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H5N2 bird flu areas sealed off in N China Xinhua, December 22, 2013 Areas within 3 km of a farm in north China's Hebei Province, the site of an H5N2 bird flu outbreak in poultry, were confirmed to have been sealed off, according to local government. The disease killed 4,000 chickens raised at...

Ivory prices in Hong Kong stores rise 50-fold in a decade Buyers are 'investing' amid fears legal trade is driving market for poached and smuggled tusks PUBLISHED : Sunday, 22 December, 2013, 4:51am UPDATED : Sunday, 22 December, 2013, 4:51am Simon Parry Registration details for a one-off...

Former KT chief faces summons over alleged graft 2013/12/18 13:51 SEOUL, Dec. 18 (Yonhap) -- The former head of telecom giant KT Corp. will be summoned this week over alleged managerial wrongdoings and creating slush funds, prosecutors said Wednesday. Lee Suk-chae, who tendered his...

Nirvana, Kiss among new members of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame AFP December 17, 2013, 9:08 pm Washington (AFP) - Nirvana swept into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in its first year of eligibility, the musical museum said, welcoming it and other groups like glam outfit Kiss. Peter Gabriel...

Beyonce album sets iTunes record AAP By Robert Dex December 17, 2013, 9:44 am Beyonce's latest album has become the fastest ever seller on iTunes with more than 800,000 downloads in its first three days. The self-titled album, the US superstar's fifth, was released out of the blue on Friday...

Beyonce reaches new heights on 5th album Mesfin Fekadu AP December 17, 2013, 10:48 am Beyonce is a beast. Her fifth self-titled album, released in surprise form late last week, is a collection of songs that highlight Beyonce's evolution as a woman and artist. It's her strongest and most...

Now, it's Snowden: the book and, maybe, the film Reuters December 17, 2013, 11:22 am Glenn Greenwald, the blogger and journalist who broke the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance scandal, speaks during an exclusive interview with Reuters in Rio de Janeiro July 9, 2013...

Brian May struggles with crippling pain AAP December 17, 2013, 12:43 pm Veteran rocker Brian May has undergone a scan at a London hospital as he struggles to recover from a knee operation. The Queen guitarist underwent knee replacement surgery in August, but revealed to his Twitter...

Indonesian woman avoids death penalty, released in Malaysia Sat, December 14 2013 14:57 | 361 Views Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesian Nuruzahari bin Ibrahim, a 25 year old woman, will not receive the death penalty in Malaysia and will be released from detention after judge Puan Choong Siew...

Police detain Malaysian for starting forest fire in Indonesia's Riau Sat, December 14 2013 15:52 (ANTARA/FB Anggoro) Pekanbaru, Riau province (ANTARA News) - The Riau province police announced here on Saturday that they had detained a Malaysian national who is being investigated for his...

Mother posts controversial ad to disclose daughter's bully CNA December 9, 2013, 12:02 am TWN TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A Taiwanese mother yesterday took an unusual and controversial step to fight back against a boy who allegedly bullied her daughter in school, placing an ad in a major newspaper to...

Scottish Champions Celtic ban over 100 fans Tuesday 10 Dec 2013 11:03a.m. A flare thrown by Celtic fans onto the field (AAP File) Scottish champions Celtic have banned over 100 of their fans in response to another outbreak of crowd trouble during last week's win at Motherwell. A reported...

Former English Premier League striker DJ Campbell arrested in match fixing probe Tuesday 10 Dec 2013 6:27a.m. Blackburn says striker D.J. Campbell is one of the six people arrested in English soccer's latest match-fixing investigation. The arrests came after an investigation by The Sun on...

Gene therapy used to fight cancer AP December 8, 2013, 8:45 pm US doctors say gene therapy can be used to transform patients blood cells that can fight cancer. AAP In one of the biggest advances against leukaemia and other blood cancers in many years, doctors are reporting unprecedented...

S. Korea declares expanded air defence zone in disputed area AFP December 8, 2013, 7:24 pm Seoul (AFP) - South Korea Sunday declared an expanded air defence zone that overlaps with one announced by China and covers a submerged rock disputed by the two countries, as tensions rise over...

KANYE WEST CAN'T FILL A CONCERT VENUE... WHAT'S GOING ON? December 6, 2013, 12:01 pm Laura Ferreiro, editing by Yahoo!7 staff Yahoo!7 Music Kanye West is having a rough week. Kanye on stage at the Kansas City Sprint Centre. Credit: Sprint Centre/Twitter First he's accused of making...

Aussie driver walks away from horrific crash in Sydney Yahoo!7 December 6, 2013, 4:18 pm<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

'Gun game' ends in man's death Yahoo!7 December 6, 2013, 8:46 am Florida police are investigating the shooting death of a 22-year-old man in what appears to be a game gone wrong. Police said Erin Steele, 20, picked up a handgun thinking it wasn't loaded. The gun discharged, shooting her...

3 years in prison for NYC man who pleaded guilty to smuggling items made of ivory, rhino horn Published December 05, 2013 Associated Press NEW YORK – A New York City antiques dealer who pleaded guilty to conspiracy for smuggling artifacts made from rhinoceros horns from the U.S. to China and...