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Scotland becomes seventeenth country to approve same-sex marriages Reuters February 5, 2014, 8:50 am Supporters attend a symbolic same-sex marriage outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland February 4, 2014. REUTERS/Russell Cheyne By Belinda Goldsmith LONDON (Reuters) -...

Sony in talks to sell loss-making Vaio PC business - source Reuters February 5, 2014, 10:52 am Journalists are silhouetted against a board showing Sony's logo at its news conference in Tokyo February 2, 2012. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon TOKYO (Reuters) - Sony Corp <6758.T> is in talks with...

Russian dashcam video catches out-of-control car in action Trending Now February 5, 2014, 10:58 am <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Gay daughter of HK tycoon makes heartfelt plea to dad AFP January 29, 2014 The lesbian daughter of a Hong Kong tycoon, who offered more than $100 million to find her a male suitor, has issued a heartfelt open letter urging him to accept her sexuality (AFP Photo/Philippe Lopez) Hong Kong...

Thieves steal Pope John Paul's blood from Italy church Reuters By Philip Pullella January 28, 2014 ROME (Reuters) - Thieves broke into a small church in the mountains east of Rome over the weekend and stole a reliquary with the blood of the late Pope John Paul II, a custodian said on...

India celebrates Republic Day AP January 26, 2014, 10:00 pm Millions of Indians have watched a display of the country's military power and cultural diversity amid tight security during national day celebrations. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was a special guest at Sunday's parade in...

Australia stun England to snatch final ODI win AFP January 26, 2014, 11:46 pm Adelaide (Australia) (AFP) - Australia pulled off a stunning five-run final-over victory over a nervy England in the fifth one-day international at the Adelaide Oval on Sunday to sweep the series 4-1. England were...

Wawrinka stuns wounded Nadal to win Australian Open Reuters January 26, 2014, 10:13 pm Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland poses with the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup after defeating Rafael Nadal of Spain in their men's singles final match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in...

Snowden says 'significant threats' to his life Reuters January 27, 2014, 12:28 am An undated aerial handout photo shows the National Security Agency (NSA) headquarters building in Fort Meade, Maryland. REUTERS/NSA By Erik Kirschbaum BERLIN (Reuters) - Former U.S. National Security Agency...

Updated: 01/23/2014 16:21 | By Channel NewsAsia Peddlers using “WeChat” to sell contraband cigarettes SINGAPORE: Contraband cigarette peddlers are using instant messaging platform "WeChat" to sell contraband cigarettes. Singapore Customs said offenders would typically use that platform to...

Man, 53, arrested for loanshark activities <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/qUwRbpnsaIk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="360"></iframe> AsiaOne Wednesday, Jan 22, 2014 SINGAPORE - A 53-year-old man has been arrested for his suspected involvement in loanshark...

Laws fail to protect child brides AP January 20, 2014, 7:13 am<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Ang Mo Kio hawker arrested over chopper attack on friend at Block 628 food centre Walter Sim The Straits Times Thursday, Jan 16, 2014 SINGAPORE - A chopper-wielding hawker allegedly hacked a friend on Thursday after he refused to pay back money he lent him. Get the full story from The...

Updated: 01/10/2014 17:51 | By Channel NewsAsia 86 arrested in first island-wide drug blitz of the year SINGAPORE: The authorities have arrested 86 drug offenders and seized an assortment of drugs including some 300g of heroin in their first island-wide crackdown of the year. As part of the...

Man climbed through a bedroom window and risked falling five floors in rape attempt A 43-year-old man, who has already spent nearly half his life behind bars, tried to force himself on a woman just eight months after his release from prison. "A serial rapist, that's what you are," said...

Paris mayor joins calls for ban of French comic Dieudonne AFP January 6, 2014, 12:41 am Paris (AFP) - The mayor of Paris on Sunday joined France's interior minister in calling for comedian Dieudonne, whose vitriolic brand of humour targeting Jews has caused outrage, to be banned from the...

Human body parts 'fall from sky' in Saudi AFP January 6, 2014, 1:51 am Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) - Human body parts fell from the sky in the city of Jeddah Sunday, with police saying they could be the remains of a person trapped in an airplane's wheel bay. "Police received a telephone...

'New Zealander slain in Libya mother-of-two' AFP January 5, 2014, 9:48 am Wellington (AFP) - A New Zealand woman found murdered with a British companion in Libya was a mother of two visiting her boyfriend, according to media reports Sunday. The New Zealand foreign ministry confirmed the...

IKEA eyes 25 percent market share in Germany Reuters January 2, 2014, 2:10 am People walk alongside an IKEA outlet in Prague, February 25, 2013. REUTERS/Petr Josek FRANKFURT (Reuters) - IKEA Group , the world's biggest furniture retailer, expects to nearly double its market share in Germany...

Hundreds monitored in Taiwan after bird flu case AFP January 2, 2014, 1:00 am Taipei (AFP) - Taiwanese authorities are monitoring hundreds of people who may have had contact with a mainland Chinese tourist infected with the H7N9 strain of bird flu, officials said Wednesday. The 86-year-old...