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Four Chinese ships enter disputed waters: Japan AFP Updated September 14, 2013, 6:37 pm TOKYO (AFP) - Four Chinese ships entered waters around islands at the centre of a bitter dispute with Japan on Saturday with no sign of a compromise seen between Asia's two largest powers. The four Chinese...

Japan anger over French Fukushima cartoons Protest to be lodged against weekly for taking aim at decision to award 2020 Olympics to Tokyo despite nuclear disaster. Last Modified: 12 Sep 2013 10:18 Tsunami caused triple meltdowns, spewing radiation and forcing some 160,000 residents to flee...

China vows air pollution cuts in major cities Thursday, 12 September, 2013 [Updated: 6:10PM] Agence France-Presse in Beijing Another day, another challenging ride through Beijing''s smog-engulfed streets. Photo: EPA China vowed on Thursday to reduce levels of atmospheric pollutants in...

Taiwan president's spokesman resigns AFP September 12, 2013, 10:20 pm TAIPEI (AFP) - A spokesman for Taiwan's President Ma Ying-jeou resigned on Thursday amid a deepening political scandal that saw the parliamentary speaker expelled over influence peddling claims. Lo Chih-chiang, deputy...

Last update 12:48 | 13/08/2013 Mother throws 3-year-old child to the river and commits suicide The woman is believed to have driven a motorbike to the middle of the bridge and threw the child sitting behind her into the river and then plunging herself to the river, too. The incident...

Rollerskating Indian schoolboy among new Guinness records Other new entries into the famous record book include the world's smallest dog, the fastest person to run in high heels, the largest motorcycle and the biggest collections of both Star Wars memorabilia and, oddly, vacuum cleaners. AFP...

Top Indonesia policeman guilty of graft, could pave way for more arrests Indonesian police general Djoko Susilo leaves the courtroom after his verdict in Jakarta September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Beawiharta By Viriya Paramita JAKARTA | Tue Sep 3, 2013 9:20am EDT (Reuters) - An Indonesian court...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xZrs1MqJKR8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Published on Sep 2, 2013 Tornadoes tore through eastern Japan on Monday, leaving dozens of people injured, at least one seriously, and destroying some buildings...

727 pound alligator caught in Mississippi Dustin Bockman set a new weight record for an alligator taken during hunting season with a 727 pound specimen. (WAPT News) Sept. 3, 2013 at 8:07 AM By VERONICA LINARES, UPIcom Alligator hunters in Mississippi set multiple records during the first...

Published on Sep 2, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/d7ZbFR7UI8U?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> South Korean researchers have developed an electric car that folds in half for easy parking. Called the 'Armadillo-T', the prototype vehicle is...

Police retrieve male body found in search for Gary Tweddle in NSW Blue Mountains September 03, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/6vscw8yj5_U?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Police have retrieved the body of a man, believed to be in his 20s...

Court sentences 56 for telecom scam China Daily, August 30, 2013 Fifty-six people were sentenced at Xiamen Intermediate People's Court on Thursday in Fujian province on transnational telecom scam charges. The sentences ranged from 27 months to 12 years, along with fines of 2,000 yuan to...

Britain is sidelined as US plans attack on Syria with support of 'our oldest ally' France Pointed remark: Kerry's reference to France as the US's 'oldest ally' has been viewed as a snub to the UK STAFF AND AGENCY Published: 31 August 2013 Updated: 14:40, 31 August 2013 Britain stood...

China unearths 2,000-year-old rare jade statue Xinhua, August 29, 2013 A rare jade statue was unearthed for the first time from a nearly 2,000-year-old burial site in northwest China's Shaanxi province. A rare jade statue was unearthed for the first time from a nearly 2,000-year-old burial...

U.N. staff quit Syria, warning on travel to Lebanon A convoy of cars of United Nations inspectors are seen arriving at Beirut airport August 31, 2013. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi AMMAN/DOHA | Sat Aug 31, 2013 9:49am EDT (Reuters) - Dozens of U.N. staff have left Syria and several countries have...

Al Qaeda affiliate urges attacks on Egyptian army A supporter of ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi makes the 'Rabaa' or 'Four' gesture during clashes at Mohandiseen in Cairo August 30, 2013. REUTERS-Louafi Larbi DUBAI | Sat Aug 31, 2013 5:34am EDT (Reuters) - One of al Qaeda's most...

Man kills boss and co-worker before killing himself in Florida ‘complete shooting rampage’ By George Chidi Saturday, August 24, 2013 17:59 EDT A smoking 12 bore shotgun having ejected spent a cartridge by Max Earey via Shutterstock A North Florida man shot two people dead and left two more...

Former model Christine Keeler, 71, is unrecognisable as she pulls shopping trolley 50 years after Profumo affair Former showgirl was once one of the world's most photographed beauties Her sexual liaisons with Tory Minister John Profumo and a Russian attache led to one of the biggest...

Former boyfriend of LaPorte teen arrested in her 20-year-old murder Jason Tibbs was arraigned Friday in LaPorte Circuit Court for the murder of his former girlfriend 20 years ago. August 24, 2013 2:15 pm • Stan Maddux Times Correspondent LAPORTE | Police on Friday went to the door of Ben...