Issue: September 07, 2010   (Archive)
Tuesday, September 7, 2010   

Quake city emergency extended amid looting
New Zealand extended a state of emergency in earthquake- hit Christchurch to today as the army enforced a no-go zone amid reports of looting in the rubble-strewn heart of the city.


French man tried for rape of Thai kids
A 61-year-old French man appeared in a Paris court yesterday charged with raping or sexually assaulting 10 Thai girls aged between six and11.

Notorious trafficker in wildlife slithers away from long stay in cage
A Malaysian wildlife trafficker known as the "Lizard King" was yesterday sentenced to six months in jail and fined 190,000 ringgit (HK$473,332) for smuggling snakes - a penalty that activists complain is far too lenient.

             


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