Undersea spies snoop on oyster bed raiders

Electronic spies come in all shapes and sizes, but none is as funny looking as an oyster impersonator called the Flex Spy now infiltrating the waters off western France.

Trump says he will dissolve foundation

US president-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday he will dissolve his charitable foundation amid efforts to eliminate any conflicts of interest before he takes office next month.

Prosecutor may raid office of nation's president

South Korea's special prosecutor investigating a corruption scandal involving President Park Geun-hye said on Sunday it was considering whether to raid the presidential offices and if it did so, it had no choice but to do so publicly.

Berlin attack probe seeks supply network

Investigators on Saturday worked to determine if the Berlin Christmas market attacker got any logistical support to cross at least two European borders and evade capture for days before being killed in a police shootout in a Milan suburb.

54,000 evacuated after bomb found in Augsburg

An unwelcome Christmas surprise in southern Germany forced the evacuation of 54,000 people from their homes on Sunday after the discovery of a bomb dating from World War II, local authorities said.

Stewardess who survived jet crash in 1972 dies at 66

Vesna Vulovic, a Serbian stewardess who miraculously survived a plunge from 10,000 meters after her plane exploded in mid-air in 1972, has died. She was 66.

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Thousands flee powerful typhoon

Babies, toddlers and elderly people were loaded onto military trucks in the Philippines on Sunday as thousands fled from the path of a powerful typhoon barreling toward the archipelago.

Netanyahu hits out at Obama over UN vote

Israel's prime minister lashed out at President Barack Obama on Saturday, accusing him of a "shameful ambush" at the United Nations over West Bank settlements and saying he is looking forward to working with his "friend" president-elect Donald Trump.

Outbound investment to increase

China's outbound investment is expected to continue to grow next year, despite efforts to tighten irrational investments - or risky and potentially disruptive investments, the Ministry of Commerce said on Friday.

Deutsche Bank to pay $7.2b to settle US probe

Deutsche Bank AG said it has reached a $7.2 billion agreement to resolve a years-long US investigation into its dealings in mortgage-backed securities, removing a legal hurdle that fueled investor angst.

SMEs keen on e-commerce exports

Small and medium-sized enterprises in the Chinese mainland are more enthusiastic about the use of e-commerce and digital channels to drive export growth than their counterparts in other Asia-Pacific countries and the rest of the world.