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Govt requests to Facebook increase up 27% AAP on December 22, 2016, 5:25 pm Internet giant Facebook says requests by government for users data has risen by nearly a third. Government requests for user account data rose 27 per cent in the first half of 2016 compared to the second half of...

Hong Kong murder accused Jutting describes photos of victims AFP on October 27, 2016, 6:56 pm Hong Kong (AFP) - British banker Rurik Jutting calmly described to police graphic photos of an Indonesian woman he had killed at his luxury apartment in Hong Kong, according to video footage shown...

Turkey suspends 12,800 police, shuts TV channel AFP on October 5, 2016, 6:40 am Ankara (AFP) - Turkey on Tuesday suspended 12,800 police officers over alleged links to an Islamic preacher accused of masterminding the failed July coup, and cut broadcasts of a pro-Kurdish television channel...

Saudi airline pilot triggers false hijack alarm in Philippines AFP on September 20, 2016, 11:35 pm Manila (AFP) - A pilot of a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight accidentally pressed a hijack alarm and triggered a major security response at Manila airport on Tuesday, authorities said. Police...

'All the systems literally had a meltdown': Angry British Airways passengers grounded after 'technical glitch' Yahoo News on September 6, 2016, 4:40 pm Angry British Airways passengers have found themselves grounded after what has been described as a 'worldwide technical glitch'. According...

Indonesian airline will be first to fly fleet entirely of ARJ21s Comac signs 60-jet deal with Hong Kong leasing group, worth up to US$2.3 billion — largest single order yet for the Chinese-built airliner PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 12 July, 2016, 8:36pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 12 July, 2016, 11:00pm...

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Trump says he made 'a lot of money' in deal with Gadhafi Jill Colvin, The Associated Press First posted: Monday, June 06, 2016 09:30 AM EDT | Updated: Monday, June 06, 2016 09:55 AM EDT In this Sunday, May 29, 2016, file photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks to...

Korean Air passengers recall near-disaster at Tokyo airport AFP on May 28, 2016, 3:23 pm Seoul (AFP) - Passengers of a Korean Air plane recalled the terrifying moment one of the aircraft's twin engines caught fire as it was gaining speed for take-off at Tokyo's Haneda airport. All 302...

Peruvian priest pleads guilty to groping woman on US flight Tuesday May 24, 2016 08:33 AM GMT+8 Stewardess of Qatar Airways stand on the inside stairs of an Airbus A380 at Le Bourget airport on June 16, 2015, north of Paris, on the second day of the International Paris Air show which will be...

CAL pilots threaten strike By Matthew Strong Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2016-05-19 08:44 PM Central News Agency (2016-05-19 21:28:12) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A total of 800 China Air Lines pilots threaten to call a strike on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, reports said Thursday...

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Woman claims she was held captive, abused by horror-house couple The Associated Press First posted: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 01:59 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, May 04, 2016 02:06 PM EDT An aerial photo of a couple’s house in Hoexter-Bosseborn, Germany, on May 4, 2016. A woman has told German...

Old man falls from rooftop, kills woman 2016/04/26 22:58:52 (Police photo) Taipei, April. 26 (CNA) An elderly man fell to his death from the seventh floor of a building in Nantou County Tuesday, hitting and killing a woman, according to the county's fire department. The man and the woman...

Man wrongly convicted in 1957 killing of U.S. schoolgirl to be released The Associated Press First posted: Friday, April 15, 2016 01:32 PM EDT | Updated: Friday, April 15, 2016 01:49 PM EDT In this March 29, 2016, file photo, Jack McCullough appears in court for a hearing on his petition for...

Honda recalls older Accords with incorrect air bag modules Reuters on April 12, 2016, 3:15 am DETROIT (Reuters) - Honda Motor Co <7267.T> is recalling more than 11,000 decade-old Accord sedans, some of them for the fifth time since 2014, after dealers found the Japanese automaker originally...

Cambodia’s ambassador to South Korea charged with corruption PUBLISHED : Thursday, 07 April, 2016, 9:59pm UPDATED : Thursday, 07 April, 2016, 9:59pm Associated Press Cambodia’s ambassador to South Korea was charged on Thursday with corruption related offences, with investigators saying his...