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More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter Channel Tunnel in France Reuters July 29, 2015, 6:15 am LILLE, France (Reuters) - More than 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in an attempt to reach Britain from France, French authorities said on Tuesday. Six migrants were injured in...

Turkish protesters storm Thai consulate over deportation of Uygurs to China PUBLISHED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 1:01am UPDATED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 1:01am Agence France-Presse in Istanbul Workers clean up after the Thai consulate in Istanbul had its windows smashed and offices ransacked...

Thailand repatriates about 100 Uygurs to China, ignoring calls from international community Nine activists are arrested after vandalising Thai Consulate in Istanbul PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 July, 2015, 4:50pm UPDATED : Friday, 10 July, 2015, 12:59am Associated Press in Bangkok and Ankara A...

Escaped New York convicts added to 'most-wanted' list AFP June 19, 2015, 11:06 am New York (AFP) - US Marshals have added the two killer convicts who escaped a maximum-security prison two weeks ago to a 15 most-wanted list of "the worst of the worst" fugitives. Richard Matt, 49, and David...

"When in doubt, drink on the roof": Woman falls to death after Instagram posts Yahoo News June 17, 2015, 2:41 pm When in doubt, drink on the roof Kasey Jones posted several photos of her rooftop drinking sessions before her death last week. Photo: Instagram A woman has fallen to her death...

Thousands of protesters rally against Japan PM Shinzo Abe’s security bills PUBLISHED : Sunday, 14 June, 2015, 5:30pm UPDATED : Sunday, 14 June, 2015, 5:42pm Agence France-Presse in Tokyo About 25,000 protesters gather outside the parliament building in Tokyo to oppose a set of controversial...

Indonesia president Widodo upsets military tradition in naming new armed forces chief PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 2:47pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 2:50pm Reuters in Jakarta Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre), in full military uniform, standing with General Gatot...

Hong Kong workers spared as HSBC cuts 25,000 jobs worldwide 'Pivot to Asia' could see resources added in Guangdong as lender mulls head office move PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 12:37am UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 3:44am Don Weinland [email protected] HSBC says there...

'Napalm girl' photographer returns to place he took this iconic image of the Vietnam War exactly 43 years later PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 7:42pm UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 7:53pm AP in Vietnam Huynh Cong “Nick” Ut's iconic photo of South Vietnamese forces following behind...

Prominent Soviet dissident Leonid Plyushch dies AFP June 5, 2015, 3:32 am Moscow (AFP) - Communist-era Ukrainian dissident Leonid Plyushch, who was detained for almost three years in a psychiatric ward by the Soviet authorities, died Thursday aged 76 close to Paris, a friend told AFP...

Death toll from India heatwave tops 1,100 as roads in New Delhi begin to melt PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 3:51pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 10:12pm Agence France-Presse in Hyderabad A man fills a container with water from a tanker in Gurgaon on the outskirts of New Delhi...

Malaysia finds 139 grave sites in migrant trafficking camps AFP May 26, 2015, 4:58 am Wang Kelian (Malaysia) (AFP) - Malaysian police said Monday they had found 139 grave sites and 28 abandoned detention camps used by people-smugglers and capable of housing hundreds, laying bare the grim...

Arrests mark first anniversary of Thailand coup as protesters rally against junta PUBLISHED : Saturday, 23 May, 2015, 2:56am UPDATED : Saturday, 23 May, 2015, 2:56am Reuters in Bangkok Prayuth Chan-ocha. Photo: AP Police arrested several anti-junta activists yesterday for small protests...

Google Maps apologises after racist search points to White House PUBLISHED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 10:11pm UPDATED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 10:11pm Agence France-Presse in San Francisco The White House.Photo: MCT Google Maps apologised on Wednesday after it emerged searches using racist...

Police: Vermont man held wife captive in padlocked bedroom May. 19, 2015 5:59 PM EDT RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — A man charged with holding his wife captive in their home over four years by padlocking her into a bedroom and boarding the windows shut could face life in prison if convicted. Michael...

Crackdown turns Bangladesh smuggling hub into deserted island Locals have fled Bangladesh island to avoid raids by security forces that were sparked by recent discovery of mass graves in Thailand PUBLISHED : Monday, 18 May, 2015, 3:29am UPDATED : Monday, 18 May, 2015, 3:32am Agence...

Thailand’s south hit by 17 bomb attacks in span of hours, leaving 18 wounded PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 1:39pm UPDATED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 4:24pm Reuters in Bangkok Thai rescue workers carry an injured man on a stretcher before taking him to a hospital, after a bomb attack in...

Footage of French police beating migrants sparks investigation PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 13 May, 2015, 8:31am UPDATED : Wednesday, 13 May, 2015, 10:12pm Agence France-Presse in Calais The video shows migrants being manhandled and beaten as they are removed from a truck. Photo: AFP French...

Family blast police over handling of autistic man's arrest, detention Family claim that after wrongly holding him for murder amid media glare, officers denied medication to intellectually disabled detainee PUBLISHED : Sunday, 10 May, 2015, 6:17am UPDATED : Sunday, 10 May, 2015, 8:01am Amy Nip...

India court suspends Bollywood star Khan's jail term AFP May 8, 2015, 9:40 pm Mumbai (AFP) - Bollywood superstar Salman Khan's five-year prison sentence for killing a homeless man with his SUV after a night out drinking 13 years ago was suspended on Friday pending an appeal. The actor was...