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An Indian MP Jaya Bachchan has said the men who raped and murdered a 27-year-old vet in the city of Hyderabad should be "lynched". Several other MPs from across the political spectrum also condemned the brutal gang-rape and murder. Protests were held a...

Hong Kong has posted the sharpest drop in retail sales on record, plunging 24.3 percent in October from a year ago. Sales have fallen by double-digits every month since July. In the latest data, jewellers were worst-hit, with sales plunging 46.9 percen...

The leader of the Liberal Party said on Friday he's worried that other countries might follow the US lead in threatening trade, and sanctioning officials believed to have undermined freedoms in Hong Kong. But Felix Chung said he believes most countries...

Customs officers on Friday said they've smashed the largest frozen meat smuggling case in a decade. Six men were arrested in their operation. The officers seized 540 tonnes of frozen meat - mainly expensive beef from Europe and the US - valued at HK$50...

The police and firefighters spent Thursday searching and evidence-gathering at the Polytechnic University - paving the way for the almost two-week siege to come to an end. So far, police have seized some 600 petrol bombs, 20 bottles of concentrated aci...

While the Southeast Asian Games may not be as popular or well-known as the Olympics or the Fifa World Cup, they are still a big deal. But it appears things are not going well for this year's host, the Philippines. The build-up to their hosting of the 3...

A defence think-tank says British ground forces would be "comprehensively outgunned" in a conflict with Russia in Eastern Europe. Research by the Royal United Services Institute found that the British Army, as well as Nato allies, has a "critical short...