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Zhang Guanhui, impersonating Michael Jackson, dances in front of his house located in a village for migrant workers during an interview with Reuters in Beijing July 22, 2014. Zhang, born in 1984, quit elementary school and has since held jobs as a factory worker, waiter, and security guard...

Re: Chinese celebrity Guo Meimei confesses to prostitution, gambling charges on state Guo Meimei arrest highlights China's online sex trade Staff Reporter 2014-08-31 Guo Meimei's account on Sina Weibo. (Photo/Xinhua) The arrest of infamous microblog celebrity and socialite Guo Meimei...

Guo Meimei arrest highlights China's online sex trade Staff Reporter 2014-08-31 Guo Meimei's account on Sina Weibo. (Photo/Xinhua) The arrest of infamous microblog celebrity and socialite Guo Meimei has highlighted an underground online sex trade industry in which the managers of models and...

The average Chinese male, female face revealed: China Face Staff reporter 2014-09-01 The average modern Chinese female and male look as released on China Face, a hit variety TV show. (Internet photo) The expression "My face is very Chinese," coined by Taiwanese artist Ling Feng, has been...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/otrhu_Vo_Tc?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Man stabs 9 before jumping to his death in school knife attack

Four killed in Chinese school stabbing spree AFP September 2, 2014, 4:06 am A man stabbed three children and a teacher to death and wounded several others in a rampage at a Chinese primary school that refused to enrol his daughter, state media said. The attacker killed himself by...

Mexico investigates mass fish death in lagoon AFP September 2, 2014, 8:01 am Fishermen collect dead 'popocha' fish at the Cajititlan lagoon in Tlajomulco de Zuniga, Jalisco State, Mexico. Hector Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images At least 48 tonnes of fish have turned up dead in a lagoon in western...

1. Angel Di Maria - £59.7m With add-ons, the fee United have paid Real Madrid for Angel Di Maria rises to €84m and not only smashes the club's transfer record, but also the British record €58m fee paid by Chelsea for Fernando Torres in 2011. It also makes Di Maria one of the most expensive...

2. Juan Mata - £37.1m Poor Juan Mata has only been the most expensive player in Manchester United's history for around seven months. Arriving from Chelsea for £37.1m (€44.7m) in January, Mata represented a statement of intent from the Red Devils following the failure to bring in a...

3. Dimitar Berbatov - £30.75m Despite a dramatic arrival on deadline day and fleeting belief that he could prove to be the second coming of Eric Cantona, Dimitar Berbatov never really justified his then club record £30.75m (€38m) pricetag that sealed his arrival from Tottenham in 2008...

4. Rio Ferdinand - £30m On July 22, 2002, Rio Ferdinand became the most expensive defender in history for the second time when he moved from Leeds to Manchester United for £30m (€47m at the exchange rate of the time). The transfer also made him the most expensive British footballer in...

5. Luke Shaw - £30m Luke Shaw, like Wayne Rooney before him, became the most expensive teenager in the world back in July when United paid Southampton £30m (€38m) for the left-back. His start to life at Old Trafford has been curtailed by fitness issues, but he is expected to patrol the...

6. Ander Herrera - £29m A year after David Moyes tried to prise him from Athletic, United finally snapped up Ander Herrera for £29m (€35m) in July 2014. The Premier League club had to trigger a release clause in the Basque midfielder's contract to eventually land him, and he is expected...

7. Juan Sebastian Veron - £28.1m Juan Sebastian Veron went down as one of the biggest flops in English football history after United paid £28.1m (then €46.8m) to Lazio for the midfielder in 2001, smashing the domestic transfer record at the time. The Argentine, a supremely talented...

8. Marouane Fellaini - £27.5m Marouane Fellaini has proven to be one of the club's most maligned signings ever just one year into his Old Trafford career. The Belgium international was hurriedly recruited from the Toffees on transfer deadline day 2013 for £27.5m (€32.5m) - €3.5m more...

9. Wayne Rooney - £27m An 18-year-old Wayne Rooney moved to Old Trafford on August 31, 2004, after a summer of negotiations between United and Everton. He would eventually cost £27m (€37m at the time), making him the most expensive teenager in world football at the time. Rooney is now...

10. Robin van Persie - £24m Sir Alex Ferguson's leaving present, Robin van Persie joined for £24m (€32m) from Arsenal in August 2012 and duly delivered the club's 20th league title. On wages of €250,000 per week, the Dutchman is one of the biggest investment in the club's history, despite...

Growing number of Russians believe Moscow is lying about Ukraine More starting to believe Moscow is lying about military involvement PUBLISHED : Monday, 01 September, 2014, 4:44am UPDATED : Monday, 01 September, 2014, 4:44am McClatchy-Tribune in Berlin A soldier's mother outside a Russian...