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Hajj pilgrims to wear masks to prevent spread of Mers virus Saudi Arabia has issued a series of rules to pilgrims travelling to Mecca for the Hajj that will ban the elderly and force others to wear respiratory masks to prevent the Mers coronavirus turning into an epidemic. The MERS...

3 senior officials plowed under anti-graft drive in 3 weeks Staff Reporter 2013-07-08 12:43 Li Daqiu. (Photo/Xinhua) A senior official from southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous District has become the third vice-ministerial-level official in as many weeks to be probed by the Communist...

Exclusive: U.S. system for flagging hazardous chemicals is widely flawed Emergency personnel stand in front of a subway train before a re-enactment of a hazardous situation in the lower level of the Bay Subway station that is no longer in use in Toronto January 25, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Mark...

Battles intensify in Syria's strategic city of Homs Free Syrian Army fighters climb up a ladder to walk through a hole in a wall during an offensive against forces loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, in Aleppo's Salaheddine neighborhood July 8, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Ammar Abdullah By...

Japan to launch satellites to monitor oceans AFP Updated July 7, 2013, 4:37 pm TOKYO (AFP) - Japan plans to launch satellites to monitor the world's oceans, a report said on Sunday, as Chinese government ships sailed in waters around islands controlled by Tokyo and claimed by Beijing. The...

23 million-year-old fossil found in Mexico AAP July 7, 2013, 10:38 am Mexican scientists are studying a complete fossil of a lizard that lived some 23 million years ago and whose soft tissue remains have been preserved in amber. The small piece of fossil resin, which is in the shape of a...

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AFP whistleblower feels humiliated Kym Agius, AAP July 7, 2013, 11:27 am Sergeant Brendan Thomson was so scared of retribution for blowing the whistle on the Australian Federal Police he went to extraordinary lengths to protect himself. He fastened his locker with luggage straps and...

Man’s Affair Exposed on TV When Stopped For Not Wearing Seatbelt by Fauna on Friday, July 5, 2013 From Sina Weibo:@新浪视频: So much information !! Police Officer Zhang Stops a Volvo Only To… The traffic officer “uncle” only thought the driver’s safety belt looked rather odd… never imagining...

Chinese Netizens Still Suspicious in Li Tianyi Gang-Rape Case by Fauna on Thursday, July 4, 2013 The following is a development on the gang-rape case involving Li Tianyi (aka Li Guanfeng), the son of well-known military singer Li Shuangjiang. chinaSMACK readers will remember him when he...

Chinese Woman Hit by Truck Begs Driver Not to Run Her Over by Peter Barefoot on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 From iFeng: Woman Hit in Henan Begs Driver Not to Run Her Over On the afternoon of June 30, at about 1:30pm, a traffic accident happened in Henan Xingyang City. The woman who was hit...

Annual Dog Meat Festival Continues to Divide Chinese Public by Bing on Monday, July 1, 2013 From Global Times: UK’s The Guardian: Guangxi Yulin Dog-Meat Festival Causes Controversy Source image: Volunteers rescuing dogs from a dog-meat restaurant. UK’s The Guardian article on June...

Remember this : if you bet opposite the PigFace retard every single time, you will be a very rich man. :D Steady U.S. job gains to keep Fed's focus on tapering A man holds his briefcase while waiting in line during a job fair in Melville, New York July 19, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Shannon...

Remember this : if you bet opposite the PigFace retard every single time, you will be a very rich man. :D Ex-fortune teller jailed for forging will in Hong Kong AFP July 5, 2013, 5:07 pm HONG KONG (AFP) - A Hong Kong court Friday sentenced a former fortune teller who claimed to be the lover...

Yahoo acquires email management app Xobni Reuters July 4, 2013, 7:39 am By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Yahoo Inc acquired email and address book management app Xobni, the Internet company's third acquisition in as many days as it seeks to revamp its online products and boost...

Factbox: Countries' reactions to Snowden's asylum applications LONDON | Tue Jul 2, 2013 1:54pm EDT (Reuters) - Former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, wanted by Washington on espionage charges for revealing the secret U.S. electronic surveillance program Prism, has applied for...

Snowden's options narrow as nations reject asylum AFP Updated July 3, 2013, 2:14 am MOSCOW (AFP) - Several countries rushed to reject asylum requests from fugitive US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden on Tuesday after he sought safe haven in 21 nations in a bid to win protection from...

Nokia equipment venture deal, handset business to strain cash Reuters July 3, 2013, 2:32 am By Terhi Kinnunen HELSINKI (Reuters) - Nokia's move to buy out Siemens AG's share of their network equipment joint venture strains a balance sheet already under pressure from a loss-making handset...

US blacklists Myanmar general over N. Korea arms deals AFP Updated July 3, 2013, 2:53 am WASHINGTON (AFP) - The United States placed a Myanmar general on its sanctions blacklist Tuesday for arms deals with North Korea that violated a UN Security Council embargo on buying weapons from...

Son of Chinese government official drugged and sexually assaulted girl at British university after spending months downloading date rape pornography Xuanyu Zhong, 25, was obsessed with brutal date rape pornography He spent months researching on the internet how to carry out his 'fantasy...