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North Korea sacks commerce minister AFP April 6, 2014, 3:12 am Seoul (AFP) - North Korea has sacked its commerce minister, according to state-run media Saturday, as its young leader Kim Jong-Un apparently seeks to sideline supporters of his once-powerful uncle who was executed last year...

Pakistan couple gets death over 'blasphemous' text message AFP April 6, 2014, 2:48 am Lahore (Pakistan) (AFP) - A court in eastern Pakistan has sentenced a Christian couple to death for sending a blasphemous text message insulting to the Prophet Mohammed, their lawyer said Saturday. Judge...

White House locked down AP March 31, 2014, 1:40 pm The US Secret Service says a man has been arrested after climbing over a fence at the White House. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary says the man climbed over the fence around 4pm on Sunday and was immediately arrested. The White House...

Chinese parents, trapped in one-child web, give babies away on Internet Reuters Lavinia Mo, Sui-Lee Wee and Li Hui March 31, 2014, 12:30 pm GANZHOU, China (Reuters) - Lu Libing knew he had only one choice as the birth of his third child approached. He couldn't afford hefty fines that would...

Kidnapped journalists land back in Spain El Mundo reporter and photographer free after spending six months as prisoners in Syria PUBLISHED : Monday, 31 March, 2014, 5:57am UPDATED : Monday, 31 March, 2014, 5:57am Agence France-Presse in Madrid Javier Espinosa is greeted by his son at the...

Taiwan protesters march on President Ma Ying-jeou's office to demand halt to trade pact Rejecting president's concessions, students and other citizens rally outside his Taipei office to voice opposition to trade deal with Beijing PUBLISHED : Sunday, 30 March, 2014, 4:31pm UPDATED : Monday, 31...

Masters champion Scott blows chance to top world rankings Mon Mar 24, 2014 2:37am GMT (Reuters) - Adam Scott on Sunday blew a chance to defend his Masters title as the world number one, receiving a harsh reminder of the capricious nature of golf and the importance of putting. Scott...

Hall of Fame makes major changes to induction process Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:11pm GMT Arnold Palmer smiles while talking to the media at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge on March 23, 2014 in Orlando, Florida (Getty/AFP, Michael Cohen) (Reuters) - The World Golf Hall of Fame is changing its induction...

India ease past West Indies to inch closer to semis By Amlan Chakraborty MIRPUR, Bangladesh Sun Mar 23, 2014 8:12pm GMT India's Virat Kohli celebrates after scoring a half century against West Indies during their ICC Twenty20 World Cup match at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in...

U.S. sending more forces, aircraft to seek Uganda warlord Kony: Pentagon WASHINGTON Mon Mar 24, 2014 12:13am EDT Leader of the Lord's Resistance Army Joseph Kony speaks to journalists after a meeting with U.N. humanitarian chief Jan Egeland at Ri-Kwamba in southern Sudan November 12, 2006...

OK, 'most spoken word on the planet', marks its 175th anniversary PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am Agence France-Presse in Washington OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word by Allan Metcalf Whatever you're doing today...

Guinea confirms epidemic that has killed 34 is deadly Ebola virus Outbreak of deadly disease which causes diarrhoea, vomiting and bleeding kills 34 PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am Agence France-Presse in Conakry The Ebola virus as seen...

Sweden's 'Hannibal Lecter' out to sue now he's out of psychiatric detention PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am UPDATED : Sunday, 23 March, 2014, 5:53am Agence France-Presse in Stockholm Sture Bergwall ponders his legal options. Photo: Reuters The man once considered Scandinavia's...

Swedish 'serial killer' released after convictions overturned AFP March 20, 2014, 5:41 am Stockholm (AFP) - A Swedish man long considered Scandinavia's most notorious serial killer was released Wednesday from more than 20 years of psychiatric detention, eight months after being cleared of...

Drought in Brazil means morning coffee to cost more Prices in New York at highest in two years as drought in Brazil sparks fears crop could shrink PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 March, 2014, 5:31am UPDATED : Monday, 17 March, 2014, 5:31am Agence France-Presse in London The morning caffeine hit is...

Japanese abductee's North Korean daughter meets relatives in Mongolia 26-year-old daughter of woman kidnapped aged 13 in 1977 and taken to North Korea meets her grandparents for the first time in Mongolia PUBLISHED : Monday, 17 March, 2014, 4:54am UPDATED : Monday, 17 March, 2014, 4:54am...

Lost German backpacker survives on diet of flies for two weeks in Aussie Outback 'If you hadn’t heard it with your own ears - and my officers have - you certainly wouldn’t believe it,' says police inspector PUBLISHED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 10:29am UPDATED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 8:18pm...

Malaysian couple to hang for murder of Indonesian maid who died of starvation Starved maid weighed 26 kilograms when she died PUBLISHED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 2:43pm UPDATED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 5:02pm Agence France-Presse in Kuala Lumpur Malaysian police escort Fong Kong Meng...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy acquittal overturned PUBLISHED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 5:30pm UPDATED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 10:54pm Reuters in Putrajaya Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (centre) talks with his supporters in Putrajaya, outside Kuala...

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim’s sodomy acquittal overturned PUBLISHED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 5:30pm UPDATED : Friday, 07 March, 2014, 10:54pm Reuters in Putrajaya Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (centre) talks with his supporters in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur...