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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...

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...

Snake-handling reality TV pastor dies after snake bite Jamie Coots of Kentucky was star of Snake Salvation on National Geographic The Associated Press Posted: Feb 16, 2014 10:01 PM ET Last Updated: Feb 16, 2014 10:01 PM ET <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5rThC1Jdzs8?rel=0"...

Geneva: Ethiopian plane hijacker was ‘co-pilot seeking asylum’ in Switzerland 17/02 08:07 CET <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/VexUPxjBhBE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Reports suggest the hijacker of an Ethiopian Airlines plane forced to...

Apple and Google 'decline apps with 'Flappy' in title' RHIANNON WILLIAMS – 17 FEBRUARY 2014 Apple and Google are reported to be rejecting new apps with the word 'Flappy' in the title, following a spate of copycat Flappy Bird games. In the latest twist in the Flappy Bird saga, Vancouver-...

1965 bombing still stains relations between Singapore and Indonesia Jakarta's insistence on naming a warship after two marines who bombed Singapore in 1965 has re-opened old wounds, analysts say PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 9:44pm UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 9:49pm...

Beckham raises cheer for Philippines typhoon survivors – but not everyone recognises him PUBLISHED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 4:24pm UPDATED : Thursday, 13 February, 2014, 4:24pm Agence France-Presse in Tacloban David Beckham visited the Philippines to comfort survivors of the Asian...

Hong Kong craft shop staff secretly filmed advising customers how to smuggle ivory across border Sales assistants in major shops filmed telling undercover reporters how to illegally take elephant tusk products through customs PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 12 February, 2014, 4:00pm UPDATED : Thursday...

Guangzhou bank security van workers end strike after management agrees pay deal PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 12 February, 2014, 3:58pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 12 February, 2014, 5:47pm Amy Li [email protected] A bank posted a notice on Tuesday saying no cash withdrawals were possible due to the...