016, 11:24 pm Jakarta (AFP) - Indonesia warned Friday that haze from forest fires was floating over a key waterway towards its neighbours, and that the number of blazes was rising. The fires and resulting smog are an annual dry...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiMt9lkY64c Colombian workers inches from being crushed as crane collapses Yahoo on August 15, 2016, 3:41 pm A concrete beam collapses, sending a crane down with it while two workers narrowly miss being crushed by falling debris. Pictures...

Bomb attack in Thai resort kills woman AAP on August 12, 2016, 7:25 am Two bombs have exploded in the Thai seaside resort of Hua Hin, killing one woman and injuring 10 people, Thai police say. Thursday's explosions happened ahead of a public holiday on Friday to mark the birthday of Queen...

Hong Kong 'milkshake murderer' in fresh court bid AFP on July 28, 2016, 7:36 pm Hong Kong (AFP) - Dubbed the "milkshake murderer" for one of Hong Kong's most notorious crimes, American Nancy Kissel has lodged a fresh bid to reduce her life sentence for murdering her banker husband in 2003...

Ukrainians take to Facebook to break taboo over rape AFP on July 19, 2016, 1:23 pm Kiev (AFP) - It was yet another online discussion blaming a rape victim for provoking her attacker that prompted Ukrainian activist Anastasiya Melnychenko's campaign to shatter taboos in her homeland and...

Mystery heist : how did robber steal US$22,000 from Singapore bank armed with nothing more than a piece of paper? A police spokesman confirmed the robbery and said no weapon was used, but gave no details of the note’s contents PUBLISHED : Friday, 08 July, 2016, 4:01pm UPDATED : Friday, 08...

Malaysian charged in Australia over $206 mn meth haul AFP on July 4, 2016, 12:47 pm Sydney (AFP) - A Malaysian is among eight men charged over a seizure of the drug "ice" worth some Aus$275 million (US$206 million) in Australia, authorities said Monday. Some 275 kilograms (605 pounds) of...

Al-Assad's uncle charged in France AAP on June 28, 2016, 11:03 pm The uncle of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been handed corruption-related charges, the French financial prosecutor's office says. The charges were handed down to 78-year-old Rifaat al-Assad on June 9 after two...

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McDonald’s worker detained for sexually abusing girl Shanghai Daily, June 7, 2016 A 27-year-old male worker at a McDonald's outlet in southeast China's Fujian Province has been sacked and put under police detention for sexually abusing a 6-year-old girl, Fujian Radio reported today. The...

Singapore charges six Bangladeshi men with terrorism financing The six were among eight Bangladeshi men detained in April under Singapore’s Internal Security Act, which allows suspects to be held for lengthy periods without trial PUBLISHED : Friday, 27 May, 2016, 7:11pm UPDATED : Friday, 27...

Singapore charges six Bangladeshi men with terrorism financing The six were among eight Bangladeshi men detained in April under Singapore’s Internal Security Act, which allows suspects to be held for lengthy periods without trial PUBLISHED : Friday, 27 May, 2016, 7:11pm UPDATED : Friday, 27...

'Drunk' man climbs into lion enclosure Yahoo News on May 23, 2016, 3:02 pm Just a day after a man was mauled during a suicide attempt in a Chilean lion enclosure, zoo keepers in India have scrambled to rescue an 'inebriated' man who climbed in a lion's den in a Hyderabad zoo. The man...

Six Taiwanese arrested in Okinawa for alleged drug trafficking 2016/05/19 14:10:28 (Photo courtesy of the Investigation Bureau) Tokyo, May 19 (CNA) Six Taiwanese citizens have been arrested by the Japanese authorities for alleged drug trafficking, after a large amount of amphetamine was...

Macau leader denies wrongdoing over 100m yuan university donation Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui Sai-on conceded there had been a ‘miscommunication’ but stood firm on the legality of the donation PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 May, 2016, 9:08pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 May, 2016, 9:08pm KC Ng...