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Agence France-Presse October 7, 2013 09:32 Russian website publishes photo of shopping 'Snowden' A sensationalist Russian news website on Monday published a photograph that it claims is the first to show US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden since he emerged from a Moscow airport in August...

Agence France-Presse October 7, 2013 09:34 Woman caught planting bomb near Iraq primary school A guard caught a woman planting a bomb next to a primary school in Iraq on Tuesday, while two blasts killed four Sahwa anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, officials said. The woman was trying to plant a bomb...

Published: Saturday October 5, 2013 MYT 12:00:00 AM Updated: Saturday October 5, 2013 MYT 7:13:22 AM Two bodies found in boot of car at rest area A forensics police team examining the car at the Alor Pongsu rest and recreation area in Bagan Serai yesterday. Pic by Shaiful Shahrin Ahmad...

Crab industry feels the pinch in frugal times Xinhua, October 6, 2013 Yangcheng Lake crabs, a luxury delicacy that is bred in East China. [File photo] Holiday season used to be boom time for gift companies in China, but the country's frugality campaign has meant many have found it tough...

56 fishermen missing as 6 confirmed dead Xinhua, October 5, 2013 An injured fisherman is transferred to a hospital after arriving at a naval port in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Oct. 3, 2013. By Oct. 4, 56 fishermen remain missing as 6 confirmed dead after the typhoon struck last...

Tomitae -- a 'Maiko' or apprentice geisha -- hands out Kyoto tourism leaflets to pedestrians in Tokyo, on October 4, 2013 (AFP, Toshifumi Kitamura) Five trainee geishas try to drum up tourist custom for the ancient city of Kyoto during a photo opportunity in Tokyo, on October 4, 2013 (AFP...

Colourful geisha trainees hit grey Tokyo streets AFP October 4, 2013, 9:01 pm Three trainee geishas wave as they try to drum up tourist custom for the ancient city of Kyoto during a photo opportunity in Tokyo, on October 4, 2013 (AFP, Toshifumi Kitamura) Tokyo (AFP) - Trainee Japanese...

Singapore signs on to Abbott's Asia plan AAP Adam Gartrell, AAP Diplomatic Correspondent - October 4, 2013, 8:35 pm Singapore has joined Indonesia in signing up to the Abbott government s Asian education plan. EPA Singapore has joined Indonesia in signing up to the Abbott government's Asian...

Amanda Knox retrial: mafia gangster claims brother was killer Retrial for murder of Meredith Kercher hears gangster say her dead brother killed Briton during burglary gone wrong Tom Kington in Rome The Guardian, Friday 4 October 2013 12.28 BST Meredith Kercher, who was murdered in Perugia...

Nearly 100 perish in Italy migrant boat tragedy AFP October 4, 2013, 1:33 am <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/FYfh5tk8PPY?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Nearly 100 perish in Italy migrant boat tragedy AFP Nearly 100 perish in Italy migrant...

Nigeria plane crash kills 13 AFP October 4, 2013, 1:18 am <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/okURJO5OBvk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Nigeria plane crash kills 13 AFP Nigeria plane crash kills 13 Lagos (AFP) - A Nigerian charter plane with 20...

U.S. jobless claims point to labour market healing Reuters October 3, 2013, 11:05 pm A job-seeker completes an application at a career fair held by civil rights organization National Urban League as part of its annual conference, in Philadelphia July 25, 2013. REUTERS/Mark Makela By Jason...

Published: Wednesday October 2, 2013 MYT 1:26:00 PM Updated: Wednesday October 2, 2013 MYT 1:28:07 PM Company director in hot water over fishy business in hotel toilet BY QISHIN TARIQ KUALA LUMPUR: A fishing company director claimed trial to two charges of bribery, including an attempt to...

Singapore suspects held under special law AFP October 2, 2013, 10:45 pm Singapore (AFP) - Singapore confirmed Wednesday it was holding four alleged members of a global football match-fixing syndicate under a law allowing indefinite detention, while it builds a case against them. The...

Twitter to make IPO filing public this week: Quartz Men are silhouetted against a video screen with a Twitter logo as he poses with a Samsung S4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, August 14, 2013. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic NEW YORK | Mon Sep 30, 2013...

Dollar, shares fall as U.S. government shutdown looms A visitor walks past logos at the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo June 13, 2013. REUTERS-Toru Hanai By Herbert Lash NEW YORK | Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:16am EDT (Reuters) - Global stock markets fell and the dollar dropped against major...

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NASA releases images of Pakistan's 'Earthquake Island' Published time: September 30, 2013 01:44 Edited time: September 30, 2013 Photo by NASA Amidst the destruction caused by the devastating earthquake in Pakistan that killed more than 500 people, a new island emerged from the depth of...

Russian punk star loses appeal AAP September 28, 2013, 2:53 pm Russian officials have rejected jailed Pussy Riot activist Nadezhda Tolokonnikova's bid for freedom. Pussy Riot star Nadezhda Tolokonnikova has been dealt a double blow by officials who threw out her bid to slash her jail...