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Matilda the ‘alien cat’ becomes Internet sensation Gwen Breitstein June 18, 2015, 6:34 am Matilda the ‘alien cat’ becomes Internet sensation Matilda is a two-year-old cat with alien-like eyes who probably has more Instagram followers than you. Photo: Facebook Meet Matilda, a cat with...

Californian balcony collapses killing six Irish students during 21st birthday party PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 17 June, 2015, 1:37am UPDATED : Wednesday, 17 June, 2015, 1:39am Photos: AP, Reuters This fourth-floor balcony of a California apartment building collapsed yesterday, killing...

Surgeon says head transplant operation will be a success Yahoo News June 14, 2015, 2:19 pm The doctor who plans to undertake a controversial head transplant operation says he has a 90 per cent chance of success. Italian neuro-surgeon Sergio Canavero has unveiled exactly how he plans to...

Palau burns four Vietnamese boats caught illegally poaching sea cucumbers in its waters PUBLISHED : Friday, 12 June, 2015, 1:51pm UPDATED : Friday, 12 June, 2015, 1:51pm AP in Vietnam Tommy Remengesau Junior, president of the republic of Palau, hopes to turn most of the island nation’s...

Thai palace official linked to fallen ex-princess faces arrest in 'unusual' defamation case PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 5:43pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 June, 2015, 5:43pm Agence France-Presse in Bangkok Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (right) pictured in a file photo with his...

MERS: South Korea's 'hospital culture' blamed for quick spread of virus Date June 10, 2015 - 12:02AM Choe Sang-hun Visitors wearing masks walk in front of a health advisory sign at a quarantine tent at Seoul National University Hospital. Photo: Getty Images Seoul: At first, doctors thought...

Apple Maps to add public transport directions for users in China PUBLISHED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 4:26pm UPDATED : Monday, 08 June, 2015, 4:26pm James Griffiths [email protected] @jgriffiths Users in China will soon be able to access public transit information on Apple Maps. Photo...

Google will make monthly reports on self-driving cars PUBLISHED : Saturday, 06 June, 2015, 7:00am UPDATED : Saturday, 06 June, 2015, 7:00am Associated Press in New York A two-seater prototype of Google's self-driving car is demonstrated at Google in Mountain View, California. Photo: TNS...

Apple recalls Beats speakers because of fire risk 3 June 2015 From the section Technology The recall involves all five colours of the Beats Pill XL Speaker system Apple is urging owners of one of its Beats loud speaker systems to stop using the kit because it poses a fire risk. The firm...

Jury convicts TV actor Diamond of misdemeanors in stabbing By DANA FERGUSON May. 30, 2015 3:00 AM EDT Television actor Dustin Diamond, center, exits the courtroom in Port Washington, Wis., Friday night, May 29, 2015, after a 12-person jury convicted him of two misdemeanors stemming from a...

Man stabs second-grade girl in Taipei school bathroom 2015/05/29 23:38:45 Taipei, May 29 (CNA) A man stabbed and nearly killed a second-grade girl on Friday when the child went to the bathroom alone at her elementary school in Taipei's Beitou District, in a random attack that has shocked...

175 'tomb raiders' caught pillaging Stone Age archaeological site in China Ancient relics worth 500 million yuan recovered by the police in what state media says was biggest case of its kind in the country in modern history PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 27 May, 2015, 10:15am UPDATED : Wednesday, 27...

Ferrari worth HK$4m damaged in crash with lorry at Hong Kong’s Sha Tin racecourse PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 May, 2015, 1:33pm UPDATED : Monday, 25 May, 2015, 10:15pm Clifford Lo [email protected] A Ferrari 599 sports car was damaged in the crash. Photo: SCMP Pictures A red Ferrari 599...

'Mass graves of suspected trafficking victims found in Malaysia' Newspaper claims almost 100 bodies found PUBLISHED : Sunday, 24 May, 2015, 2:52pm UPDATED : Sunday, 24 May, 2015, 7:21pm Reuters The hillside site where shallow graves containing 26 bodies were found in May close to the town...

Police Hunt Member Of Notorious Adams Family Patrick Adams and his wife Constance are thought to have travelled to Spain or Holland after a man was shot in the chest. 15:29, Friday 22 May 2015 Constance and Patrick Adams. Pic: Met Police Police are hunting a member of London's notorious...

Cathay Pacific flight attendants edge closer to strike action as deadline for talks passes PUBLISHED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 11:29am UPDATED : Thursday, 21 May, 2015, 10:37pm Danny Lee [email protected] Cathay Pacific's cabin crew continue their rally and sit-in protest against the...

128 dating websites shut down Xinhua, May 19, 2015 China's Internet watchdog has shut down 128 illegal dating websites and ordered 20 to correct their practices in a campaign launched in February targeting fraud and pornography on match-making sites. The websites were shut down due to a lack...

Appeals court sides with Google in anti-Muslim film case By SUDHIN THANAWALA and BRIAN MELLEY May. 18, 2015 5:52 PM EDT FILE - In this Thursday, Sept. 20, 2012, file photo, Cindy Lee Garcia, one of the actresses in "Innocence of Muslims," right, and attorney M. Cris Armenta hold a news...

Baltimore officer who beat suspect during arrest gets jail sentence REUTERS First posted: Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:30 AM EDT | Updated: Saturday, May 16, 2015 12:41 AM EDT Vincent Cosom. (Baltimore Police Handout) A Baltimore police officer who could be seen in a surveillance video beating...

Iranian war boat opened fire on Singapore ship in bid to disable it, US claims PUBLISHED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 8:12am UPDATED : Friday, 15 May, 2015, 8:12am Associated Press in Washington The Alpine Eternity is said to have accidentally collided with an Iranian oil platform. Photo...