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Trump ex-lawyer pleads guilty to lying over Russia deal
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» NEW YORK: President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty Thursday to lying to Congress over the ongoing Russia investigation in connection with a Moscow real-estate deal and Russian contacts pursued during the 2016 election.
China suspends gene editing research after uproar
Published on 30/11/2018
» BEIJING/HONG KONG: Chinese authorities has ordered the suspension of research activities of people involved in the controversial editing of human genes, calling such research illegal and unethical, official media reported on Thursday.
Singer 'Jui' injured by plane passenger
Gary Boyle, Published on 30/11/2018
» Pop-folk singer Su "Jui" Boonlieng was injured on a flight to Koh Samui when a Chinese tourist rushed to open an overhead locker after the plane landed and floor-tile samples fell onto his head.
Australia raised detained refugee with Thai authorities
Published on 30/11/2018
» MELBOURNE/BANGKOK: Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne says her officials have raised with Thai authorities the plight of an Australia-based refugee professional soccer player who has been detained in Bangkok and fears deportation to his native Bahrain.
Papua New Guinea's 'gay village' offers sanctuary, hope
AFP, Published on 30/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY - As an openly gay man in Papua New Guinea, where sex between men is illegal and stigma and violence widespread, 24-year-old Kapera Patrick remembers thugs pelting him with abuse, stones and bottles.
113 inmates escape from Indonesian prison
Published on 30/11/2018
» BANDA ACEH, Indonesia: More than 100 inmates escaped from a prison in western Indonesia after overpowering a guard during prayer time, police said on Friday.
Smuggler killed in border clash
Chinnapat Chaimol, Published on 30/11/2018
» CHIANG RAI: Soldiers clashed with drug smugglers near the border early Friday morning, killing one of them and seizing 350,000 methamphetamine pills.
Actor Jiang Jinfu arrested in alleged abuse of girlfriend
Published on 30/11/2018
» TOKYO: Japanese police said on Friday they have arrested a Chinese actor on suspicion of assaulting his former girlfriend, causing her injuries.
B1.3m stolen from car when couple went to eat
Online Reporters, Published on 30/11/2018
» ROI ET: A couple left a bag containing 1.3 million baht cash in their car for a couple of hours while they had a meal nearby, and returned to find the money gone.
VietJet plane makes troubled landing in Vietnam
Published on 30/11/2018
» HANOI: A VietJet Aviation flight made a troubled landing on Thursday evening after the wheels on its front landing gear had "problems", with passengers reporting minor injuries, the carrier and Vietnam's aviation authority said on Friday.