Malaysian police arrest 13 over gang-rape of teen
Malaysian police have arrested at least 13 people -- many of who are related -- over the alleged gang-rape of a 15-year-old girl, reports said.
Shallow 5.9 magnitude earthquake hits SW China: USGS
A shallow earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 hit southwest China on Friday morning, the US Geological Survey said, with Chinese reports saying 29 people had been injured, five of them seriously.
Japan police inspect body after Chinese academic disappears
Japanese police were Thursday probing the death of a man believed to be a Chinese academic who told his wife he was in danger shortly before he disappeared.
Australia rules out swathe of ocean as MH370 crash zone
Australia on Thursday ruled out a large swathe of Indian Ocean as Flight MH370's final resting place after a lengthy underwater hunt, as a US Navy official queried whether the missing plane ever went there.
Oil tanker listing off Japan after huge explosion
A 998-tonne oil tanker was listing off the Japanese coast Thursday after a large explosion and subsequent fire that sent towering columns of acrid smoke into the sky.
Montreal policeman caught having sex in squad car
A photo of a Montreal policeman having sex in his squad car was widely circulated online, prompting an investigation.
California college mourns shooting victims
Thousands of students attended a memorial service Tuesday for the victims of a college shooting rampage, as the university declared a day of mourning.
S. Korea hospice fire kills 21, patient detained
A fire swept through a South Korean hospice for elderly, infirm patients early Wednesday, killing 21 people in what police said appeared to be an act of arson by an 81-year-old Alzheimer's sufferer.
Four police killed in attack on Tunisia minister's home
Four Tunisian police officers were killed in a "terrorist" attack overnight on the home of Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou in the west-central Kasserine region, a ministerial spokesman said.