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Accuser claims Malaysia opposition leader Anwar sodomized him in Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok

Eileen Ng The Canadian Press 14.05.2010
Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim

The man who accused Anwar Ibrahim of sodomizing him testified in court Thursday that the Malaysian opposition leader had sex with him in Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand.

Singapore Air Sued by Passenger for Injury From Falling Bag

Netty Idayu Ismail Bloomberg.com 13.05.2010

Fifth Deadly Attack on a School Haunts China

MARK McDONALD The New York Times 13.05.2010
Singapore Air Sued by Passenger for Injury From Falling Bag

Singapore Airlines Ltd. is being sued by a man after another passenger’s bag from an overhead compartment fell on his head during a flight in 2007, Today reported.

Parents armed with sticks patrolled around a school in Jinjiang, in southeast China, this week after a series of attacks on students.

Gates and cameras have been installed at schools. Security guards have been trained to fend off knife-wielding attackers. China’s top security official convened a nationwide conference call, ordering underlings to protect children when they attend classes.

What not to wear boarding a flight... a pair of electronic massage shoes (complete with batteries and an on/off switch)

A passenger was detained by airport authorities in Pakistan after electrical circuits and batteries were found in the soles of his tennis shoes, an airport security official said today.

Hong Kong woman jailed for trying to cut unborn baby out of pregnant friend's belly

A Hong Kong woman was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Monday for the manslaughter of an unborn baby she tried to cut from her pregnant friend's belly.

Man kills eight in China' Jiangxi province stabbing rampage

A man stabbed to death eight people including his wife, elderly mother and young daughter in a village in southeastern China, the latest in a spate of rampage attacks that have shocked the nation.

Pakistan Taliban leader 'killed by CIA drone' surfaces on internet to threaten U.S.

Two new videos from the Pakistani Taliban appear to show their leader alive and refuting earlier American and Pakistani claims that he was killed in a U.S. missile strike.

World Expo opens in Shanghai [PHOTOS]

Shanghai kicked off the six-month World Expo on Friday with a star-studded gala ceremony set to end in a lavish blaze of fireworks and light along the city's river-front.

China invites world to 6-month party: World Expo 2010 Shanghai

That's an awful lot of ducks and dumplings. The largest ever World's Fair blasts off tonight with a massive fireworks display over Shanghai. China expects about 400,000 daily visitors to consume 547 tons of food each day, from buns at 70 cents for three, to more pricey Beijing roast ducks — for the next six months.


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