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Ex-minister gets life in Vietnam graft case
AP and Reuters, Published on 28/12/2019
» HANOI: A Vietnamese court on Saturday sentenced an ex-minister to life imprisonment in a multi-million-dollar corruption case in which another minister and a dozen executives also received lengthy prison terms, state media reported.
Magnitude 5 quake strikes near Iran nuclear plant, no damage
AP, Published on 27/12/2019
» DUBAI: A magnitude 5 earthquake struck southern Iran early on Friday near the Islamic Republic's only nuclear power plant. Iranian state TV said it caused no damage or injuries.
Rape victim's death fuels more outrage in India
Reuters and AP, Published on 07/12/2019
» NEW DELHI: A 23-year-old rape victim set on fire by a gang of men, including her alleged rapists, has died in a New Delhi hospital, prompting protests from opposition leaders who blamed authorities for failing to curb violence against women.
Jury: Elon Musk did not defame British caver in tweet
AP, Published on 07/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk did not defame a British cave explorer when he called him "pedo guy" in an angry tweet, a Los Angeles jury found on Friday.
Elon Musk says he tweeted diver was 'pedo guy' after insult
AP, Published on 04/12/2019
» LOS ANGELES: Elon Musk testified on Tuesday that he was being insulting, not literal, when he called a British diver a pedophile in a tweet, prompting a defamation lawsuit from the man who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from Tham Luang cave last year.
Malaysia detains 680 in China-based online scam syndicate
AP, Published on 21/11/2019
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's Immigration Department said on Thursday it has broken up a China-based online investment scam syndicate with the arrest of 680 suspected Chinese citizens after storming a building where they were operating, but another 100 managed to flee.
Hong Kong police storm university held by protesters
AP, Published on 18/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Police breached a Hong Kong university campus held by protesters early Monday after an all-night siege that included firing repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannons.
Mainland soldiers join Hong Kong cleanup
AP and Reuters, Published on 16/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Rebellious students and anti-government protesters abandoned their occupation of nearly all of Hong Kong’s universities Saturday after a near week-long siege by police, but at least one major campus remained under control of demonstrators.
Sam Rainsy in Indonesia plotting next move
AP and Kyodo News, Published on 14/11/2019
» JAKARTA: Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy has arrived in Indonesia to meet some of the country's lawmakers as he considers when and how to make his long-awaited return to his homeland.
Germany marks 30th anniversary of Wall's end
AP and Reuters, Published on 09/11/2019
» BERLIN: Germany on Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in eastern Europe.