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A young couple's Transformers robot collection China.org July 16, 2014 As there is a lot of hype surrounding the movie -- Transformers: Age of Extinction, temptations of collecting some Transformers merchandise for some are irresistible. A young couple in Qingdao city, Eastern China's...

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30 dead as strong earthquake hits Pakistan remote area Reuters 24 September 2013 Map locates Dalbandin, Pakistan, near where a 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit Tuesday. QUETTA, Pakistan — A strong earthquake hit western Pakistan Tuesday, killing at least 30 people and destroying m&d houses in a...

Is 'White Widow' behind bloodbath in Kenya? BY THANE BURNETT FIRST POSTED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 05:06 PM EDT | UPDATED: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 05:48 PM EDT Samantha Lewthwaite. (Handout) As Canada and other western countries investigate whether their citizens are victims of the...

Britons pay hefty monthly parking fines AAP Updated September 23, 2013, 12:38 pm British motorists are paying more than Stg30 million ($A51.5 million) a month in parking fines. More tickets are being issued this year by councils than last year and there has been a 13 per cent rise in fines...

Railway linking North Korea and Russia reopens AFP September 23, 2013, 2:13 pm North Korean fisherman unload at the port city of Rajin, where a railway to Russia begins, on September 2, 2011 (AFP/File, Goh Chai Hin) SEOUL (AFP) - Russia and North Korea have reopened a rail link that...

Floods leave six dead in Philippines AFP September 23, 2013, 3:07 pm OLONGAPO CITY, Philippines (AFP) - Monsoon rains worsened by Typhoon Usagi pounded the Philippines for the third day on Monday, causing floods and landslides that left six people dead and others stranded on rooftops...

Pentagon orders security review after US base shooting AFP Updated September 18, 2013, 6:23 pm <iframe width="480" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/1Ge9Ouvfmho?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> WASHINGTON (AFP) - The Pentagon was reviewing security at US bases...

Japanese sports teacher beats boy in YouTube video AFP Updated September 18, 2013, 6:55 pm TOKYO (AFP) - A video showing a volleyball coach repeatedly slapping a schoolboy -- just days after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics -- is the latest example of brutality to tarnish Japanese sport...

Whistle-blower 'Huazong' becomes latest victim of online speech crackdown Tuesday, 17 September, 2013 [Updated: 9:38PM] Staff reporter A screenshot of Huazong's Weibo page. Beijing police on Tuesday detained another outspoken online celebrity, a businessman-turned-whistleblower, in an...

Six Chinese officials stand trial for torture in landmark case Party officials facing charges of torturing man to death during internal investigation Tuesday, 17 September, 2013, 11:57am Reuters in Beijing Yu Qiyi. Photo: AP Six Communist Party officials will stand trial in China on...

Talks fail to end Cambodia's stalemate Talks between Cambodia's PM and main opposition leader fail to conclude political stalemate, protests said to follow. Last Modified: 14 Sep 2013 07:30 Source: AP Sam Rainsy's party expects 20,000 people in mass protest demanding an investigation into...

Activist hopes to become Turkey's first gay mayor AFP September 14, 2013, 7:29 pm ANKARA (AFP) - A 43-year-old man is to become the first openly gay candidate to stand for office in Turkey, local media said Saturday. Can Cavusoglu announced he would run for mayor as an independent candidate...

Philippine rebels use 'human shields' in stand-off with troops AFP Updated September 11, 2013, 4:14 am ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - Muslim militants were using 180 residents as "human shields" Tuesday, Philippine officials said, as they traded gunfire with troops amid burning houses during...

Google loses bid to dismiss lawsuit over Street View A Google logo is seen at the entrance to the company's offices in Toronto September 5, 2013. REUTERS/Chris Helgren Tue Sep 10, 2013 1:59pm EDT (Reuters) - A federal appeals court rejected Google Inc's bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it...

Thousands rally against French pension reforms Private and public sector workers demonstrate over pension reforms in Lyon, September 10, 2013. REUTERS-Emmanuel Foudrot By Nicholas Vinocur PARIS | Tue Sep 10, 2013 2:37pm EDT (Reuters) - Thousands of people took to the streets across France...

BofA exits stake in China's CCB with $1.5 billion sale A man walks next to a Bank of America branch in New York October 24, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz By Elzio Barreto and Peter Rudegeair HONG KONG/NEW YORK | Tue Sep 3, 2013 11:42pm EDT (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) raised...

France will up aid to Syria rebels if U.S. rules out strike French President Francois Hollande looks on as he welcomes a guest in the courtyard of the Elysee Palace in Paris, September 3, 2013. REUTERS/Christian Hartmann PARIS | Tue Sep 3, 2013 12:40pm EDT (Reuters) - France will step up...

Magnitude 6.2 quake hits off western Canada - USGS WASHINGTON, Sept 3 | Tue Sep 3, 2013 9:33pm BST (Reuters) - A magnitude 6.2 quake struck off Canada's Vancouver Island on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. It said the quake was very shallow, only 7.5 miles (12 km)below the seabed...

Venezuela hit by blackout, government blames 'sabotage' People sit outside a shopping mall during a massive blackout in Caracas September 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jorge Silva CARACAS | Tue Sep 3, 2013 4:51pm EDT (Reuters) - A blackout hit much of Venezuela including the capital Caracas on Tuesday...