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100,000 protest in Warsaw over government's labour policies Published on Sep 14, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/2ZrSJoRySCw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> Some 100,000 people gather in Warsaw to protest over the government's labour...

Sunday, September 15, 2013, 12:34 Reuters Engineers test cables to remove Costa Concordia <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/-Q3FP71O4Wo?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> <iframe width="480" height="360"...

China makes clear full democracy not on cards in choosing Hong Kong leader Zhang Xiaoming (C), director of China's Liaison Office, speaks during a lunch meeting at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong July 16, 2013. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG | Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:29am BST (Reuters) -...

Sunday opening for Shanghai's free trade zone trial Shanghai Daily, September 13, 2013 Shanghai's pilot free trade zone will officially open on Sunday, September 29 to allow financial product reforms involving free yuan convertibility under the capital account, liberal interest rates and...

Shanghai to launch free trade zone September 29 - paper HONG KONG | Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:57am BST (Reuters) - Shanghai will launch its trial free trade zone (FTZ) on September 29, featuring liberalized foreign exchange and interest rates in the form of new financial products, the Securities...

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/ZYd88WIj-ko?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> BRUTAL foul of Ben Sigmund (New Zealand) vs. United Arab Emirates

NZ football player Sigmund sorry for horror stamp AFP September 13, 2013, 12:14 pm WELLINGTON (AFP) - Disgraced New Zealand footballer Ben Sigmund issued a public apology Friday for stamping on the legs of a United Arab Emirates player as he lay prone on the ground. Sigmund was red-carded...

China military tells U.S. not to encourage Japan over isles Reuters September 13, 2013, 2:14 pm BEIJING (Reuters) - China's military told the United States this week not to support Japan, nor let it do as it pleased, over a group of disputed islands in the East China Sea, the Chinese Defence...

Syrian army loses on the football pitch AFP September 12, 2013, 12:27 am DAMASCUS (AFP) - Syria's army has won many victories in more than two years of civil war, but its men went down to defeat on a Damascus football pitch against local team Al-Wahda. Before a crowd of nearly 2,000 at...

Hundreds gather for Philippine anti-graft rally AFP September 12, 2013, 2:09 am MANILA (AFP) - About a thousand people staged a street protest in the Philippines on Wednesday in the second Internet-fuelled demonstration in three weeks against alleged large-scale corruption by members of...

With week to go, iPhone fans start queuing in Japan AFP Updated September 12, 2013, 2:37 am TOKYO (AFP) - Another wave of iPhone excitement has swept Japan, where Apple fans were queueing Wednesday for the new handset, more than a week before it hits the shelves. A 44-year-old Japanese...

New iPhone 5C 'too costly for China': analysts, users AFP Updated September 12, 2013, 2:35 am BEIJING (AFP) - Apple's lower-cost iPhone 5C will retail for more than $700 in China, putting it out of reach of most consumers and raising questions over the firm's ability to build sales in the...

War of the pandas in Belgium AFP Updated September 12, 2013, 2:54 am BRUSSELS (AFP) - Rival Dutch- and French-speaking communities in Belgium are at each others' throats again -- this time over the loan of two giant pandas by China to the linguistically divided nation. "The pandas of...

Apple takes wraps off cheaper, multi-hued iPhone 5C <iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/w7_Z2djc6dY?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> By Poornima Gupta CUPERTINO, California | Tue Sep 10, 2013 3:02pm EDT (Reuters) - Apple Inc introduced two new...

British Asian girls 'hidden target of sex abuse gangs' Published September 10, 2013 AFP The sexual abuse of British girls of South Asian origin is going unreported because authorities tend to focus on gangs that target white youngsters, according to a study. (AFP/File) LONDON (AFP) – The...

Afghanistan needs more policewomen: Oxfam Published September 10, 2013 AFP An Afghan female police officer practices aiming with a Kalashnikov assault rifle at the Police Training Center in Herat province on December 8, 2011. Women make up only one percent of Afghanistan's police force and...

Bride Aged 8 Dies After Suffering Internal Sexual Injuries During Wedding Night With Man, 40 Huffington Post UK | By Sara C Nelson Posted: 09/09/2013 10:35 BST | Updated: 10/09/2013 08:25 BST The girl died in a northwestern town in Yemen (file picture) An eight-year-old Yemeni girl has...

Thai government rethinks rubber plans as farmers threaten more protests Protesters face riot policemen as they come close to the airport in Surat Thani September 4, 2013. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha By Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat BANGKOK | Mon Sep 9, 2013 4:01am EDT (Reuters) - The Thai...

Syrian rebel group could revive al Qaeda's fortunes: report Weapons are seen in the sand near Adra, east of Damascus, in this handout photograph distributed by Syria's national news agency SANA August 7, 2013. REUTERS/SANA/Handout By Deborah Charles WASHINGTON | Mon Sep 9, 2013 12:15am EDT...

China charges businesswoman in railway graft case: state media China's former railways minister, Liu Zhijun, attends a trial for charges of corruption and abuse of power at a courthouse in Beijing in this still image taken from video dated June 9, 2013. REUTERS/CCTV via Reuters TV BEIJING |...