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Sony takes on Microsoft, prices new PS4 below Xbox One Scenes from the game "Max: The Curse of Brotherhood" are displayed on screens during the Xbox E3 Media Briefing at USC's Galen Center in Los Angeles, California June 10, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni By Malathi Nayak LOS ANGELES |...

China inflation slows to 2.1% in May AFP Updated June 9, 2013, 2:38 pm BEIJING (AFP) - China's inflation eased to 2.1 percent year-on-year in May from 2.4 percent in April, official data showed, with analysts citing a steep fall in vegetable prices as the biggest factor leading the decline...

Apple, Facebook in latest spy claims AFP June 07, 201311:05PM Pedestrians pass the Apple store location on fifth avenue in New York. Apple, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo said they only provide the government with user data required under the law. Source: AP US SPIES are secretly...

U.S. quietly allows military aid to Egypt despite rights concerns Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr (L), sits with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi (R) during their meeting at the Presidential Palace in Cairo March 3, 2013. Credit...

5 June 2013 Last updated at 11:01 GMT US businessman Hu Zhicheng released from China Hu Zhicheng had described his time in prison as "hell on earth" A US businessman who was unable to leave China for nearly five years has returned to his home in the US. Hu Zhicheng was detained in China...

Syrian army captures strategic border town of Qusair A member of forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad erects a Syrian flag atop of a gate in Qusair, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA on June 5, 2013. Credit: Reuters/SANA/Handout via...

Britain must investigate torture in Iraq, Afghanistan: U.N By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA | Fri May 31, 2013 1:40pm EDT (Reuters) - The United Nations torture watchdog called on Britain on Friday to widen and speed up investigations into allegations that British forces tortured detainees in Iraq...

Syria claims Russia has started delivering S300 missiles Syria's president has made an incendiary claim that Russia has begun delivery of a sophisticated missile system that has been described as a "game-changer" in the conflict. Syrian rebels would like to acquire more surdace-to-air...

Belgian city scraps headscarf ban imposed by center-right in 2007 File photo: More than 10,000 adult citizens, or about five times the number required to call the vote, had signed a petition calling for the ban on civil servants wearing headscarves to be lifted. AFP photo BRUSSELS | Tue May...

Thailand's old hairstyle rules take a cut Old-school regulation on how students cut their hair dropped after human-rights body challenged it. Last Modified: 27 May 2013 13:02 <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"...

Pirates free crew kidnapped from ship off Equatorial Guinea ABIDJAN | Sun May 26, 2013 6:02am EDT (Reuters) - Four crew members kidnapped from a container ship off the West African nation of Equatorial Guinea in April have been released, the vessel's management company said. Piracy in the...

Lebanon sectarian unrest toll rises Fresh clashes between Tripoli residents backing rival factions in Syria's conflict bring death toll since Sunday to 23. Last Modified: 24 May 2013 09:22 Tensions between Sunnis in Bab al-Tabbaneh and Alawites in Jabal Mohsen have flared during the Syrian...

China unveils details of pilot carbon-trading programme Nation's first trading scheme in the southern city of Shenzhen will cover 638 companies when it begins next month Jonathan Kaiman in Beijing The Guardian Wednesday 22 May 2013 16.38 BST Shenzhen is one of seven designated areas in...

Protests in New York after gay man's murder Thousand march in New York's Greenwich Village to honour the memory of "gay angel Mark Carson". Last Modified: 21 May 2013 07:29 Carson, pictured in sign, was shot in the head, allegedly by man who shouted homophobic slurs at him [AFP] Thousands...

Guatemala court overturns genocide conviction Top court rules that the trial of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt restart to solve several appeal issues. Last Modified: 21 May 2013 10:10 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D...

Dubai-style island off coast of Barcelona provokes dismay Plans for a Dubai-style man-made island created off the coast of Barcelona, featuring Europe's tallest hotel have provoked dismay in the Catalan city. By Fiona Govan, Madrid 4:00PM BST 20 May 2013 The artificial island would be...

M23 The March 23 Movement (French: Mouvement du 23-Mars), often abbreviated as M23 and also known as the Congolese Revolutionary Army, is a rebel military group based in eastern areas of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), mainly operating in the province of North Kivu. The group is...

Chinese premier visits India Li Keqiang's first foreign trip as prime minister aims to help settle border dispute and boost economic ties with India. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 13:28 China said Li Keqiang's India visit shows the importance of improving relations with its neighbour [AFP]...

Salafist group clashes with police in Tunisia Ansar al-Sharia supporters vent anger at police after they are prevented from defying ban on holding annual congress. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 11:53 Security forces were deployed in strength after Ansar al-Sharia threatened to defy a ban on...

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