Sex-scandal pop star is named one of Hong Kong's people of 2008
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 09:14.
A pop star at the centre of a celebrity sex photo scandal was Friday narrowly beaten to the title Person of 2008 in a Hong Kong government radio station poll.
British man involved in Dubai sex says he was "naive"
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 12/29/2008 - 21:46.A British man convicted of having sex on a beach in Dubai admitted Monday that he had been "extremely naive" but claimed that heavy alcohol consumption and public display of affection betwee
Somali pirates free Yemeni fishing ship
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 19:36.
Somali pirates have released one of two Yemeni fishing ships they hijacked earlier this month, a Yemeni Coast Guard source said Saturday.
Taiwan student fakes grandfather's death to claim funeral subsidy
Submitted by William Kaelin on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 19:12.
A Taiwan university student has been indicted for falsifying the death of his grandfather, granduncle and grandaunt to claim funeral subsidies from a senior citizens' club, a newspaper said on Saturda
Shock in US suburb after Santa's deadly rampage
Submitted by Anna Tomova on Sat, 12/27/2008 - 08:52.
Police revealed new details late Friday about the gruesome attack by a man dressed as Santa Claus who went on a maniacal killing spree during a Christmas party hosted by his former wife's parents.
Shock in US suburb after Santa's deadly rampage
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 19:49.
A ninth body was found Friday in the charred remains of a suburban Los Angeles house where a man dressed as Santa Claus went on a maniacal killing spree during a Christmas party hosted by his former w
Taiwan to probe money laundering charges against ex-president
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 18:13.Taiwan prosecutors said Friday that they will probe money laundering charges against ex-president Lee Teng-hui.
China tries six over tainted milk powder
Submitted by William Kaelin on Fri, 12/26/2008 - 18:04.Courts in northern China's Hebei province on Friday tried six people accused of crimes linked to melamine-tainted milk powder, which apparently led to the death of at least six infants.

The Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) Tuesday said its derivatives and Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) markets set new trading records last year with volume surging to
When the Spirit rover landed on Mars five years ago, no one expected it or its sister rover Opportunity to make it to their first birthdays, let alone their fifth.
The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent.
Popular US talk show host Oprah Winfrey, 54, has vowed to battle her recent weight gain, blaming it on "food abuse."
After the Taipei Zoo received two giant pandas from China, another Taiwan zoo said Friday it is seeking to receive a pair of pandas from China.