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Illicit dye found in food products September 30, 2013 Three fermented red bean curd samples have been found to contain Sudan II, a colouring matter not permitted in food. Releasing its food safety report for last month, the Centre for Food Safety said today the distributor has stopped the...

Police warn of scams on WeChat Shanghai Daily, September 30, 2013 Police are warning residents not to believe WeChat posts claiming children were lost, abducted or needed help, saying many are scams that cheat people out of money. Police in the Pudong New Area said they looked into several...

Tue, Oct 01, 2013 Rat traumatizes commuters at a Taipei MRT stop By Jason Pan / Staff writer with agencies Commuters at the Taipei City Hall MRT station had an unpleasantly memorable journey on Friday last week, when they spotted a rat running around near an exit and repeatedly jumping on...

Activists barred from trade pact hearing CLOSED DOOR : Protesters questioned the government practice of holding public hearings for the cross-strait service trade pact, but not allowing the public to attend By Loa Iok-sin / Staff reporter An activist scales a fence at the Legislative Yuan...

Banks to up security in wake of robberies THE NATION September 27, 2013 1:00 am The Royal Thai Police has held a meeting with 16 banks and six security-truck firms to discuss the recent spate of bank, gold-shop and convenience-store robberies, deputy police spokesman Thana Chuwong said...

Phuket police arrest US drug fugitive Phuket Gazette September 27, 2013 1:00 am Police officers led by Lt-General Priewpan Damapong, the assistant police commissioner in charge of national drug suppression, arrested US citizen Joseph Manuel Hunter, 48, at his rented home in Phuket's Kathu...

Greenpeace activists detained for 2 months in Arctic 'piracy' case Published time: September 26, 2013 09:49 Eleven people who were aboard Greenpeace’s ship Arctic Sunrise will spend two months in pre-trial detention, a Murmansk court ruled. The ship's crew faces charges of piracy for boarding...

Agence France-Presse September 26, 2013 11:49 Spanish central bank sees end of recession Job seekers wait in line at a government employment office in Madrid, on June 4, 2013 (AFP/File, Sebastien Berda) Spain's job-crushing, two-year recession appears to be drawing to a close, the country's...

Agence France-Presse September 26, 2013 11:18 Spain considers switching time zone to boost economy Spanish lawmakers on Thursday proposed switching the country to a different time zone, jumping back an hour to make eating and sleeping habits more regular and workers more productive. Spain...

Interpol issues global arrest warrant for the White Widow as it emerges she 'worked in halal pie shop while on the run' Samantha Lewthwaite suspected of being behind mall massacre Lewthwaite was married to one of the 2005 London suicide bombers It has been claimed she racked up huge debts...

Male Dallas Zoo gorilla to get therapy for sexist attitude By Marice Richter DALLAS | Mon Sep 23, 2013 6:06pm EDT (Reuters) - A gregarious male gorilla at the Dallas Zoo will be sent to South Carolina for therapy after he bit one female gorilla and sneered at others, zoo officials said on...

Colombian farmer’s attempt to impress girlfriend ends in tragedy Nick Renaud-Komiya Monday 23 September 2013 A Colombian man has had his penis amputated by doctors after he “intentionally” took too much Viagra, reportedly in an attempt to impress his new girlfriend with his sexual...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/SMKJxDBl0Jc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Published on Sep 24, 2013 Typhoon Usagi has killed at least 25 people in Guangdong province of south China, the government has said. Winds of up to 180 km/h (110 mph)...

Dissident republican weapons hoard uncovered in Ireland Gardaí in Meelick, County Clare, seize weapons, explosives and circuit boards used to trigger massive bombs Henry McDonald, Ireland correspondent The Guardian, Sunday 22 September 2013 12.24 BST The DUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson, who...

Saudi women call new day of defiance against driving ban September 22, 2013 02:43 PM Agence France Presse Saudi Arabia’s police and judiciary have long enforced a prohibition on women driving, citing the country’s conservative customs. RIYADH: Saudi women activists have called for a new...

Agence France-Presse September 20, 2013 06:01 France charges Rwandan doctor over genocide Eugene Rwamucyo, a Rwandan doctor for staff at the hospital in Maubeuge, northern France, gives an interview in 2009 in Lille. French judges have charged a Rwandan doctor for planning to "commit the...

Euro 2020 games attract interest from 32 countries AFP | Sep 20, 2013, 03.07 PM IST The candidate associations will have until April 25 to formally submit their presentations. A total of 32 countries have expressed an interest in hosting matches during the 2020 European football...

UK mother accused of starving boy, 4 AAP September 18, 2013 10:11PM THE mummified corpse of a four-year-old boy was found in a cot in his mother's bedroom almost two years after he starved to death, a British jury has been told. Hamzah Khan's body was still dressed in a baby-gro when police...

Guantanamo computer problems worsening, defense lawyer tells judge The exterior of Camp Delta is seen at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, March 6, 2013. REUTERS/Bob Strong By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba | Thu Sep 19, 2013 5:36am EDT (Reuters) - Months of efforts...

Published: Tuesday September 17, 2013 MYT 8:18:00 PM Updated: Tuesday September 17, 2013 MYT 8:35:26 PM Elderly woman falls into coma after snatch theft incident MALACCA: A 70-year-old woman slipped into a coma after she sustained head injuries during a snatch theft involving two men at Jalan...