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Shut down after a day, Winter Blunderland! Parents' fury at skinny Santa, a sad-looking reindeer without antlers and a plastic ice rink Winter Wonderland in Milton Keynes opened to customers yesterday Parents claimed that Father Christmas was too thin and event did not live up to promises...

Harvard evacuates, cancels exams over bomb scare AFP December 17, 2013, 5:20 am<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Woman of the Year is ADFA Skype sex scandal cadet Date December 16, 2013 Daisy Dumas ADFA's faceless Skype scandal victim known only as 'Kate' wins Daily Life's woman of the year. 'Kate' is the young woman at the centre of the Australian Defence Force Academy 'Skype scandal'. She went...

SMS costs too high in Australia Date December 17, 2013 Lucy Battersby Technology Reporter Australians are paying too much to send text messages, so the competition watchdog is looking to regulate the wholesale costs of texting for the first time. Mobile networks can carry up to 430 text...

United States and Chinese warships nearly collide in South China Sea PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 5:25am UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 8:58am Reuters in Washington and Li Jing The guided-missile cruiser USS Cowpens. Photo: SMP A US guided-missile cruiser operating in...

Kim Jong-un’s influential aunt unscathed after Jang’s execution PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 2:09pm UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 4:14pm Agence France-Presse in Seoul North Korean leader Kim Jong-un salutes as an honour guard marches past, while his aunt Kim Kyong-hui and...

Days after uncle’s execution, Kim Jong-un visits ski resort at ‘centre of world’s attention’ North Korean leader pictured in second public appearance since executing Jang Song-thaek PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 10:48am UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 10:48am Agence France...

Scandal of sex, bribes and beef hits Indonesia’s Islamic parties PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 6:16pm UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 6:16pm Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Luthfi Hasan Ishaaq, former president of Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), was found guilty of bribery and...

PS4 Release Just Days Away Ping! Zine Editor Nov 13th, 2013 (Ping! Zine Web Tech Magazine) - One of the most anticipated gaming consoles of the year is just two days away from its release. PlayStation4 will be released Friday, November 15th, just in time for the holidays. According to...

Hong Kong protesters use TV row to channel anger AFP November 8, 2013, 1:37 am Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's decision not to grant a licence to a new TV operator has been met with an uproar that taps into deep mistrust of the government and concern for the city's stagnating popular culture...

Wartime shell found at Hong Kong tourist hotspot AFP November 8, 2013, 12:12 am Hong Kong (AFP) - A bomb disposal squad was called to one of Hong Kong's prime tourist destinations Thursday when a wartime artillery shell was found by construction workers. Police said the British shell from...

6 November 2013 Last updated at 11:50 GMT 'Burmese embassy bomber' goes on trial in Indonesia Separiano (right) is alleged to have been radicalised by an extremist preacher A man suspected of plotting to attack the Burmese embassy in Indonesia has appeared in court on terrorism charges...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/wwEJXay8AOQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="640"></iframe> Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one

6 November 2013 Last updated at 08:58 GMT Blasts at China regional Communist Party office kill one Recent attacks have provoked discussion about social and economic inequality, the BBC's Lucy Williamson reports A series of small blasts have killed at least one person outside a provincial...

De-stresssss with an Indonesian snake massage AFP November 6, 2013, 3:26 am Jakarta (AFP) - Lying on a massage table at a spa in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, Feri Tilukay closed his eyes and smiled blissfully as three enormous snakes slithered all over him. He is one of a small band of...

Katy Perry the new queen of Twitter AFP November 5, 2013, 7:04 am San Francisco (AFP) - Pop star Katy Perry has overtaken Justin Bieber as the most followed person on Twitter. The latest figures Monday showed 46,534,966 followers for the singer best known for hit songs such as "Teenage...

Insurance man jailed for cheating US actor AP November 5, 2013, 7:05 pm An insurance broker who scammed US actor Tom Hanks and his wife has been jailed for 27 months. PAA A Southern California insurance broker who overcharged Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, hundreds of thousands of...

French clubs still set to strike over tax hike By Mark Doyle18 Nov 1, 2013 4:12:00 PM Ligue 1 and 2 sides will boycott all scheduled fixtures between November 29 and December 2 because of a dispute over top players being asked to give up 75 per cent of their wages The Union of Professional...

Dundee United striker Ciftci faces 16-match ban after being accused of grabbing match official by the throat By GRAEME YORKE PUBLISHED: 17:54 GMT, 1 November 2013 | UPDATED: 17:54 GMT, 1 November 2013 Dundee United’s Nadir Ciftci has been accused of grabbing an assistant referee by the throat...

Beckenbauer reveals plans for all-star world 11 Nov 1, 2013 11:45:00 AM The World Cup-winning coach has spoken in a new video and outlined his intention to form a dream team made up of the planet's finest players Franz Beckenbauer has announced he will be scouring the globe to select a team...