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Netherlands steps up measures to fight bird flu AFP on November 16, 2016, 4:22 am The Hague (AFP) - The Netherlands shuttered petting zoos and banned duck hunting as it stepped up measures Monday to stem a bird flu outbreak blamed for killing scores of poultry and more than a thousand wild...

British woman dies in Australian 'Allahu Akbar' stabbing AFP on August 24, 2016, 11:13 pm Sydney (AFP) - A young British woman died and a man was critically injured when a French national allegedly stabbed three people while saying "Allahu Akbar" at an Australian backpacker's hostel, police...

Malaysian tanker taken in commercial row AAP on August 17, 2016, 7:26 pm An oil tanker, which was earlier reported to have been hijacked and sailed into Indonesian waters, was believed to have been taken due to a commercial dispute, Malaysian authorities say. Vier Harmoni, carrying 900,000...

Mom live-streamed daughter's beating on Facebook 'I love my daughter with all my heart' THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 08:47 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, July 26, 2016 09:03 AM EDT The Facebook logo is displayed at the Facebook Innovation Hub on Feb. 24, 2016 in...

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Officials on border with Myanmar prevent entry of local delicacy, live dung beetle larvae Living insects arrived with traces of fresh cattle poo attached, officers say PUBLISHED : Sunday, 03 April, 2016, 7:01pm UPDATED : Sunday, 03 April, 2016, 8:04pm Nectar Gan [email protected]...

Up to 4,000 passengers hit as Orient Thai Airlines cancels service between Hong Kong and Bangkok for 10 days for ‘safety’ reasons Passengers booked on budget airline forced to find scarce seats with other carriers PUBLISHED : Friday, 11 March, 2016, 4:22pm UPDATED : Friday, 11 March, 2016...

German Greens MP resigns posts after drugs bust AFP March 3, 2016, 4:42 am Berlin (AFP) - A German Greens party lawmaker Wednesday resigned from several political posts after police allegedly caught him carrying a small amount of suspected illegal synthetic drugs. Volker Beck, 55, was found...

German regulator to investigate 'closet index funds' Reuters February 16, 2016, 4:39 am FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) - Germany's markets regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether asset managers mislead investors by selling actively managed funds which then tracked a benchmark index...

Cockroach inspires a helpful robot AAP February 9, 2016, 12:11 pm People use a lot of words to describe the reviled cockroach: disgusting, ugly, sneaky and repulsive, to name a few. But it may be time to add a surprising new one: inspirational. Scientists say they have built a small...

Zika virus found in Indonesia: Authorities stumble across positive case during tests for dengue fever The mosquito-borne virus has sparked widespread alarm in parts of the Americas. It is suspected of causing grave brain damage in newborns and has similar symptoms to dengue fever. PUBLISHED ...

Yahoo Japan sold 12 tonnes of elephant ivory in two years, activists claim PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 January, 2016, 4:40pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 27 January, 2016, 4:40pm The Guardian Sri Lanka destroyed 359 pieces of ivory seized at the Colombo port in May 2012 while being illegally...

Inmates who escaped from California jail considered armed Christopher Weber And Amanda Lee Myers, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS First posted: Sunday, January 24, 2016 09:09 PM EST | Updated: Sunday, January 24, 2016 09:14 PM EST Inmates Jonathan Tieu, 20, Hossein Nayeri, 37, and Bac Duong, 43, (L to...

‘American Pie’ singer Don McLean arrested on suspicion of domestic violence PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 19 January, 2016, 9:46am UPDATED : Tuesday, 19 January, 2016, 9:46am Tribune News Service A photo provided by Knox County Jail shows Don McLean’s January 18 mugshot. He was arrested on a...

Belgium charge top jihadi expert over false affidavit for detainee AFP January 12, 2016, 8:51 am Brussels (AFP) - Belgian prosecutors said Monday they have arrested a high-profile expert on jihadi fighters and charged him with providing a suspected extremist with a false affidavit that he...

Explosive device found outside rescued Italian bank Reuters January 7, 2016, 11:52 pm A man walks in front of Banca Etruria in downtown Rome, Italy, December 15, 2015. REUTERS/Max Rossi MILAN (Reuters) - Italian police found a rudimentary explosive device on Thursday outside a branch of...

App blamed for $72M lotto jackpot loss Postmedia Network First posted: Monday, January 04, 2016 11:46 AM EST | Updated: Monday, January 04, 2016 12:11 PM EST The National Lottery iPhone app. (Supplied) A U.K. couple blames a faulty app for losing out on a $72-million lotto jackpot. Edwina...