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US cancels Philippines port calls
dpa, Published on 03/11/2014
» MANILA — The United States cancelled scheduled visits of three military ships to the Philippines, where a US marine has been charged with killing a Filipino transgender woman, officials said Monday.
3 accused of killing 'witch' in Cambodia
dpa, Published on 27/10/2014
» PHNOM PENH - Three people in Cambodia were charged with the murder last week of a woman they believed to be a witch behind a spate of unexplained deaths in their community, according to a newspaper report on Monday.
Ladyboy’s German beau faces charges
dpa, Published on 23/10/2014
» MANILA — A German man whose transgender partner was murdered faces charges after trying to force his way past military guards to get at the American marine who allegedly killed him.
2 Swiss men murdered in Philippines
dpa, Published on 06/10/2014
» MANILA - Two elderly Swiss men have been shot dead in the southern Philippines, police said on Monday.
Typhoon Kalmaegi kills 10 in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 18/09/2014
» Hanoi (dpa) - At least 10 people were killed and eight injured after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall in northern province of Vietnam, authorities said Thursday.
Singapore artists defend 'kill cats' flyer
dpa, Published on 01/09/2014
» SINGAPORE — Artists in Singapore behind a flyer telling people to kill stray cats defended their artwork Monday, after the flyers angered residents and animal welfare groups.
'Dark tourism' creeps out Thailand
dpa, Published on 23/07/2014
» Mummified serial killers, deformed foetuses and bisected human heads probably are not what most travellers dream of seeing on their Thai holiday.
Rammasun kills 13 in Vietnam
dpa, Published on 21/07/2014
» HANOI - Thirteen people have been killed and four remain missing after Typhoon Rammasun made landfall in northern Vietnam, authorities said on Monday.
Fighting kills 15 in Philippines
dpa, Published on 30/04/2014
» MANILA - Fifteen people died in a clash between Philippine troops and Islamist militants who attempted to retake their captured camp, the military said on Wednesday.
Killing of red-shirt poet condemned
dpa, Published on 24/04/2014
» A human rights group on Thursday called for quick and thorough investigation into the murder of a Thai poet known for his support for the pro-government red-shirt movement and criticism of the country's lese-majeste law.