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China 'two-child policy not imminent' AFP March 7, 2014, 3:03 am Beijing (AFP) - China's health ministry on Thursday dampened speculation that the country could dump its one-child policy and allow families to have two. The world's most populous country has restricted most families to one...

Taiwan man charged over ramming presidential office AFP March 7, 2014, 3:29 am Taipei (AFP) - A Taiwanese man who rammed a truck into the presidential office in an attempted suicide attack was on Thursday charged with attempted murder and four lesser offences. Chang Teh-cheng, 41, drove the...

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Sushi and sleep: World's oldest person offers tips for a long life The Sideshow March 4, 2014, 10:03 am Seeking advice on how to live a long time? You could do a lot worse than Misao Okawa. The Japanese woman will celebrate her 116th birthday on Wednesday. Okawa spoke to the Telegraph...

The dark, cruel truth behind snake-skin accessories Yahoo!7 March 4, 2014, 12:45 pm Designer snakeskin clothing is one of the most desirable products you can get in the fashion world. But behind the luxury accessories lies a dark truth. Snakes are killed by the thousands, then skinned at...

Ex-student ordered to pay $105,000 over Twitter defamation Yahoo!7 March 4, 2014, 4:35 pm A former schoolboy has been ordered to pay $105,000 for defaming a schoolteacher on Twitter in the first case of its kind in Australia. District Court judge Michael Elkaim ruled that Andrew Farley, a...

Bomb kills two and wounds 22 in busy shopping district in Thai capital Thousands of government supporters rally northeast of Thai capital, while PM Yingluck Shinawatra to face graft charges next week PUBLISHED : Sunday, 23 February, 2014, 8:58pm UPDATED : Sunday, 23 February, 2014, 8:58pm...

Next Media's websites hacked Central News Agency 2014-02-22 07:25 PM Taipei, Feb. 22 (CNA) Next Media Ltd. said Saturday that its websites for Hong Kong and Taiwan readers were both attacked by hackers and that services have not yet been fully restored. Taiwan's Apple...

Kim Dotcom vows to appeal as NZ ruling upholds US piracy arrest PUBLISHED : Thursday, 20 February, 2014, 1:20pm UPDATED : Thursday, 20 February, 2014, 1:28pm Reuters in Wellington Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. Photo: AFP A New Zealand court on Wednesday ruled that the search warrant used...

Bali boat captain held over Japan divers’ accident Boat captain accused of 'negligence which caused the loss of life' by leaving the female divers alone in the open seas PUBLISHED : Thursday, 20 February, 2014, 3:55pm UPDATED : Thursday, 20 February, 2014, 8:53pm Agence France-Presse in...

No ‘moral blackmail’ over asylum seekers, says PM Tony Abbott Abbott won't bow to 'moral blackmail' after deadly riot on Manus Island PUBLISHED : Thursday, 20 February, 2014, 8:51pm UPDATED : Friday, 21 February, 2014, 3:56am Agence France-Presse in Sydney An image from an Australian...

Angry farmers call off protest at Bangkok airport Thai farmers demanding payment for rice under a government buy-up scheme who were threatening to blockade Bangkok international airport call off their protest PUBLISHED : Friday, 21 February, 2014, 11:38am UPDATED : Friday, 21 February, 2014...