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Iran plans to build 16 more nuclear reactors Date February 24, 2013 Iran said recent discoveries of uranium resources have almost tripled the country's reserves of the radioactive fuel and that it plans to build reactors at 16 new locations, Iranian news agencies reported. Finding domestic...

Mobile cannon lobbed drugs over US border Date February 25, 2013 MEXICALI, Mexico: Police in north-western Mexico say they have seized a ''cannon'' used to launch packets of drugs to the US side of the border. The pneumatic-powered device was found mounted on the back of a pick-up truck with...

'Red aristocracy' backs leader's vision for future Date February 25, 2013 John Garnaut China correspondent for Fairfax Media New Chinese leader Xi Jinping is backed by the children of China's old guard. Photo: Reuters BEIJING: Nostalgic and disillusioned members of the Chinese Communist...

Carl Pistorius charged over woman's death as police find 'sex stimulant' in Blade Runner's home Date February 25, 2013 - 6:20AM The older brother of South African star athlete Oscar Pistorius, himself accused of murdering his girlfriend, has been charged with culpable homicide over a car...

Calls for US to confront Chinese over cyber theft Date February 25, 2013 - 9:42AM US and Chinese national flags. Photo: AP WASHINGTON: Calls have mounted for stiffer US action against Beijing for cyber spying and massive theft of US industrial secrets, allegedly by the Chinese military...

Spectacular prison break foiled in Greece Date February 25, 2013 - 10:19AM Brazen ... the helicopter jailbreak was Panagiotis Vlastos's fourth escape attempt. Photo: The Age ATHENS: A helicopter has swooped on a prison courtyard as armed men on board fired at guards and lowered a rope to...

Date set for end of Cuba's Castro era Date February 25, 2013 - 1:13PM Retired Cuban leader Castro made a rare public appearance on Sunday as he took his long-empty seat beside brother Raul Castro at the opening session of the National Assembly, the official National Information Agency...

Chinese revellers put on their metal Date February 25, 2013 - 1:54PM Tom Hancock Sparks will fly ... Chinese blacksmiths wait their turn to throw molten metal against a cold stone wall to create sparks, part of festivities to end the Lunar New Year celebrations, in Nuanquan, Hebei province...

Top British cardinal accused of 'inappropriate acts' Date February 25, 2013 - 12:41PM JOHN F. BURNS Cardinal Keith O'Brien ... labelled ''bigot of the year'' by a leading gay rights group. Photo: Getty Images LONDON: Britain's most senior Catholic cleric, Cardinal Keith O'Brien, has been...

Chinese general dives in deep end on social media Date February 25, 2013 - 4:53PM John Garnaut China correspondent for Fairfax Media Major-General Luo Yuan ... had been "itching" to join Weibo. Photo: Reuters BEIJING: China’s most famous sabre-rattling general has turned...

Syrian opposition says captures former nuclear site By Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN | Sun Feb 24, 2013 5:34pm EST (Reuters) - Syrian rebels have captured the site of a suspected nuclear reactor near the Euphrates river which Israeli warplanes destroyed six years ago, opposition sources in...

UK's Clegg on defensive as sexual harassment claims batter party LONDON | Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:55pm EST (Reuters) - British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on Sunday denied covering up allegations of sexual misconduct by a former senior member of his Liberal Democrat party, already...

Palestinians say detainee tortured before death By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM | Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:14pm EST (Reuters) - Palestinian officials said on Sunday a Palestinian detainee who died in an Israeli prison was tortured before his death, but Israel said autopsy findings were preliminary...

Earthquake shakes buildings in Tokyo Agence France-Presse | Updated: February 25, 2013 13:39 IST Tokyo: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Monday, setting buildings in the capital swaying but causing no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said. National broadcaster NHK said there...

Afghan president to expel U.S. special forces from key province KABUL | Sun Feb 24, 2013 9:04pm EST (Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has given U.S. special forces two weeks to leave a key battleground province after accusations that Afghans working for them tortured and killed...

Israel tests new Arrow missile interceptor - ministry JERUSALEM | Mon Feb 25, 2013 12:35pm IST (Reuters) - Israel carried out a successful test of its upgraded, ballistic Arrow missile interceptor on Monday, the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a statement. The U.S.-backed Arrow missile is...

Putin signs law to curb smoking, tobacco sales in Russia MOSCOW | Mon Feb 25, 2013 3:47am EST (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law that will ban smoking in most public places and restrict cigarette sales in the world's second-largest tobacco market after China. The...

Fidel Castro surprises with parliament appearance amid leadership speculation By Marc Frank HAVANA | Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:33pm EST (Reuters) - Retired Cuban leader Fidel Castro made a rare public appearance Sunday by joining the opening session of the National Assembly, state media reported...

Protest votes add to uncertainty in close Italy election By James Mackenzie ROME | Sun Feb 24, 2013 6:43pm EST (Reuters) - Italians finish voting in one of the most closely watched and unpredictable elections in years on Monday with a surge in protest votes fuelling concern that the ballot...