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Man admits stealing Chinese star's jewels

[2015-12-10 08:00]

A Polish man admitted on Tuesday to stealing a safe full of jewels, watches and cash worth about $625,000 from Chinese TV star Liu Tao, after breaking into her Copenhagen hotel room.

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[2015-12-10 08:00]

Japanese police arrested a South Korean man on Wednesday in connection with an explosion at the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo last month.

High-tech sector emerges in Gaza

[2015-12-09 07:54]

As a student graduating from computer college two years ago, Mohammed Qudih was dreading the "painful" unemployment in the Gaza Strip - a war-battered territory where nearly half the population is without work.

Transgender singers find voices in Boston choir

[2015-12-09 07:54]

In the world of vocal groups, where singers are separated along bold gender lines with little room for gray, the Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus stands out.

26 civilians reportedly killed in airstrikes

[2015-12-09 07:54]

The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group said on Tuesday it was "assessing the credibility" of reports its strikes killed at least 26 civilians in a Syrian village on Monday.

Charity warns that Syrian children face 'psychological damage' because of war

[2015-12-09 07:54]

A generation of Syrian children is facing "catastrophic" psychological damage, with 1 in 4 inside Syria at risk of developing a mental health disorder from witnessing traumatic events, a global children's charity said on Tuesday.

Study abroad loses allure for S. Koreans

[2015-12-09 07:54]

After years of heading abroad in droves to study, more young South Koreans are opting for education at home as expensive overseas degrees no longer provide an edge in a tough job market - and are even a liability.

PM rival demands he leave office

[2015-12-09 07:54]

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said he had done nothing wrong in receiving hundreds of millions of dollars into his personal bank accounts, as a senior party rival called on him to step aside over a festering funding scandal.

Muslims in Asia denounce Trump's call for US ban

[2015-12-09 07:54]

Muslims in Pakistan and Indonesia on Tuesday denounced Donald Trump's call for a ban on Muslims entering the United States, dismissing the US Republican presidential front-runner as a bigot who promotes violence.

Maid wins reprieve from death by stoning in Saudi Arabia

[2015-12-09 07:54]

Saudi authorities have agreed to retry a Sri Lankan housemaid sentenced to death by stoning for adultery, her country's deputy foreign minister said on Tuesday.

Experts say jihad likely to outlive IS

[2015-12-09 07:54]

Even if the Islamic State group is one day defeated on its territory, the world could face an even greater threat from tens of thousands of battle-hardened jihadist veterans, experts have warned.

Stabbing suspect 'has mental issues'

[2015-12-09 07:54]

The family of a man suspected in a stabbing at an east London subway station said he had mental problems and they contacted the police in the weeks before the attack.

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