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China's Yellow Sea turning green Country's east coast is being choked by the largest ever algae bloom recorded. Last Modified: 06 Jul 2013 08:32 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Britain to deport radical cleric Abu Qatada on Sunday: papers Radical Muslim cleric Abu Qatada is seen arriving back at his home after being released on bail, in London in this November 13, 2012 file photograph. Credit: Reuters/Neil Hall/Files LONDON | Sat Jul 6, 2013 5:50am EDT (Reuters) -...

Two Koreas hold rare talks on joint zone AFP Updated July 6, 2013, 10:15 pm SEOUL (AFP) - North and South Korea held rare talks Saturday on re-opening a joint industrial zone seen as the last remaining symbol of cross-border reconciliation. But the meeting dragged on into late Saturday...

Myanmar's monks draft law banning marriage between a Buddhist and a Muslim By South-East Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel, ABC Updated July 5, 2013, 11:59 pm Monks in Myanmar have drafted a law that would make illegal marriage between a Buddhist and a Muslim. The discrimination is part of a...

Pakistan bans Indian Hindu-Muslim romance film AFP Updated July 6, 2013, 12:09 am ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan has banned an Indian film about the love affair of a Muslim-Hindu couple on the grounds that it could offend viewers in the conservative Islamic republic, officials said Friday...

2 charged in 'al-Qaeda-inspired' Canada Day bomb plot 'We will not let suspicion darken our hears,' says B.C. Premier Christy Clark CBC News Posted: Jul 2, 2013 9:23 AM MT Last Updated: Jul 2, 2013 1:14 PM MT Two B.C. residents have been charged in an al-Qaeda-inspired Canada Day terror plot...

South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute Mandla Mandela (L), grandson of former South African President Nelson Mandela, sings during a church service near the home of the former president in Qunu June 30, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Rogan Ward JOHANNESBURG | Tue Jul 2...

Outrage in Ukraine over police accused of raping woman AFP Updated July 3, 2013, 4:41 am MYKOLAYIV, Ukraine (AFP) - Several hundred protesters stormed a police station in southern Ukraine on Tuesday after authorities failed to arrest one of two policemen implicated in the rape of a young...

Eurozone crisis cools, but unemployment at record AFP Updated July 1, 2013, 9:51 pm BRUSSELS (AFP) - The economic crisis in southern Europe may be easing, a key survey signalled on Monday, but unemployment figures showed the eurozone jobless rate hit a previous record-high of 12.1 percent in...

Thousands brave typhoon rains demanding China honor Hong Kong democracy pledge Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather and march in the streets to demand universal suffrage and urge Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying to step down in Hong Kong July 1, 2013. Credit...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/lZtHzYSNCLA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Protesters clash with police during Confederations Cup final in Brazil <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/hwVEvrsQgWA?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0"...

AVA seizes more than 30 wild animals from HDB dweller Some of the illegal wildlife seized by AVA – (L - R) slow loris, Indian star tortoise and Inland bearded dragon. (Photo: AVA) SINGAPORE: The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) has seized over 30 wild animals from a person living in...

Get Your Obama/Putin/Bin Laden/Kim Jong-un ID Card Stickers for 1 RMB! Jun 28, 2013 When they’re not busy spending their time in Chinese internet cafes, it seems that some of the world’s leaders have been preoccupied with having their faces on novel ID cards in Guangzhou. One stall...

US jails Aust pedophile who bought baby AAP Updated June 29, 2013, 1:55 pm An Australian man who bought a baby boy for $US8000 ($A8659) with his partner, sexually abused the child and handed him off to other pedophiles to molest, has been sentenced to 40 years' prison in the US. Judge Sarah...

Cycling prepares for 100th Tour de France AFP June 29, 2013, 3:52 pm PARIS (AFP) - Cycling's greatest race, the Tour de France, begins on Saturday, hoping to cast off the recent cloud of suspicion and scandal over doping with a celebration of its historic 100th edition. A total of 198...

Jun 29 2013 6:33AM Facebook to keep ads away from sex and violence Facebook on Monday will tighten its review process to spare advertisers the embarrassment of having their ads pop-up on pages containing porn or violent imagery. "Our goal is to both preserve the freedoms of sharing on...

Sex tape official jailed in China: Xinhua AFP June 28, 2013, 9:11 pm BEIJING (AFP) - A former Chinese government official who became infamous after a video showing him having sex with a mistress was leaked online has been jailed for 13 years on bribery charges, state media said Friday. A...

Daughter says Mandela 'still there', raps media 'vultures' Family members of ailing former South African President Nelson Mandela try to maneuvre through the media gathered in front of Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital as they arrive to visit him in Pretoria June 26, 2013. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez By...

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