Two arrested in Hong Kong cash grab after millions in banknotes spill from ...
Hong Kong – Two people were arrested Thursday evening after police said they snatched some of the nearly 15.23 million Hong Kong dollars that spilled from a money transport van onto a street on Christmas Eve. A 43-year-old man was arrested in Kowloon and a 36-year-old woman was taken into... read more »
Sony says online PlayStation disrupted
TOKYO: Sony’s online PlayStation store and Microsoft’s Xbox site suffered disruptions to users on Christmas Day in the latest possible cyber-attacks on the companies. The PlayStation Store Twitter feed said Friday that some users were having trouble logging into its network. It said... read more »
Tsunami anniversary: Rebuilding lives in Aceh
At first glance, Rina looks like any other 14-year-old Indonesian girl. Shy and cherubic, she’s yet to lose the child-like innocence that comes with the territory of teen-hood. We meet on a Sunday because she’s busy studying for exams. Her father Mustafa tells me Rina is one of the top... read more »
Ex-minister sentenced to death in Bangladesh
Syed Mohammad Qaisar, 73, was found guilty of 14 out of 16 charges including genocide, rape, extortion, arson and torture committed during the 1971 war, prosecutors said. Pakistani-backed fighters were accused of numerous abuses during the war. “Wounds of rape are greater than wounds of... read more »
