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Taiwan allocates NT$3 billion budget to build its own submarines PUBLISHED : Thursday, 03 September, 2015, 4:23pm UPDATED : Thursday, 03 September, 2015, 4:23pm Reuters in Taipei A file photo of the Taiwanese navy's Dutch-built submarine being maintained in a naval shipyard at Tsoying...

Climbers' bodies found on Ecuador volcano after 20 years AFP August 24, 2015, 9:29 am Quito (AFP) - Three bodies found on Ecuador's Chimborazo volcano are believed to be those of climbers who went missing some 20 years ago in an avalanche, officials said Sunday. Mountain guides located the...

South Indian state orders temples to pray for rain AFP August 20, 2015, 12:59 am Secunderabad (India) (AFP) - Authorities in a south Indian state have ordered temples to perform special prayers for rain after a disappointing monsoon. The Andhra Pradesh government said Indians had been...

Greek PM faces revolt after eurozone approves huge bailout AFP August 16, 2015, 3:02 am Athens (AFP) - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was Saturday battling a major revolt amongst members of his radical-left party who oppose the third huge bailout for the crisis-hit country. Finance...

Spain breaks up ring smuggling Albanians to Britain AFP August 13, 2015, 2:06 am Madrid (AFP) - Spanish police said Wednesday they had smashed a gang that smuggled Albanians into Britain by plane via Spain using fake identity documents. Police detained 12 suspected traffickers as well as 85...

Man tries to chew off fingerprints after arrest Despite a valiant effort, an accused criminal has failed to chew his fingerprints off. Yahoo and Agencies August 3, 2015, 9:52 am Kenzo Roberts, 20, was taken into custody by US police and took bizarre measures to avoid being identified, Fox4...

Bitcoin exchange CEO arrested by Japanese police AFP August 1, 2015, 7:53 pm Tokyo (AFP) - Japanese police on Saturday arrested Mark Karpeles, head of the MtGox Bitcoin exchange, after a series of fraud allegations led to its spectacular collapse and hammered the digital currency's...

US jail employee faces charges over escape AP July 28, 2015, 9:43 pm A New York prison worker accused of smuggling hacksaw blades in frozen hamburger meat to two killers who later broke out and spent more than two weeks on the run will face charges in court. Joyce Mitchell, a tailor shop...

Thieves armed with guns and machetes rob French casino AFP July 27, 2015, 5:23 am Toulouse (France) (AFP) - Three assailants armed with shotguns and machetes held up a casino in the resort village of Castera-Verduzan in southwest France, escaping with around 12,000 euros ($13,168), local...

Ketamine and Ice seized in Hong Kong police raids as six suspects arrested PUBLISHED : Friday, 17 July, 2015, 1:47pm UPDATED : Friday, 17 July, 2015, 1:48pm Clifford Lo [email protected] Ketamine with a street value of HK$20,000 was seized in the raids. Photo: SCMP Pictures Two men were...

Italian police seize US$1.77B of assets in mafia bust Virga family linked to powerful Cosa Nostra mafia Wladimiro Pantaleone, Reuters First posted: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 12:56 PM EDT | Updated: Wednesday, July 08, 2015 01:22 PM EDT The Palermo division of Italy's dedicated anti-mafia...

Indian test-rigging scandal has taken a deadly turn During the past two years, more than two dozen people implicated in a US$1 billion test-rigging scheme have met with mysterious deaths. PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 07 July, 2015, 1:13am UPDATED : Tuesday, 07 July, 2015, 9:09am The Washington Post...

Woman who tries to sneak on planes arrested twice in 2 days Jul. 4, 2015 11:18 PM EDT This undated booking photo provided by the Cook County Sheriff's Department shows 63-year-old Marilyn Hartman. Hartman was released from the Cook County Jail in Chicago on Thursday, July 2, 2015, and says...

At least 36 dead, 127 rescued after Philippine ferry capsizes 'in calm waters' just 1km from port Captain of ship reportedly taken into custody by coastguard PUBLISHED : Thursday, 02 July, 2015, 3:25pm UPDATED : Thursday, 02 July, 2015, 8:39pm AFP and Staff Reporter A survivor of a...

Police arrest 58 Chinese, Taiwanese nationals for cyber fraud Jumat, 26 Juni 2015 17:42 WIB Batam, Riau Islands (ANTARA News) -- The Riau Islands Police arrested 58 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals believed to be members of an international cybercrime syndicate that extorts money from affluent...

South Korea to fine or jail Mers patients who lie about how they came into contact with disease PUBLISHED : Saturday, 27 June, 2015, 1:31am UPDATED : Saturday, 27 June, 2015, 1:31am Agence France-Presse in Seoul Mers patient Kim, 44, emerges from his hospital ward in Huizhou, Guangdong...

US developing 'Plan B' for deporting convicted plane bomber By ERIC TUCKER Jun. 21, 2015 4:06 PM EDT FILE - In this Dec. 12, 1991 file photo Mohammed Rashed, center, convicted of the 1982 PanAm jetliner bombing, listens to his interpreter, left, during his appeals court hearing in Athens...

One killed after elevated section of road collapses in southern China Four trucks were on the raised slip road in Guangdong when it fell on Friday morning PUBLISHED : Friday, 19 June, 2015, 12:25pm UPDATED : Friday, 19 June, 2015, 12:25pm Zhuang Pinghui [email protected] The scene of...

Off-duty officer shoots ex-wife dead after car chase Yahoo and Agencies June 18, 2015, 6:21 am An off-duty police sergeant shot and killed his ex-wife in New Jersey after chasing her down as she drove a car with their seven-year-old daughter inside, authorities said. Driving an SUV, Phillip...

French airport police under fire for detaining six-year-old Cameroon girl over passport issue PUBLISHED : Saturday, 13 June, 2015, 3:42pm UPDATED : Saturday, 13 June, 2015, 3:42pm Associated Press in Paris Police at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris during a time of heightened security in...