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Exclusive: Spyware claims emerge in row over Chinese dissident at NYU Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng speaks to journalists following an appearance in New York May 3, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid By Jonathan Allen NEW YORK | Fri Jun 21, 2013 6:44am EDT (Reuters) - When Chinese...

China used military in Xinjiang: exiled Uighur leader AFP June 20, 2013, 7:46 pm TOKYO (AFP) - Exiled Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer claimed Thursday the Chinese government used military force in the latest episode of what she calls "ethnic cleansing" in the troubled province of Xinjiang...

Kim Jong Un hands out copies of Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf to senior North Korean officials to see what lessons can be learned from it By PAUL MILLIGAN PUBLISHED: 10:59 GMT, 18 June 2013 | UPDATED: 11:08 GMT, 18 June 2013 Senior government officials in North Korea were given copies of...

Insight: FBI relies on secret U.S. surveillance law, records show By John Shiffman, Kristina Cooke and Mark Hosenball WASHINGTON | Tue Jun 18, 2013 1:20am EDT (Reuters) - The FBI has used secret evidence obtained under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act to prosecute at least 27...

Government spending curbs hit luxury goods sales in China Staff Reporter 2013-06-17 08:39 A Cartier store in Nanjing. (Photo/Xinhua) Sales of luxury goods in China have fallen, as the crackdown on lavish government spending has reduced the previously significant financial support made by...

Google backpack camera has 'wish list' for Taiwan scenic spots CNA 2013-06-17 08:39 Google takes its Street View "Trekker", the compact backpack version of its Street View cars to Taiwan. (Internet Photo) Google Inc. took its Street View "Trekker" — the compact backpack version of its...

GCHQ intercepted foreign politicians' communications at G20 summits Exclusive: phones were monitored and fake internet cafes set up to gather information from allies in London in 2009 Ewen MacAskill, Nick Davies, Nick Hopkins, Julian Borger and James Ball The Guardian, Monday 17 June 2013...

Greek PM offers to reinstall state TV Date June 16, 2013 Bringing back state broadcasting: Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras. Photo: Reuters Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has offered to partially reinstate state broadcaster ERT after vehement protests over its dramatic closure...

14 June 2013 Last updated at 16:01 GMT UN: India to be world's most populous country by 2028 India's population is forecast to continue to grow until 2050, according to the United Nations India looks set to overtake China as the world's most populous country from 2028, according to the...

15 June 2013 Last updated at 03:59 GMT NSA snooping: Facebook reveals details of data requests Facebook, which recently opened a massive data centre in Sweden, said it had "aggressively" protected its user data from the US government Facebook received 9,000-10,000 requests for user data...

Death penalty upheld for Taiwan woman who murdered family CNA 2013-06-14 12:58 Lin Yu-ju is escorted from the court during her first trial in Nantou county, May 20, 2011. (Photo/Liao Chao-hsiang) Taiwan's Supreme Court on Thursday handed down the death penalty to a 32-year-old Taiwanese...

Wu-Tang clan: Family carve their names on famous Chinese mountain Staff Reporter 2013-06-15 14:17 The family may get a visit from some angry kung fu practitioners after leaving their address along with their names. (Internet photo) Vandalism of cultural relics at popular tourist sites has...

My family are my jewels, says Zhejiang man whose wife cut off his penis Staff Reporter 2013-06-14 14:58 A toilet. (Photo/CFP) When Mr Han awoke to searing pain on June 7, all he could find on the bed was a pair of scissors and bloody pants. Both his wife and his penis were missing, reports...

Employee jailed over $1m bank account fraud By Elizabeth Byrne Updated June 14, 2013, 2:08 pm A Canberra man who stole nearly $1 million from his employer has been sentenced to five years jail. Adi Narayan, 51, from Forde had been a financial controller in his company when he began stealing...

US, China could soon cooperate on space missions: report Staff Reporter 2013-06-12 18:14 The Shenzhou-10 spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft blasted off on June 11. (Photo/CNS) The US may partner with China in future space exploration projects, similar to its...

Beijing raises taxi fares to bring order in chaotic market Staff Reporter 2013-06-11 11:13 A taxi rank outside the Beijing West Railway Station. (Photo/Xinhua) Beijing has decided to raise taxi fares for the first time since 2006 to boost the income of the city's cab drivers after complaints...

Nigerian cook survives two days under sea in shipwreck air bubble Harrison Okene, 29, poses for a photograph after an interview with Reuters outside an hotel in Nigeria's oil city of Warri June 12, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Joe Brock By Joe Brock WARRI, Nigeria | Wed Jun 12, 2013 12:27pm EDT...

Ibra steers Sweden to win, Denmark shocked AFP June 12, 2013, 7:05 am PARIS (AFP) - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored both goals as Sweden beat the Faroe Islands 2-0 to earn three crucial points in their quest to qualify for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday, but their Scandinavian neighbours Denmark...

Woman 'Stabs Lover To Death With Stiletto Heel' Police in Texas say the victim was struck repeatedly in the head with the pointed shoes. 9:13am Tuesday 11 June 2013 Ana Lilia Trujillo and Alf Stefan Andersson A woman has admitted stabbing her boyfriend to death with a stiletto high heel -...

Of cardboard, concrete and CEOs Two sheets of cardboard, meagre rations and a winter's night in the open air will be the temporary reality for hundreds of chief executives and community leaders next month who will spend one uncomfortable night experiencing what many homeless people face every...