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Earthquake death toll rises to at least 80 in southwestern China The death toll rose to more than 80 after two earthquakes and a spate of aftershocks struck southwestern China, destroying thousands of houses and sending boulders cascading across roads. More than 200,000 residents were evacuated...

Numbers shaved into quadruplets' hair Yahoo!7 September 7, 2012, 2:44 pm Numbers shaved into quadruplets' hair A Chinese mum has shaved numbers into her quadruplets' hair, in a bid to help teachers tell them apart. The six-year-old boys from Shenzhen in China's south will start school this...

The exorcist running a hell of a business A real-life exorcist in Colombia has boasted that demand is so high for his services that he performs ten services a week. Hermes Cifuentes, who is also known as "Brother Hermes", performs an exorcism on Gisela Marulanda, 23, who claims to be...

Greece bans nepotism by cabinet members Greece's new government yesterday banned cabinet ministers from giving close family members jobs as assistants or advisers, responding to popular anger after the speaker of the house gave his daughter a parliamentary post. MP Byron Polydoras Photo...

Captive US soldier safe, says Haqqani commander KATHY GANNON, Associated Press Updated 3:26 p.m., Saturday, September 8, 2012 FILE - This file image provided by IntelCenter on Wednesday Dec. 8, 2010 shows a framegrab from a video released by the Taliban containing footage of a man believed to...

Greece aims at good marks from auditors AAP September 09, 2012 4:25AM MORE than 12,000 protesters marched on Saturday against fresh austerity measures the Greek government has prepared to win another slice of an international bailout loan. As auditors from Greece's international creditors...

Strong 6.0-magnitude quake rattles Indonesia AP September 08, 201211:30PM A 6.0-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Indonesia's Papua, sending panicked residents and hotel guest in the town of Nabire running into the streets. Source: AFP A MODERATELY strong earthquake has hit...

'Lifeguard Style,' Gangnam Spoof Video, Got 14 California Lifeguards Fired (VIDEO) The Huffington Post | By Kathleen Miles Posted: 09/07/2012 5:22 pm A group of red swimsuit-clad lifeguards thought they were having some innocent summer fun when they made a spoof video of a Korean pop...

Parents of US Olympian Tianna Madison sue daughter AP September 08, 201211:58AM Tianna Madison celebrates after winning the women's 4x100m relay at the Olympic Stadium, London, Britain. Source: Supplied US athlete Tianna Madison after competing in the women's 100m semifinals at the...

President Putin criticises group sex in interview about Pussy Riot September 08, 201210:41AM DURING a rambling interview based on the fate of punk-rocker protesters Pussy Riot, Russian President Vladmir Putin has come out against ... group sex on the internet. In his first public interview...

Christian girl freed in Pakistan blasphemy case AP September 09, 20121:16AM A young Christian girl, centre, accused of burning pages of the Koran has been freed from jail where she was held for three weeks. Source: AP A YOUNG Christian girl accused of burning pages of Islam's holy book has...

Sands picks Madrid for $22 billion 'EuroVegas' casino project KEN RITTER Associated Press AP September 08, 201211:21PM Madrid has been chosen for a $US22 billion "EuroVegas" Sands casino project, which locals hope will be a boost to the struggling Spanish economy. Above, Sands' Macau casino...

Hong Kong bows out of Chinese patriotism lessons <cite style="font-size: 12px; width: 147px; display: block; font-style: normal; ">AFP </cite>September 09, 20122:47AM Protesters tied themselves up and covered their eyes with a black ribbon reading "withdraw" outside government headquarters...

Grandson of Red Bull drink creator arrested in Bangkok for hit-and-run death of police officer with Ferrari Police say the officer’s body was dragged in the hit-and-run. Vorayuth Yoovidhya claims officer cut him off on motorcycle. Bangkok’s top cop took over investigation after lower-ranking...

Lawsuit going ahead against American Airlines and United Continental over 9/11 Twin Towers terror attack AAP September 06, 201212:34PM A hijacked commercial plane crashes into the World Trade Centre in New York on September 11, 2001. Source: The Daily Telegraph AMERICAN Airlines and United...

Powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Costa Rica September 06, 20121:16AM A POWERFFUL 7.6-magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica's Pacific coast overnight, killing two people, briefly knocking out power and phone lines, and triggering tsunami warnings, authorities said. Residents reported...

Vladimir Putin 'flies with endangered cranes in Siberia' AP September 06, 20123:22PM Russian President Vladimir Putin flies in a motorized hang glider alongside two Siberian white cranes, on the Yamal Peninsula, in Russia. Picture: AP/RIA-Novosti/ Alexei Druzhinin/ Presidential Press Service...

Carrefour says it will not sell its Chinese division Staff Reporter 2012-09-05 16:40 (GMT+8) A Carrefour store in Henan province. (Photo/CNS) International hypermarket chain Carrefour has denied claims that it plans to sell its Chinese division for US$6 billion to China Resources or to the...

Fight not flight: Plane turns back to Zurich as Chinese men brawl Staff reporter 2012-09-05 17:24 (GMT+8) An image from the video of the fight that has been circulating online. (Internet photo) A brawl between two Chinese men that forced a Swiss International Air Lines flight to turn back...

Li Bingbing suffers Retribution at Resident Evil Tokyo premiere Staff Reporter 2012-09-05 17:10 (GMT+8) Li Bingbing in a shot from Resident Evil: Retribution. (Photo courtesy of the official blog of Resident Evil: Retribution) Nationalistic sentiment aroused by the recent escalation of...