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Google rates Internet service providers' video streaming quality By Marina Lopes WASHINGTON Mon Jul 7, 2014 6:16pm BST A Google logo is reflected on the screen of a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in Prague January 31, 2014. REUTERS/David W Cerny (Reuters) -...

30-mln people no longer secured with permanent Job CRI, July 3, 2014 China's government-sponsored institutions are eliminating their permanent employment scheme, and are embracing contract-based employment. This means some 30-million government employees are losing their so-called "iron rice...

Angered man smashes his new Tesla Model S CRI, July 3, 2014 A salesman (L) tries to prevent Yu from smashing his newly bought Tesla Model S. [Photo: 21cbh.com] A customer has smashed his newly bought Tesla Model S in order to demonstrate his anger at the customer service, China National...

Fifteen survive Russian helicopter crash-landing AFP June 30, 2014, 11:01 pm Moscow (AFP) - All 15 helicopter passengers and crew survived a close brush with death on Monday when their aircraft crash-landed in woods in the Russian Far East, a rare happy ending for a country prone to aviation...

Four charged over 'China's 9/11' knife attack AFP June 30, 2014, 9:55 pm Beijing (AFP) - China on Monday charged four people over a deadly railway station knife attack that killed 29 people and was blamed on separatists from Xinjiang, the homeland of mainly Muslim Uighurs. The four are...

Rolf Harris guilty on 12 assault charges AAP By Julian Drape, AAP London Correspondent July 1, 2014, 12:48 am Rolf Harris has been found guilty of indecently assaulting four girls in Britain between 1968 and 1986. The jury took eight days to deliver unanimous verdicts on all 12 charges in...

Thailand disappointed at US blacklist AP June 21, 2014, 4:19 pm Thailand says it is disappointed with a decision by the US State Department to blacklist it for its failure to do enough to fight human trafficking. But the southeast Asian country vowed it would continue to fight the scourge...

SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q fired on AP June 21, 2014, 10:45 pm A gunman with a rifle fired on an SUV carrying rapper ScHoolboy Q after a concert at the popular Red Rocks outdoor amphitheatre near Denver but he wasn't hurt. Three other people suffered non-life threatening injuries...

Delhi: 2-year-old boy falls in boiled milk, dies HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times New Delhi, June 21, 2014 First Published: 12:28 IST(21/6/2014) | Last Updated: 12:41 IST(21/6/2014) A two-year-old boy died after falling into a pot containing boiled milk at his house in northeast Delhi’s...

Published: Thursday June 19, 2014 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Thursday June 19, 2014 MYT 10:04:15 AM Malaysian businessman held in Hong Kong over pangolin scales by patrick lee PETALING JAYA: A Malaysian businessman has been arrested by Hong Kong Customs following the seizure of 3.3 tonnes of...

100,000 ducks stampede in Thailand Yahoo7 News June 19, 2014, 2:16 pm <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Amazon releases new Fire smartphone AP June 19, 2014, 4:29 pm Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has unveiled a new smartphone called Fire Phone. Smaller than leading Android phones, but larger than Apple's iPhone, Bezos has called the screen, measuring 12cm diagonally, ideal for one-handed use. Bezos...

FIFA probe Argentina for Falklands protest By Andrew Cawthorne BELO HORIZONTE Brazil Sat Jun 14, 2014 5:22am BST Argentina's players pose for a team photo before their international friendly soccer match against Slovenia ahead of the 2014 World Cup in La Plata June 7, 2014. REUTERS/Marcos...

南京八旬老太两分钟骂晕公交司机 2014-06-09 21:09:30　 晕倒的女司机 上午九点左右，龙蟠中路与常府街交汇处，一辆公交49路车停在路边。据围观市民介绍，八旬老太后门上车与女司机发生争执所导致。 据49路车上乘客介绍，老太太上车 后司机提醒后门是不允许上车的。结果老太太发火了，话语粗俗非常难听，不堪入目的辱骂了2分多钟。目击，在众市民和交警劝说下，老太太离去。

南京八旬老太两分钟骂晕公交司机 2014-06-09 21:09:30　 晕倒的女司机 上午九点左右，龙蟠中路与常府街交汇处，一辆公交49路车停在路边。据围观市民介绍，八旬老太后门上车与女司机发生争执所导致。 据49路车上乘客介绍，老太太上车 后司机提醒后门是不允许上车的。结果老太太发火了，话语粗俗非常难听，不堪入目的辱骂了2分多钟。目击，在众市民和交警劝说下，老太太离去。

上海女与德籍男混迹深圳富豪圈 3年骗3亿 2014年6月10日07:34 广东高院终审判处郑利无期徒刑；判处涉案德籍男子有期徒刑8年附加驱逐出境 新快报讯 记者黄琼 张国锋 通讯员马远斌 王芳报道 上海美女郑利与德国人罗伯特混迹深圳富豪圈，在3年时间里诈骗数额超过3亿元人民币。 昨天，广东高院对该案作出终审判决，认定二人构成合同诈骗罪，判处郑利无期徒刑，剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产；判处罗伯特有期徒刑8年，并处罚金人民币120万元，附加驱逐出境。 打入富豪圈大肆行骗...

上海女与德籍男混迹深圳富豪圈 3年骗3亿 2014年6月10日07:34 广东高院终审判处郑利无期徒刑；判处涉案德籍男子有期徒刑8年附加驱逐出境 新快报讯 记者黄琼 张国锋 通讯员马远斌 王芳报道 上海美女郑利与德国人罗伯特混迹深圳富豪圈，在3年时间里诈骗数额超过3亿元人民币。 昨天，广东高院对该案作出终审判决，认定二人构成合同诈骗罪，判处郑利无期徒刑，剥夺政治权利终身，并处没收个人全部财产；判处罗伯特有期徒刑8年，并处罚金人民币120万元，附加驱逐出境。 打入富豪圈大肆行骗...

Russian Hides Birds Down Pants to Protect Them From Chinese Smog The Moscow Times Jun. 10 2014 11:49 Last edited 11:49 Buildings are seen through thick haze at the central business district in Guangzhou, China. Alex Lee / Reuters A Russian citizen detained after allegedly attempting to...

Police confirm body found on Malaysia island is missing Briton Gareth Huntley Further tests underway to try and determine the cause of death of Huntley after DNA samples confirm his identity, Malaysian police say PUBLISHED : Saturday, 07 June, 2014, 8:14pm UPDATED : Saturday, 07 June, 2014...

Fans of Japanese girl group AKB48 gather for result of leader vote PUBLISHED : Sunday, 08 June, 2014, 5:33am UPDATED : Sunday, 08 June, 2014, 5:33am Agence France-Presse in Tokyo AKB48 members perform during the popularity poll. Photo: AP Thousands of fans of Japanese girl group AKB48...