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Turkish graft scandal triggers feud over judicial independence BY ORHAN COSKUN ANKARA Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:44am EST Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan inspects an honour guard during the state welcoming ceremony outside the office of Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (not pictured), in...

Man dies from H7N9 in E China Xinhua, January 10, 2014 A 38-year-old man died from H7N9 bird flu on Friday in east China's Fujian Province, the provincial health and family planning commission confirmed in a statement. The man, surnamed Zeng, was from Hui'an County of Quanzhou City. He was...

France's Hollande considers legal action over report of affair BY ELIZABETH PINEAU PARIS Fri Jan 10, 2014 7:06am EST French President Francois Hollande wears protection for his ears as he watches a Mirage 2000-5 which taxis out of its hangar during a visit to the Creil military airbase as he...

Indonesia's anti-graft agency arrests ex-chairman of ruling party JAKARTA Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:04am EST Chairman of Indonesia's Democratic Party Anas Urbaningrum speaks in a news conference to announce his resignation at the party headquarters in Jakarta February 23, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer...

Nadal beats Monfils to win Qatar title Sat Jan 4, 2014 11:19pm GMT Rafael Nadal of Spain holds his trophy after winning the Qatar Open men's final tennis match in Doha January 4, 2014. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah (Reuters) - Rafa Nadal began his year in perfect fashion with a three-set victory...

PSG cup tie called off By Nicholas McGee1 Jan 4, 2014 10:02:00 PM Laurent Blanc's men will get an extended winter break after their Coupe de France clash with Brest was called off due to a heavily waterlogged pitch Paris Saint-Germain's Coupe de France tie at Stade Brestois on Sunday has...

China icebreaker 'stalls' on way to stranded Antarctic ship AFP December 28, 2013, 8:35 am Sydney (AFP) - A Chinese icebreaker heading to rescue a scientific expedition vessel trapped off Antarctica has itself stalled in icy conditions, Australian media said citing maritime authorities. The...

Russia buries Kalashnikov in new 'pantheon' for heroes AFP December 28, 2013, 1:04 am Mytishchi (Russia) (AFP) - Russia on Friday buried Mikhail Kalashnikov, the designer of the iconic AK-47 assault rifle that was the favoured weapon of guerrillas worldwide, at a newly-opened cemetery for...

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29 killed in Thailand bus accident: police AFP December 28, 2013, 4:52 am Bangkok (AFP) - A bus carrying New Year travellers plunged off one of Thailand's highest bridges in the kingdom's northeast, leaving at least 29 people dead, police said Friday. The accident occurred around midnight...

Target customers' encrypted PINs stolen AP December 28, 2013, 2:24 pm Target says debit-card PINs were among the financial information stolen from millions of customers who shopped at the US retailer earlier this month. The company said the stolen personal identification numbers, which...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/kALRTUX4GW0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="853" frameborder="0" height="480"></iframe> Movie Bytes : Godzilla 2014 Official Trailer + Trailer Review : HD PLUS The film is scheduled to be released on May 16, 2014 in 2D and 3D.

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Exclusive - Universal takes writedown on new Keanu Reeves film Reuters December 25, 2013, 4:17 am Canadian actor Keanu Reeves talks with a fan as he leaves his apartment in Budapest March 11,2011. Reeves is in Budapest for two months for the shooting of his new film "47 Ronin"...

Ex-Tiffany executive gets year for theft AP December 24, 2013, 8:11 am A former Tiffany & Co executive has been jailed for stealing more than $A1.35 million in jewellery. AP A former executive from Tiffany & Co has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison for stealing more than...

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Touching farewell as dog says goodbye to dying owner By Dylan Stableford December 24, 2013, 8:03 am Last week, Mike Petrosino, a 21-year-old who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, was given a chance to say goodbye to his dog, Rusty, who was brought to Massachusetts General Hospital...

Belgium's 'Devil's Pastor' serial killer dies in jail: report AFP December 24, 2013, 8:45 am Brussels (AFP) - Andras Pandy, one of Belgium's worst serial killers dubbed the "Devil's Pastor", died overnight in a jail in northwestern Bruges aged 86, the Belga news agency reported Monday...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/BRj_rZIpWSo?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="640" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe> Thousands protest Ukraine's deal with Russia Tens of thousands of demonstrators rally in the streets of Kiev, after Russia agrees to a $15 billion dollar bailout and...

Ukraine, Russia sign economic deal despite protests By Laura Smith-Spark. Marie-Louise Gumuchian and Diana Magnay, CNN December 17, 2013 -- Updated 1702 GMT (0102 HKT) Protesters fill Independence Square in Kiev, Ukraine, on Tuesday, December 17. Protesters have poured into the streets of...