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Pirates kidnap crew off Nigerian coast - security sources ABUJA | Tue May 28, 2013 6:43am EDT (Reuters) - Armed pirates attacked an oil products tanker off the coast of Nigeria in West Africa and abducted an unknown number of crew, security sources said on Tuesday. Increasing piracy in the...

Car Thief Who Killed Baby Sentenced To Death Zhou Xijun stole the car with the infant inside from outside a shop, then killed the baby and buried its body in the snow. 1:54pm Monday 27 May 2013 Zhou Xijun can still appeal to the Supreme Court The baby's parents had left the car unlocked...

Source of banned industrial starch in food found CNA 2013-05-26 12:12 Health authorities in Taoyuan county recently confiscated 390 kg of illegal starch from local street vendors. (Photo/CNA) UPC Technology, a Taipei-headquartered chemical manufacturer and supplier, has been tracked down as...

A MRSA (Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing a special jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory in Berlin in this March 1, 2008 file photo. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch/Files

Pfizer takes its shot at a vaccine for evasive superbug Kathrin Jansen, senior vice president of Vaccine Research and Early Development at Pfizer Inc, poses for a portrait in one of her labs at Pfizer headquarters in Pearl River, New York, April 19, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Carlo Allegri By...

Dumbass: Ai Weiwei releases heavy metal music video Chinese artist says single is a way of venting the trauma he experienced while held in detention by the state Tania Branigan in Beijing The Guardian Wednesday 22 May 2013 05.27 BST <iframe...

Disabled Chinese toddler 'imprisoned for four years' A four-year-old disabled Chinese boy was put in a prison for over three years because his parents were protesters, his foster father has claimed. Disabled Chinese boy Chen Ya, now eight, was imprisoned for over three years because his...

Jordan keeps out Syrian refugees in border clampdown By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN | Tue May 21, 2013 10:43am EDT (Reuters) - Jordan has turned away thousands of Syrian refugees in the past week in the first such clampdown since the crisis in Syria began more than two years ago, diplomats...

In Ukraine, no way to avoid a bumpy ride By Olzhas Auyezov KIEV | Tue May 21, 2013 9:55am EDT (Reuters) - As the snow and ice began to melt in Ukraine this spring, exposing fresh cracks and potholes in the roads, hundreds of motorists gathered outside a government building carrying unusual...

China Floods: Storms Leave Hundreds Trapped Flood waters over 3ft-high have left hundreds of people trapped following storms in the south of the country. 10:52am Monday 20 May 2013 <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/rhMJSscKthA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315"...

Gay Man Shot In Face In New York Hate Crime The brutal murder comes in an area of Manhattan well-known for its tolerance and as a bedrock of the gay rights movement. 2:03pm Monday 20 May 2013 Mark Carson died after being shot in the face A gunman who allegedly used homophobic insults...

Syria: Kurdish Women Fighters Battle In Aleppo Kurdish female fighters are the hidden face of Syria's armed rebellion against Bashar al Assad's government forces in Aleppo. 9:09am Monday 20 May 2013 <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3j4PwBQyHfI?rel=0" allowfullscreen=""...

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One killed and 24 injured after two hot air balloons crash mid-air above Turkish volcanoes Ascending balloon struck another's wicker basket above, causing a tear The passengers on board were mostly tourists from Asia, Spain and Brazil Balloons were flying above scenic canyons and volcanoes...

The KFC smugglers of Gaza People are paying a fortune to have fast-food chicken brought in from Egypt in underground tunnels. But local food-stall owners aren't happy about it <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/clwLArrtxBE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315"...