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Typhoon forces evacuation of 500,000 in China AFP Updated July 14, 2013, 8:13 pm BEIJING (AFP) - Eastern China was Sunday bracing for torrential downpours from Typhoon Soulik which forced the evacuation of half a million people after killing two in Taiwan. Soulik lashed coastal Fujian...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/94ekI17FCsE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> July 14 - Thousands evacuated as Typhoon Soulik brings chaos to China's east coast. Paul Chapman reports.

Philippines, rebels reach wealth-sharing deal AFP July 14, 2013, 5:17 pm MANILA (AFP) - The Philippines said on Sunday it has clinched a key "wealth-sharing" deal with Muslim rebels, bringing it closer to ending a decades-old rebellion that has claimed tens of thousands of lives. Chief peace...

Egypt announces criminal investigation of Mursi Israeli Arab men take part in a demonstration in support of the deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi in the northern village of Kafar Kana July 13, 2013. REUTERS-Ammar Awad By Yasmine Saleh and Peter Graff CAIRO | Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:57pm...

Russia fires Bolshoi Theatre director after scandals AFP Updated July 9, 2013, 10:09 pm MOSCOW (AFP) - The Russian government on Tuesday sacked the head of the Bolshoi Theatre following a series of scandals including the horrific acid attack on its artistic director in January. The dramatic...

Graft scandal over Spanish PM reignites AFP Updated July 9, 2013, 10:08 pm MADRID (AFP) - A corruption scandal implicating Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy reignited on Tuesday with the publication of an original handwritten account ledger apparently showing illegal payments to him while...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KCL880SoBjU?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> July 9 - Airline boss says sorry and South Korea's president expresses sympathy for victims of the San Francisco air crash. Paul Chapman

Cacti watching over Henan village Staff Reporter 2013-07-07 10:48 Cacti in Zhumadian in central China's Henan province. (Internet Photo) A village in Zhumadian in central China's Henan province has been free from thieves for 60 years, reports local news website Dahe, while residents believe...

Netizens question necessity of Dalian's female mounties Staff Reporter 2013-07-08 08:34 Three female mounties patrol the streets in Dalian. (Photo/Xinhua) A retired policeman sparked debate last month after suggesting that the city government of Dalian in northeastern China's Liaoning...

Guangzhou man has penis amputated after botched circumcision Staff Reporter 2013-07-06 17:16 The man's penis turned entirely black after follow-up treatment. (Photo/CFP) A 30-year-old man in Guangzhou has been forced to have his penis amputated after experiencing complications following...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/i0gYicjZ4Tk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> CCTV footage captures a father in a Mercedes ramming his son in a BMW sports car. Report by Katie Lamborn.

Syrian opposition suffers setbacks on ground, in Egypt Reuters July 6, 2013, 2:19 am Smoke rises after what activists said was shelling by forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Houla, near Homs July 2, 2013. Picture taken July 2, 2013. REUTERS/Maysara Al-Masri/Shaam News...

Tasmanian whisky given high praise by critic Jim Murray By Pip Courtney, ABC Updated July 6, 2013, 10:58 pm Tasmania's booming whisky industry is receiving high praise from the world's premier whisky critic, Jim Murray. In his 2013 World Whisky Bible, Mr Murray called a Sullivans Cove drop...

At least three dead as forces fire on pro-Mursi protests in Cairo By Tom Perry and Maggie Fick CAIRO | Fri Jul 5, 2013 9:46am EDT (Reuters) - Security forces shot dead at least three supporters of deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi on Friday as a crowd of hundreds tried to march...

Strong ties bind spy agencies and Silicon Valley By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO | Wed Jul 3, 2013 3:29pm EDT (Reuters) - Silicon Valley has tried to distance itself from the controversial U.S. surveillance programs exposed by Edward Snowden, but there is a long history of close cooperation...