Indonesian mob slaughters ‘hundreds’ of crocs in revenge attack
SORONG, Indonesia (AFP)--An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one…
8 years ago
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Sri Lanka to hang drug criminals, plans to replicate Philippines ‘success’ in its drug war
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AFP) -- Sri Lanka announced Wednesday it would start hanging drug dealers, ending a near-half century moratorium…
8 years ago
US hits Chinese firm Sinovel with $1.5 mn fine for stealing technology
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- A US court on Friday imposed the maximum fine of $1.5 million of Chinese firm…
8 years ago
‘Defective’ security may have aided helicopter jailbreak: French minister
PARIS, France (AFP) - The French government pointed to possible security failings on Monday after a notorious gangster used a…
8 years ago
Notorious gangster flees French jail by helicopter
A notorious career thief who was once France's most-wanted man pulled off a daring jailbreak on Sunday, fleeing a prison…
8 years ago
Korean Air head grilled over tax evasion
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP)--The patriarch of South Korean flag carrier Korean Air was grilled by prosecutors Thursday over alleged tax…
8 years ago
Second victim of rare Hong Kong shooting dies of injuries
Hong Kong, China (AFP) -- The death toll from a brazen daylight shooting in a Hong Kong park --…
8 years ago
Lawyer, security guard shot dead in Cainta, Rizal
(Eagle News) -- Two people, a lawyer and a security guard, were shot dead in Cainta, Rizal, the police said…
8 years ago
Cryptocurrencies tumble after S. Korea hack
HONG KONG, China (AFP) -- Cryptocurrencies plunged in Asia on Monday after a hack on a South Korean exchange sparked fresh…
8 years ago
Duterte denies he will impose martial law to address crime; It “won’t work,” he says
(Eagle News) -- President Rodrigo Duterte on Thursday, June 7, denied he had plans of imposing martial law in the…
8 years ago
President Duterte to institute “radical changes” to address rising crime
(Eagle News) – President Rodrigo Duterte warned that he would have to use emergency powers and make “radical changes”…
8 years ago
US police arrest 11 men on child pornography charges
MIAMI, United States (AFP) -- Eleven Florida men, including employees of Disney and Legoland and a volunteer for the Boy…
8 years ago
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