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Doctors to decide if Malala to go abroad Wednesday, 10 October 2012 09:20 Posted by Shoaib-ur-Rehman Siddiqui PESHAWAR: A team of senior doctors flew to Peshawar on Wednesday to decide whether a 14-year-old child activist needs medical treatment abroad after she was shot in the head by...

Taliban shoot 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl Taliban gunmen in Pakistan shot and seriously wounded on Tuesday a 14-year-old schoolgirl who rose to fame for speaking out against the militants, authorities said. Malala Yousufzai was shot in the head and neck when gunmen fired on her...

Floods kill seven in Russia's Dagestan region MOSCOW | Wed Oct 10, 2012 1:03am EDT (Reuters) - Heavy rains caused flooding that killed seven people in the southern Russian province of Dagestan on Wednesday, the Emergency Situations Ministry said. About 320 homes in the Caspian Sea coastal...

Top China delegate pulls out of IMF meet amid islands row By Lesley Wroughton TOKYO | Tue Oct 9, 2012 11:13pm EDT (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday that China's central bank governor will not lead the Chinese delegation at the IMF's semi-annual meeting this week...

Mad about Harry PRINCE HARRY ON THE COVER OF TATLER BY CLEO GLYDE 09 TH OCT 2012 He has thoughts. He has feelings. He looks great on a balcony. Why England’s party-prince humanises the royal house of Windsor. Tatler has quite rightly read the mood and put Prince Harry in full military...

Security tight as Angela Merkel flies into Athens Protesters hold a banner in front of the Greek parliament in Athens during a rally against the upcoming visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel By Renee Maltezou and Noah Barkin Tuesday October 09 2012 GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel flies...

Angela Merkel confronts Greek austerity anger at Athens protests AAP October 10, 20121:03AM POLICE have fired tear gas to disperse protesters attempting to storm a barricade near parliament as tens of thousands of Greeks massed in Athens in a show of anger against German Chancellor Angela...

Beggars Caged & Penned Up Behind Bars at Nanchang Temple Fair by Li on Tuesday, October 2, 2012 From The Beijing News: Metal Bars Pen Up Beggars at Nanchang Temple Fair Beggars were all sitting within a “metal cage”, with various kinds of basins and bowls placed just outside the bars...

Chinese Parents Store Dead Son’s Body in Freezer for 6 Years by Fauna on Friday, September 28, 2012 From NetEase (1 & 2): Elderly Parents Have Stored Son’s Body in Freezer For 6 Years In 2006, the son of Chongqing City Kai County Fengle Street HUangling Village resident Tian Xueming passed...

'World's oldest person' dies: but was Georgian Antisa Khvichava really 132? Simon Crerar NLN October 10, 201210:46AM Attributed her good health to a daily brandy Only spoke in her local language of Mingrelian Claims never verified by Guinness World Records Antisa Khvichava on July...

Thousands Involved in Foxconn Brawl, Chinese Netizen Reactions by Peter Barefoot on Monday, October 1, 2012 From QQ: Foxconn Taiyuan Factory Workers Brawl September 23rd, at about 22 o’clock in the night, a major riot happened at the Foxconn Apple contract factory located in Taiyuan city...

NASA's Curiosity scoops up object on Mars said to be plastic from the rover <cite style="font-style: normal; ">AP</cite> October 10, 2012 11:37am NASA's rover Curiosity with a scoop of sand and dust lifted from Mars. Circled is a bright object visible on the ground that the space agency says...

Frenchman Cheated by Beijing Taxi: 153km, 39 minutes, 491 RMB by Linde on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 Photo not of those involved. From NetEase: Frenchman says he was cheated by a Beijing taxi: 153 kilometers in 39 minutes Yesterday morning, Weibo user “薇勥憇” uploaded a picture of a receipt...

British Man Helps Chinese Homeless in Xi’an, Netizen Reactions by Peter Barefoot on Thursday, September 20, 2012 From NetEase: British Engineer Sells Possessions and Came to China to Hand Out Steamed Buns to the Homeless A British engineer sold 3 companies, a mansion, 2 sports cars, and...

Chinese Elementary Students Napping On Top Of School Desks by Li on Sunday, September 23, 2012 From Sina: Elementary School Having Children Nap on School Desks Year-Round Causes Heated Discussion “I inadvertently came across photos of children sleeping on their school desks and benches...

Taiwanese on Working Holiday Visas in Australia Criticized by Stuart Dingle on Friday, September 21, 2012 This article is one of many responses being circulated around Taiwanese Facebook in response to a recent article and subsequent media discussion criticising what they label “Taiwanese...

Diaoyu: Let's act like adults, says adult actress Sora Aoi Staff Reporter 2012-09-24 16:08 As a porn star, Sora Aoi is adept at pleasing everyone. (File photo/CFP) Though many Japanese entertainers have taken a hit to their popularity due to the dispute between China and Japan over islands...

Chinese navy takes delivery of first aircraft carrier AFP September 23, 201211:17PM China's first aircraft carrier berthed at Dalian port, in northeast China's Liaoning province, with the newly painted number "16" on its sides. Source: AFP CHINA'S first aircraft carrier has been handed over...