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Iraqi lawmakers pass law to block Maliki from third term BAGHDAD | Sat Jan 26, 2013 8:42am EST (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament passed a law on Saturday intended to block Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki from a third term, as the Shi'ite premier faced growing pressure from mass Sunni street...

Russian ex-dissident and prison rights activist Abramkin dies MOSCOW | Sat Jan 26, 2013 9:16am EST (Reuters) - Valery Abramkin, a former Soviet dissident, nuclear scientist and rights activist who was held for years in the Siberian gulag and campaigned for prison reform in Vladimir Putin's...

Fine words won't fix India's sex abuse Date January 25, 2013 Mass vigil ... one of the many demonstrations held in Dehli shortly after the death of a student who was gang raped. Photo: AFP DELHI: Campaigners in India gave a guarded welcome to a 630-page report recommending wide-ranging legal...

China's advanced AWACS aircraft to hunt US F-22 Staff Reporter 2013-01-23 08:50 A Chinese KJ-2000 early warning aircraft. (Internet photo) To counter the F-22 stealth fighter in a potential air war against the United States, China is developing third-generation early warning aircraft...

PLA 'sinks' US carrier in DF-21D missile test in Gobi Staff Reporter 2013-01-23 16:54 Hit! According to the satellite image, China has sunk your battleship. (Internet photo) The People's Liberation Army has successfully sunk a US aircraft carrier, according to a satellite photo provided by...

Gang rape victim poisons herself in court Staff writers January 24, 20138:30AM Woman poisons herself after rape trial delayed Shouts in court: "Justice was being delayed" Comes after last month's gang rape death Indians mourned the death of a gang rape victim in December. Source: AP...

Hillary Clinton vows US will use social media to fight al-Qa'ida AFP January 24, 20132:47PM US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the September 11 attacks against the US mission in Benghazi, Libya, on Capitol Hill. Source: AFP...

Gu Jiao, the Chinese owner of America's oldest gun shop Staff Reporter 2013-01-24 17:19 Wax on, wax off: Gu Jiao sure loves his guns. (Photo/CNA) The owner of the John Jovino Gun Shop, purportedly the oldest gun retailer in America, is a Chinese man from Shanghai, reports Taiwan's Central...

Robuchon Au Dome in Macau named best restaurant in Miele Guide to Asia AFP January 24, 2013 11:45pm The cheese selection at Robuchon au Dome in Macau, which was named the best restaurant in Asia by Miele. TWO restaurants run by French celebrity chef Joel Robuchon have placed first and...

Chinese banks lack transparency: report Staff Reporter 2013-01-24 16:18 A Hong Kong Stock Exchange website that discloses information on listed companies. (Photo/CNS) Chinese banks lack transparency in terms of the amount of information they published over the last two years, according to...

Inconceivable: China's first 'sex ward' helps couples buck infertility Staff Reporter 2013-01-18 08:44 (GMT+8) A bed on China's first "sex ward." Red represents fertility, according to Chinese custom. (Internet photo) Wuhan Songziniao Hospital, located in the capital of central Hubei...

UK regulators fine Sony over PlayStation cyberattack that put personal information at risk AP January 24, 201311:18PM UK regulators said Sony "should have known better" when it came to protecting Playstation users' personal information and passwords. Above, gaming fans play Playstation 3's...

15,000 crocs escape from South African farm AFP January 25, 20131:21AM Thousands of crocodiles have escaped a farm in South Africa but so far there have been no reports of attacks on humans. Photo: Bob Barker. Source: News Limited SOUTH Africa's army and police have been called in to rescue...

Fujian entrepreneur gives US$33m as daughter's dowry Staff Reporter 2013-01-22 15:44 This Porsche was one of several luxury cars, houses and jewelry of a dowry worth over 200 million yuan (US$32 million) that a Fujian entrepreneur gave his daughter when she got married last year. (Internet...

Parents admit to sealing kids in bins as punishment QMI AGENCY FIRST POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 12:28 PM EST | UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 12:46 PM EST (Fotolia) An Ohio couple admitted Tuesday to stuffing their three children into plastic storage bins as punishment...

More women in Guangdong choose hymen reconstruction surgery Staff Reporter 2013-01-23 10:40 An ad for hymen reconstruction surgery. (Internet photo) Several hospitals in Dongguan in China's southern province of Guangdong have said the number of women seeking hymen reconstruction surgery...

U.S. to lift ban on women in front-line combat jobs DAVID ALEXANDER AND PHIL STEWART, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 05:16 PM EST | UPDATED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 07:03 PM EST This March 21, 2004 file photo shows female soldiers from the US 1st Cavalry join a patrol...

Voice of Charlie Brown arrested for alleged threats, stalking MARTY GRAHAM, REUTERS FIRST POSTED: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 2013 01:49 PM EST | UPDATED: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 2013 12:39 AM EST Charlie Brown at the Macy's parade in New York. (WENN.com) SAN DIEGO, CALIF. - The former child...

Investment from China creates jobs in America: US trade group Xinhua 2013-01-24 16:39 The US-China Cities Forum on Economic Cooperation and Investment held in Nanjing in June 2012. (File photo/Xinhua) Chinese companies are increasingly choosing the US market as the new market for their...

Foreign residents in China top 600,000 in 2012 Staff Reporter 2013-01-24 12:40 Foreign nationals take part in Chinese New Year activities in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, in 2012. (Photo/Xinhua) One third of immigrants who have obtained permanent residency in China did so through "special...