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Australia tightens secrecy over ‘success’ in blocking asylum seekers PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 January, 2014, 5:33pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 January, 2014, 5:33pm Reuters in Canberra Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s pledge to “stop the boats” was one of the central platforms of his successful...

Microsoft more trusted than Apple, study says A Forrester analysis suggests what some might find surprising: Microsoft gained the only "trailblazer" status by being trusted across generations. by Chris Matyszczyk | January 12, 2014 12:15 PM PST (Credit: Microsoft/YouTube Screenshot by...

Exclusive: More well-known U.S. retailers victims of cyber attacks - sources BY JIM FINKLE AND MARK HOSENBALL BOSTON/WASHINGTON Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:26pm EST People shop at a Target store during Black Friday sales in the Brooklyn borough of New York, in this November 29, 2013, file photo...

Obama to ban some surveillance activities Big News Network Saturday 11th January, 2014 President Barack Obama, who has been reviewing a series of recommendations made by a White House review panel on surveillance activities against American people, has said he will be prepared to unveil...

Televisions of the future unveiled Massive curved ultra high-definition screens offer cinematic experience, say manufacturers, if consumers can be persuaded to upgrade PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 9:53pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 9:55pm Agence France-Presse in Las...

Former Miss Venezuela shot dead in front of daughter in highway attack Former Miss Universe contender and British husband gunned down in crime that shines spotlight on the epidemic of violent crime in the nation PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 1:59pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 January...

Air pollution and Xi Jinping's anti-graft campaign hit China's tourism trades Campaign against official corruption and extravagance and decline in foreign visitors combine to hit restaurants and hotels, think tank says PUBLISHED : Thursday, 09 January, 2014, 4:26am UPDATED : Thursday, 09...

'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs defiant even in death Reuters January 4, 2014, 3:54 am A floral tribute stands against the coffin of Ronnie Biggs as his funeral cortege arrives at Golders Green Crematorium in north London January 3, 2014. REUTERS/Toby Melville By Alexander Winning LONDON...

French comic branded 'trader of hate' for anti-Jewish humour AFP January 4, 2014, 2:52 am Paris (AFP) - A high profile French comic, who could be slapped with a rare ban from the national stage, ironically began his career fighting racism before falling from grace as a "trader of hate"...

Disney film 'Iron Man 3' hottest ticket of 2013 - Rentrak Reuters January 4, 2014, 7:03 am Cast members Robert Downey Jr. (R), Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Kingsley pose at the premiere of "Iron Man 3" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California April 24, 2013. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni (Reuters)...

Court tentatively rejects Jackson trial Anthony McCartney AP January 4, 2014, 7:36 pm A judge has tentatively ruled out a new trial in a negligence case filed by Michael Jackson's mother claiming a concert promoter was financially liable for the singer's death. Superior Court Judge Yvette...

Rodman not saying if he met Kim Jong Un AP December 23, 2013, 10:20 pm Ex- basketball star Dennis Rodman has left North Korea refusing to say if he met leader Kim Jong Un. AP Former basketball star Dennis Rodman has left North Korea but refused to say whether he met with leader Kim Jong Un...

General forced Kim to kill uncle, says South Korean official Staff Reporter 2013-12-23 09:49 General Choe Ryong-hae is now the power behind the throne in North Korea, Ahn's source claims. (Photo/CNS) Ahn Hong-joon, the director of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification of...

J.K. Rowling to produce Harry Potter stage show AFP December 21, 2013, 6:35 am London (AFP) - Harry Potter author J. K. Rowling is to co-produce a British stage show about the boy wizard's early years living with his cruel non-magical aunt and uncle, she announced on Friday. Rowling said...

Justin Bieber's grandmother defends singer AAP December 21, 2013, 8:04 pm Justin Bieber s grandmother has blasted the media for spreading so many lies about the pop star. AP Justin Bieber's grandmother has blasted the media for spreading "so many lies" about the pop superstar, insisting...

Freedoms for Saudi university girls end at gates This undated 2013 photo shows students at the Princess Nora University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, which claims to be the largest women’s-only campus in the world where females can walk around freely without the traditional Saudi black abaya and...

Zhang Ziyi settles libel case against US website over sex scandal allegations Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon actress reached undisclosed settlement with Boxun News PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 5:51pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 5:53pm Associated Press in Beijing...

Chinese state media says Battlefield 4 video game is a 'new form of cultural aggression' The critically acclaimed game's depiction of the Chinese military has come under fire PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 8:01pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 8:02pm Jeremy Blum...

Southeast Asia can’t meet China’s opium demand, says UN body Afghanistan becomes new source for drug traffickers seeking to feed China’s growing appetite PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 3:32pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 18 December, 2013, 3:34pm Patrick Boehler [email protected]...

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