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Nepal priests move to cancel next mass animal sacrifice
dpa, Published on 29/07/2015
» KATHMANDU —The next mass slaughter of cattle in a Nepalese religious ceremony could be called off, Hindu priests in charge of it said Wednesday.
Vietnam monk gets year in jail for gambling
dpa, Published on 17/07/2015
» HANOI — A court in central Vietnam has jailed a monk for gambling, a news report said Friday.
Convicted teen blogger remanded
dpa, Published on 02/06/2015
» SINGAPORE - A 16-year-old teen blogger in Singapore, who was convicted of distributing an obscene image and offending religious sentiment, was remanded in custody for three weeks on Tuesday.
Indian rape victim dies after 42 years in coma
dpa, Published on 18/05/2015
» NEW DELHI — A Mumbai nurse who was in a vegetative state for more than 40 years after being raped by a hospital cleaner died on Monday, a hospital spokesman said.
Court OKs outside check of Koh Tao DNA evidence
dpa, Published on 30/04/2015
» A court on Thursday approved independent verification of the DNA evidence against two suspects in the murder of two British holidaymakers on Koh Tao last year, officials said.
Vietnam police stabbed, burned by acid in farm clash
dpa, Published on 15/04/2015
» HANOI – At least 20 policemen were injured with knives and acid as violence erupted during efforts to evict a family from a farm in southern Vietnam for a dike project, authorities said Wednesday.
Woman who flashed breasts at Google car to face court
dpa, Published on 02/04/2015
» SYDNEY - A woman who flashed her breasts at a Google car in suburban South Australia and then boasted about it will have to answer in court, police said on Thursday.
MPs shave heads to support Anwar
dpa, Published on 11/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Three Malaysian opposition legislators on Tuesday shaved off their hair outside parliament to demand the release of their leader Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving a five-year prison sentence for sodomy.
Cambodian denies trafficking organs to Thailand
dpa, Published on 11/03/2015
» PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian woman denied charges of running an organ-trafficking ring to wealthy patients in Thai hospitals, a news report said.
Court enters plea after marine refuses
dpa, Published on 23/02/2015
» MANILA — A US marine accused of killing a transgender woman in the Philippines refused to enter a plea Monday to the murder charge filed against him.