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Next week the entire games industry is making its annual pilgrimage to Los Angeles for the gargantuan E3 conference. This year's event should be the most exciting in some time, with two next generation consoles to show off (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, of course) as well as some fascinating new...

Brazil pulls 'happy prostitute' campaign after backlash Reuters June 5, 2013, 11:26 pm SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazil's health ministry on Wednesday pulled an outreach campaign urging sex workers to use condoms after coming under fire from conservative lawmakers. "I'm happy being a prostitute"...

North Korea accuses South of bid to kidnap nine youths sent home SEOUL | Wed Jun 5, 2013 7:54am EDT (Reuters) - North Korea accused South Korean activists on Wednesday of trying to kidnap nine young people who the United Nations and South Korea believe were forced back to their homeland by...

Syria: France Has 'Proof' Chemical Weapons Used France says its tests confirm chemical weapons have been used during the bloody civil conflict in Syria. 8:53pm Tuesday 04 June 2013 <iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Otd_tZFQJc0?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315"...

British couple freed after India kidnap A British couple who were kidnapped in India have been rescued by police. Chennai: the couple were lured into what they thought was a taxi Photo: REX FEATURES PA 8:42AM BST 04 Jun 2013 The pair were abducted on May 29 in Chennai and apparently...

French kissing sculpture sparks controversy in Fujian Staff Reporter 2013-06-02 11:30 A sculpture of two students French kissing has been met with controversy from the public. (Photo/CFP) A sculpture on display at the Bihu Ecological Park in Zhangshou in southern China's Fujian province has...

<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0i-M0vCddQQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Police officers in Nepal are being asked to slim down as part of a new anti-obesity drive. Authorities set up a dedicated inspection team to check the 60,000-strong...

"Blade Runner" Pistorius set to return to court in murder case Oscar Pistorius's lawyers Barry Roux (L) and Brian Webber prepare documents before the start of the application to appeal some of his bail conditions at a Pretoria court in Pretoria March 28, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Siphiwe Sibeko...

Myanmar news editor wins media freedom award AFP June 3, 2013, 10:39 pm BANGKOK (AFP) - A Myanmar news journal editor on Monday won the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers' annual media freedom award for years spent defying restrictions under the junta. Than Htut Aung, head...

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Picture: Quirky China News / Rex Features