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Motorola's password in a pill and electronic tattoo Always forgetting your password? Tech company Motorola is working on some rather unusual solutions! They've unveiled an electronic 'tattoo' that sticks to your skin. It has a circuit so gadgets can identify you. The electronic tattoo...

31 May 2013 Last updated at 09:47 GMT Megaupload wins access to data seized in police raid Mr Dotcom faces 20 years if convicted in the US Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has won access to evidence seized during raids on the file storage service. The decision to grant access was made by the...

Divorce Beckons For Adulterous Actress And Jilted Husband by julia on Saturday, June 1, 2013 TV personality Yaguchi Mari’s personal life has been tumultuous over the past few weeks, and it’s all been squarely in the public eye. On May 21, Josei Seven magazine revealed that she had separated...

Sex with spouse who has HPV-caused cancer safe: study AFP Updated June 2, 2013, 4:06 am CHICAGO (AFP) - There is no need for patients who have developed cancer from an oral HPV infection to refrain from sex with their spouses or long-term partners, according to a study out Saturday. The...

Apple joins other foreign brands in raising prices in Japan A man holds up a mock model of Apple's new iPad mini as he waits for the release of the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo November 1, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Toru Hanai TOKYO | Fri May 31, 2013 4:04pm EDT (Reuters) -...

Japan pledges $32 billion aid for Africa to boost investment YOKOHAMA Japan | Fri May 31, 2013 10:30pm EDT (Reuters) - Japan pledged African leaders a $32 billion in public and private support on Saturday to help growth on the continent and encourage Japanese firms to invest there over the...

Delhi policeman's family 'commit suicide after exam results argument' A Delhi police officer who scolded his wife, daughter and son over the children's poor exam results returned later to find two of them dead and the other in a critical condition after drinking poison. The tragedy...

FBI probes two cases of ricin letters to Obama, others WASHINGTON | Fri May 31, 2013 10:46am EDT (Reuters) - U.S. authorities are investigating a Texas man over threatening letters containing a potentially deadly poison mailed to U.S. President Barack Obama and New York Mayor Michael...

Funeral For Serbian King 70 Years After Death Funeral seen as key to reconciliation nearly 70 years after King Petar Karadjordjevic was proclaimed a traitor by communists. 5:40pm Sunday 26 May 2013 Exiled King Petar and three of his family had previously been buried abroad A mourner...

Turkmenistan enters record books for having the most white marble buildings Guinness World Records chief honours central Asian nation for its newly grand capital city Associated Press in Ashgabat The Guardian, Sunday 26 May 2013 18.52 BST Turkmenistan's former president is surrounded by...

Maserati recalls 692 cars in China By AFP | 24 May, 2013, 05.35PM IST0 comments |Post a Comment Maserati will recall 692 cars in China due to a defect that could increase the risk of a crash, the Chinese quality watchdog said Friday. BEIJING: Maserati, which is part of Italian car maker...

Abe begins landmark visit to Myanmar Japan attempts to reassert its position as country's biggest economic partner after decades of poor relations. Last Modified: 24 May 2013 11:17 Japanese companies are eager to invest in Myanmar after the country started opening up in 2011 [AFP] Shinzo...

Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared By M.B. Pell, Ryan McNeill and Janet Roberts WEST, Texas | Wed May 22, 2013 9:41pm EDT (Reuters) - The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S...

Britain calls emergency meeting after man killed in London Police officers guard a cordon set up around a crime scene where one man was killed was killed in Woolwich, southeast London May 22, 2013. Credit: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth LONDON | Wed May 22, 2013 1:15pm EDT (Reuters) - British...

South Korean soldiers 'abused women in wartime' South Korean soldiers were guilty of abusing women in wartime, Osaka's mayor has said, days after he caused outrage by saying "comfort" women were a military necessity. Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto Photo: EPA By AFP 7:55AM BST 21 May 2013 In...

Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies aged 74 Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist and founding member of The Doors who had a dramatic impact on rock and roll, has died. He was 74. Ray Manzarek, keyboardist for The Doors Photo: GETTY By AP 12:06AM BST 21 May 2013 Manzarek died in...

Justin Bieber's monkey becomes German property Mally the Monkey was seized by German customs March 28 when teen singer Justin Bieber failed to produce required vaccination and import papers for the animal after landing in Munich for a European tour. Justin Bieber left his monkey in...

Yahoo 'to buy Tumblr in $1.1bn deal' US company reported to have agreed to buy blogging and social networking site in bid to attract younger user base. Last Modified: 20 May 2013 05:48 Yahoo CEO Mayer is expected to make an announcement later on Monday at an event in Manhattan [Reuters]...

Syria military offensive kills many in Qusayr Reports say deadly attack on strategic town is aided by Hezbollah fighters following denial by Assad of foreign help. Last Modified: 19 May 2013 13:50 Move your cursor over the video below to see the play button<object id="flashObj"...

Chinese tourists can be 'uncivilised', says official The dire manners and "uncivilised behaviour" of some Chinese tourists abroad are harming the country's image, said a top official who lamented their poor "quality and breeding", according to state-run media. Vice Premier Wang Yang has...