Sat May 25 15:23:13 SAST 2013

Police make new arrests in London soldier killing

British police made two further arrests and raided houses across London following the brutal murder of a serving soldier who survived a tour of duty in Afghanistan.   2 Comments

French president defends Mali war after attack

France's president says his country must fight harder against terrorists in Africa, after two suicide bombings apparently staged by extremists angry over the French military intervention in Mali.   0 Comments

Cockroaches quickly lose sweet tooth - to survive

People have been getting rid of cockroaches for decades by setting out bait mixed with poison. But in the late 1980s, in an apartment test kitchen in Florida, something went very wrong.   4 Comments

Gang of gold thieves sentenced to death in Vietnam

A court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced three men to death for their part in a gang which stole 800 taels about 30 kg of gold and killed a shopkeeper.   0 Comments

Comfort women cancel meeting with Japan mayor

Two South Korean women forcibly drafted into Japanese military brothels during World War II have cancelled a meeting with a Japanese mayor who sparked outrage.   0 Comments

US boy scouts to allow gay youth, not leaders

The Boy Scouts of America said it will allow openly gay youths to join the organization but maintain a ban on gay adult leaders, after a vote at its annual meeting in Texas.   1 Comments

Bird flu strain can go airborne, researchers say

A deadly strain of the bird flu virus can be transmitted between some animals through the air, scientists said Friday.   0 Comments

Russia to urgently evacuate Arctic post as ice melts

Russia has ordered the urgent evacuation of the 16-strong crew of a drifting Arctic research station after ice floe that hosts the floating laboratory began to disintegrate, officials said.   0 Comments

Stalin police criticism sparks anti-semitism row in Russia

A explosive comparison made by a liberal Russian politician between Stalin's agents and Hitler's secret police has provoked a storm of abusive criticism in Russia that has been tinged by anti-Semitism.   0 Comments

Diamond necklace stolen at Cannes Film Festival

A diamond necklace worth close to 2 million euros (2.6 million dollars) has been stolen on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, the second such jewellery theft at the event in a week, French radio reported.   0 Comments

SARS-like virus claims new life in Saudi

A man who had contracted the coronavirus has died in Saudi Arabia, raising the death toll in the kingdom from the SARS-like virus to 17, the health ministry announced on its website.   0 Comments

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'It's like a debris field'

MOORE, OKLAHOMA CITY - Emergency workers searched for survivors in the rubble of homes, schools and a hospital in an Oklahoma town hit by a powerful tornado, but officials sharply lowered the number of deaths caused by the storm.   0 Comments

Office bullying sparks outcry in Singapore - VIDEO

A Singapore company supervisor caught on video slapping a male intern is in trouble after the clip went viral on the web and sparked a public outcry.   13 Comments

Far-right writer kills self in Paris's Notre Dame Cathedral

A far-right writer and activist shot himself dead in front of the altar of Paris's famed Notre Dame Cathedral on, leaving statements denouncing gay marriage and immigration.   0 Comments

Bangladesh volunteers haunted by rescue trauma

Mamun was hailed a hero for pulling survivors from the ruins of Bangladesh's Rana Plaza factory complex but now he struggles to sleep, haunted by the memory of sawing off a young woman's hand.   0 Comments

6 kids among 7 injured in South China knife attack

Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese schoolchildren.   0 Comments

Sunbathing crocodile shocks Indonesian beachgoers

Hundreds of sunbathers fled a popular Indonesian beach in panic when a four-metre (13-foot) crocodile laid down next to them to soak up some rays, an official said.   24 Comments

US summit will help 'reduce suspicion': China media

Chinese state media on Wednesday welcomed news of the first summit between President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama, saying the meeting will help "reduce suspicions" in the relationship.   0 Comments

Mother of China rape victim turns rights crusader

The kidnap, rape and forced prostitution of her daughter set Tang Hui on a mission to seek justice. But it was Chinese authorities' repeated obstructions, even detaining her, that made her a die-hard activist.   0 Comments

Thousands protest after gay man's murder in Manhattan

Thousands of New Yorkers -- including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn -- marched Monday to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighborhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights movement.   0 Comments

In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns

Farmers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town from the Knights Templar drug cartel.   0 Comments

Mauritanian women protest against violence, rape

Hundreds of protesters gathered in Mauritania to denounce violence against women and demand tighter security amid a spike in assaults and rape cases in the capital Nouakchott.   0 Comments

Japan approves joining International child abduction pact

Japan's parliament has approved joining an international child custody treaty amid foreign concerns that Japanese mothers can take children away from foreign fathers without recourse.   0 Comments

Porn star's calligraphy sparks art debate in China

Calligraphy by Japanese porn star Sola Aoi has sparked a culture war in China, where she has a huge fan base, with purists dismissing the work as "unskilled" after it was reportedly auctioned for $95,000.   0 Comments

Besieged Mexican town cheers arrival of soldiers

Residents of a western Mexico area who endured months besieged by a drug cartel cheered the arrival of hundreds of Mexican soldiers.   0 Comments

Death toll rises to 21 in Indonesian mine collapse

The death toll from a mine tunnel collapse in eastern Indonesia has risen to 21, the US operator said, as rescuers searched for another seven workers now also presumed dead.   0 Comments

Australia set to cull 10,000 wild horses

A controversial cull of up to 10,000 wild horses in Australia's harsh Outback reportedly began Wednesday in a bid to control the feral animals which officials say are destroying the land.   0 Comments

Mozambique doctors on pay strike

Mozambique doctors went on strike demanding higher pay and accusing the government of reneging on a January promise to double their wages, the medics association said.   4 Comments

Hong Kong taxi driver cleared over 6 cent overcharge

A taxi driver who endured a six-month lawsuit after overcharging a passenger by six US cents has finally had his name cleared by a Hong Kong court.   1 Comments
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