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Swift sets concert record in Australia AAP December 6, 2013, 9:47 am Singer Taylor Swift has become the first female artist ever to sell out Sydney's Allianz Stadium. The I Knew You Were Trouble star impressed critics when she performed for a sold-out crowd of over 40,000 fans on Wednesday...

Four of seven kidnapped aid workers freed in Syria - ICRC Reuters October 15, 2013, 12:08 am GENEVA (Reuters) - Three of the six Red Cross aid workers abducted by gunmen in northwest Syria on Sunday have been released, along with a volunteer from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the International...

Vietnam to build nuclear center in late 2015 Xinhua | 2013-8-16 17:35:18 By Agencies Vietnam will start the construction of a nuclear technology center in the Central Highlands which will cost half a billion US dollars in two years, local online Tuoi Tre (Youth) reported on August 16...

Indian Navy says all 18 sailors dead in submarine tragedy Xinhua | 2013-8-16 16:57:28 By Agencies After recovering three disfigured charred bodies, the Indian Navy Friday ruled out finding any more survivors on its ill-fated INS Sindhurakshak submarine which was gutted in a blaze...

Anti-G8 protests aim for London's Canary Wharf banking district Demonstrators protesting against the upcoming G8 summit, being held near Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, hold a banner as they walk to BAE systems headquarters in central London, June 12, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Olivia Harris By...

U.N. talks to Germany about resettling 10,000 Syrian refugees A Syrian boy refugee is seen at the Bab Al-Salam refugee camp in Azaz, near the Syrian-Turkish border June 9, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Hamid Khatib GENEVA | Tue Jun 11, 2013 6:52am EDT (Reuters) - The United Nations refugee agency...

Analysis: Iran election hopefuls have no quick fix for economy Iran's chief negotiator Saeed Jalili leaves after his news conference at the Iranian Consulate in Istanbul May 16, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Osman Orsal By Marcus George DUBAI | Mon Jun 10, 2013 2:50am EDT (Reuters) - If there is an...

France, Japan join forces for larger share of nuclear market France's President Francois Hollande (2nd L), his companion Valerie Trierweiler (L), Japan's Emperor Akihito (3rd L) and Empress Michiko attend a welcoming ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo June 7, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ma...

Asus touts 'world's first' three-in-one tablet computer AFP June 5, 2013, 11:25 pm TAIPEI (AFP) - Taiwan's computer manufacturer Asus unveiled a mobile device Wednesday that it described as the world's first three-in-one tablet, laptop and desktop computer. The Transformer Book Trio, shown...

In e-books trial, U.S. says Apple conspired with publishers An illustration picture shows application icons on an Apple Ipad tablet held by a woman in Bordeaux, Southwestern France, February 4, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Regis Duvignau By Nate Raymond NEW YORK | Mon Jun 3, 2013 5:25pm EDT...

Take breast cancer drug for 10 years' AAP June 3, 2013, 10:46 pm A new study says taking a breast cancer drug for 10 years instead of five will improve survival. Death rates from the most common type of breast cancer can be slashed by taking a drug for 10 years rather than the recommended...

NATO to hold 2014 summit on Afghanistan troop withdrawal By Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON | Fri May 31, 2013 1:24pm EDT (Reuters) - NATO countries will hold a summit next year to discuss troop withdrawals from Afghanistan, U.S. President Barack Obama said on Friday after a meeting with NATO...

Pakistani Taliban pick new number two after drone strike: sources By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan | Thu May 30, 2013 6:17am EDT (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban militants have chosen a new deputy commander to replace their previous second-in-command who was killed in a U.S. drone strike...

WHO suspends polio drive in Pakistani city after shooting A woman holds her child as she walks past police-men outside a polio vaccination center in Karachi on January 8, 2013. PHOTO: AFP/ FILE By Jibran Ahmed PESHAWAR, Pakistan | Tue May 28, 2013 5:35am EDT (Reuters) - The World Health...

Saudi king turns national guard into ministry run by son RIYADH | Mon May 27, 2013 10:13am EDT (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah named his son to head a new National Guard ministry on Monday, strengthening the force's role in the kingdom as the ruling family grapples with the transfer...

French soldier's stabbing could be act of terrorism: minister By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS | Sun May 26, 2013 1:37pm EDT (Reuters) - The stabbing of a French soldier near Paris by a man who is still on the run bore the hallmarks of Islamist terrorism, the interior minister said on Sunday, and...

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Hollande, Merkel to mark 150yrs of German centre-left AFP May 23, 2013, 2:28 pm LEIPZIG, Germany (AFP) - Germany's opposition Social Democrats mark their 150th birthday Thursday, with French President Francois Hollande as the only foreign speaker and conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in...

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Angry Afghan MPs halt debate on women’s rights Conservative lawmakers in Aghanistan halted a debate on women’s rights after just 15 minutes today, failing to approve a law that aims to protect women because parts of it violate Islamic principles, an Afghan legislator said. Burqa-clad Afghan...