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22 Pakistanis arrested in Malaysia drug raid
dpa, Published on 27/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR — Twenty-two Pakistanis have been arrested in Malaysia following a drug raid near the capital, a senior police official said Monday.
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.
A hymn, but no blindfolds, for executed convicts
dpa, Published on 29/04/2015
» JAKARTA – Eight drug convicts executed in Indonesia refused blindfolds as they faced the firing squad in the early hours of Wednesday, a news report said.
Australia 'dismayed' at Indonesia’s notice for execution
dpa, Published on 27/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Australia's Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said on Monday that she was "profoundly dismayed" Indonesia had ignored a request to delay notification of the execution of two Australian drug smugglers until after Anzac Day, Australia's day of remembrance for its war dead.
Jakarta rejects clemency for Aussie
dpa, Published on 23/01/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesian President Joko Widodo rejected a clemency request for an Australian man sentenced to death for drug smuggling, local media reported Friday.
Aussies roiled by wife-cooking chef
dpa, Published on 07/10/2014
» SYDNEY — Australia has been gripped by the case of a chef who dismembered and cooked the body of his wife who, local media reported, was a transgender prostitute from Indonesia.
One latte can block effect of antibiotics
dpa, Published on 17/06/2014
» BERLIN - Just a slosh of milk to whiten your coffee is enough to limit or even block the effect of some antibiotics and osteoporosis medications, German pharmacists are warning.
Man hides marijuana under belly fat
dpa, Published on 17/06/2014
» MIAMI - A man weighing 204 kilogrammes was caught with marijuana hidden under his belly fat by a drug-sniffing dog called in during a traffic stop, police in Florida said Monday.
Burglar wields dildos to escape
dpa, Published on 08/06/2014
» SYDNEY - A male burglar wearing a wig, dress and crotchless pants threatened a sex shop worker with stolen dildos to make his escape before he was caught, police said Sunday.
Bieber's pilots hit by inflight pot haze
dpa, Published on 06/02/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Justin Bieber's pilots were forced to wear gas masks during a flight from Canada to New Jersey because the teen pop star and his entourage filled the private jet with marijuana smoke, according to NBC News and other United States media.