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Apple to argue for tax reform, defend tax practices on Tuesday Reuters May 21, 2013, 5:23 am Men are silhouetted against a video screen with an Apple logo as they pose with an Apple iPhone 4 smartphone in this photo illustration taken in the central Bosnian town of Zenica, May 17, 2013...

Nigeria says it has retaken five Islamist strongholds AFP Updated May 21, 2013, 5:13 am ABUJA (AFP) - Nigeria's military said Monday it had re-established control in five remote areas of the northeast where Islamist insurgents had seized territory, as it pressed on with a sweeping offensive...

Hong Kong launches plan to tackle waste crisis AFP May 21, 2013, 5:01 am HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong on Monday launched a ten-year plan to reduce waste by 40 percent per person as part of efforts to catch up with other leading Asian cities and avert a looming environmental crisis. With a...

Beatlemania returns to Tokyo Stella McCartney mobbed by Japanese fan as she visits her Tokyo boutique. BY BELINDA WHITE | 20 MAY 2013 Stella McCartney visits her Tokyo boutique. Photo: AFP When British fashion designer Stella McCartney stopped by her Tokyo boutique during her...

Video of a man climbing out of window in São Paulo in his underwear as a couple argue on an adjacent balcony has attracted nearly a million views on YouTube since it was posted on Friday. <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/iMWVnAlEYSA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"...

Chen Guangcheng pressures the EU on 'secret' human rights talks with China The European Union must go public with the results of human rights talks with China’s leaders, and publish its own list of people known to be suffering repression and persecution, Chen Guangcheng, the exiled Chinese...

New York-based visual artist and filmmaker Rä di Martino has taken a series of eerie and beautiful photos that capture scenes of abandoned Hollywood film sets. Martino spent over a year traveling throughout the desert towns of Morocco and Tunisia hunting down the old Star Wars sets. 'No More...

U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch MOSCOW | Sun May 19, 2013 5:59am EDT (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled...

Brutal beating in South Africa goes viral Incidents spotlight concerns over frequency of violent attacks by police, security guards. Screenshot from YouTube A viral video of a whipping is fueling outrage in South Africa. In the clip, security guards hold down and whip a woman they accuse of...

UK backpacker dies from poisoned alcohol in Indonesia Cheznye Emmons, 23, has life support machine turned off after drinking methanol from a bottle labelled as gin Martin Williams The Guardian Saturday 18 May 2013 10.15 BST Cheznye Emmons was trekking with her boyfriend and another...

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/IMpPiX55SMk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> A Nasa telescope captures the moment a 40kg (88lb) rock crashes into the moon's surface on Friday. The impact caused a flash 10 times brighter than any other Nasa...

Indonesia considers ban on witchcraft Witch doctors oppose law that could see them jailed, saying magic is part of country's culture. Last Modified: 18 May 2013 13:31 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D</object><object...

France's Hollande signs gay marriage law PARIS | Sat May 18, 2013 7:48am EDT (Reuters) - French President Francois Hollande has signed into law a bill allowing same-sex marriage, making France the 14th country to legalize gay weddings. France's official journal announced on Saturday the...

A paramilitary policeman looks at foreign journalists as he guards an entrance to the Number Two Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

Police officers wait to perform security checks on visiting journalists outside the gate of the Number Two Detention Center during a government-organized tour for the foreign press in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.

Police officers guard a hospital ward while visiting journalists are led on a government-organized tour at the Number Two Detention Center in Beijing, Oct. 25, 2012.