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India's top court rules sex with an underage wife is rape
Reuters, Published on 11/10/2017
» NEW DELHI: India's top court on Wednesday ruled that a man is committing rape if he engages in sexual intercourse with his wife who is aged between 15 and 18, a landmark decision that will affect millions of child brides.
PetroVietnam ex-chairman sentenced to death
Reuters, Published on 29/09/2017
» HANOI: A Vietnam court sentenced to death a former chairman of state -run PetroVietnam on Friday after finding him guilty in the mass trial of 51 officials and bankers accused of graft and mismanagement that led to losses of $69 million.
Youths charged with murder after Malaysian school fire
Reuters, Published on 28/09/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR: Two Malaysian teenagers were charged with murder on Thursday for setting fire to an Islamic boarding school that killed 23 people, mostly boys.
Cambodian court rejects appeal to free opposition leader
Reuters, Published on 26/09/2017
» PHNOM PENH - A Cambodian court rejected an appeal to release opposition leader Kem Sokha on Tuesday and said he would not be granted bail as he awaits trial on treason charges.
Cambodia's opposition banners call for leader's release
Reuters, Published on 25/09/2017
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's main opposition party on Monday put up banners around the country calling for the release of its detained leader Kem Sokha in a challenge to the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen, which has accused him of treason.
"Mischievous" Singapore handler sent bags astray
Reuters, Published on 21/09/2017
» SINGAPORE: A man who worked as a baggage handler at Singapore's Changi Airport swapped tags on hundreds of bags, sending the luggage to the wrong destinations, the Straits Times newspaper reported.
Voice of George Michael returns with remix of "Fantasy"
Reuters, Published on 07/09/2017
» LONDON -- British pop singer George Michael, who died last year, returned to the airwaves on Thursday with the release of a remix of his song "Fantasy," leaving fans split on the decision to bring back his voice.
Singapore jails unruly, drunk Australian for six months
Reuters, Published on 31/08/2017
» SINGAPORE -- A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced an Australian man to 6-1/2 months in jail for assaulting airport police officers and other offences during a two-week drunken binge.
Tiger Woods likely to enter first-time DUI offender programme
Reuters, Published on 09/08/2017
» PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida -- Golfer Tiger Woods is expected to enter a programme for first-time DUI offenders to resolve charges filed against him after police found him asleep at the wheel of his parked car alongside a Florida road, a prosecutor said on Wednesday.
Venezuelan authorities said to crush military rebellion
Reuters, Published on 06/08/2017
» CARACAS -- Venezuelan authorities have suppressed a military rebellion near the central city of Valencia, a ruling official said on Sunday, days after President Nicolas Maduro formed a legislative superbody internationally condemned as a power grab.