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Floods kill 45 in eastern India AFP August 11, 2014, 11:55 pm New Delhi (AFP) - Flooding in eastern India has killed 45 people and displaced more than 300,000 in the past week, a senior official said Monday, adding that water levels were now gradually receding. Residents have been...

Sampaoli commits to Chile until World Cup 2018 Aug 5, 2014 21:44:00 The 54-year-old was initially expected to consider his future after the Copa America next year but now looks set to stay until the tournament in Russia Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli has signalled his intent to remain in charge...

Blatter welcomes Canada World Cup bid By Christopher Devine Aug 5, 2014 23:09:00 The head of Fifa believes their consideration over a bid for the 2026 tournament proves the country's determination to promote the game Fifa president Sepp Blatter has welcomed the likelihood of Canada bidding...

Cote D’Ivoire appoint Herve Renard as new coach By Kingsley Kobo Jul 31, 2014 14:36:00 The former Zambia boss returns to Africa to guide the team he defeated at the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations final in Gabon The Cote D'Ivoire football federation has announced the appointment of Herve Renard...

China scientists clone 5,000-year-old cypress Xinhua 2014-04-06 One of the cloned saplings. (Photo/Xinhua) The 5,000-year-old cypress tree. (Photo/Xinhua) A 5,000-year-old cypress tree said to have been planted by Huangdi, the Yellow Emperor considered the common ancestor of all Chinese...

David Beckham may be invited to Chinese variety show Staff Reporter 2014-04-13 Tourists visit and pose for pictures at Lingshui village in Beijing where the variety show was filmed. (File photo/CFP) Former British footballer David Beckham reportedly asked for 12 million yuan (US$1.9...

Single mom sold 2 babies within 13 months Shanghai Daily, March 14, 2014 Human traffickers turn to the Internet. [file photo] A single mother sold her two baby daughters through an online child-trafficking platform within 13 months, it was reported yesterday. The 20-year-old woman...

Street vendor stabs fellow Uygur to death in Changsha, kills 4 passers-by PUBLISHED : Friday, 14 March, 2014, 12:15pm UPDATED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:20am Keira Lu Huang and Laura Zhou Police inspect the crime scene after a street vendor stabbed another Uygur vendor and four...

Jailed Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli dies in detention after denied treatment PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:09am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 9:25am Agencies in Beijing Wang Yu, the lawyer of human right activist Cao Shunli, talked on the phone in front of a...

Jailed Chinese human rights activist Cao Shunli dies in detention after denied treatment PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:09am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 9:25am Agencies in Beijing Wang Yu, the lawyer of human right activist Cao Shunli, talked on the phone in front of a...

Xian kindergartens secretly fed pupils flu pills for 5 years, police say PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:09am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:48am Darren Wee [email protected] Impure pills were a problem on the mainland. Two private kindergartens in Xian, Shaanxi province...

Xian kindergartens secretly fed pupils flu pills for 5 years, police say PUBLISHED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:09am UPDATED : Saturday, 15 March, 2014, 5:48am Darren Wee [email protected] Impure pills were a problem on the mainland. Two private kindergartens in Xian, Shaanxi province...

China vows crackdown on expired food Xinhua, March 14, 2014 China's food and drug watchdog on Thursday vowed to crack down on illegal sale and disposal of expired food. The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued a circular, requiring food and drug authorities at all levels to make...

China vows crackdown on expired food Xinhua, March 14, 2014 China's food and drug watchdog on Thursday vowed to crack down on illegal sale and disposal of expired food. The State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued a circular, requiring food and drug authorities at all levels to make...

Pistorius weeps as witness recalls shooting scene horror AFP March 7, 2014, 4:25 am Pretoria (AFP) - A weeping Oscar Pistorius shielded his ears as a witness in his murder trial on Thursday gave harrowing evidence about desperate attempts to save Reeva Steenkamp's life after she was shot...

Sichuan police defend beating dog to death in front of watching owner Global Times | 2014-3-6 23:23:01 By Wen Ya Police who beat a dog to death in front of its owner defended their actions on Wednesday as in line with rabies prevention regulations of the southwestern province of Sichuan...

S. Korea TV station takes flak for reality show suicide AFP March 7, 2014, 4:35 am Seoul (AFP) - A top South Korean television station faced a storm of media criticism Thursday following the shock suicide of a female contestant on a popular reality matchmaking show known for putting its...

S. Korea police arrest two over mass telecom data theft AFP March 7, 2014, 4:37 am Seoul (AFP) - South Korean police on Thursday arrested two men for allegedly stealing the personal data of 12 million people from a top South Korean telecoms company and selling it for tele-marketing. The...

First the president, now Lenin: Stunning map reveals 100 statues of Soviet leader have been toppled in Ukraine Dozens of Soviet icons are coming down across the troubled country To keep track of them, the opposition produced an interactive map But in the east, pro-Russia...

China nabs major 'foreign e-trash' smuggling gangs Xinhua, February 25, 2014 Three smuggling gangs have been busted for bringing over 72,000 tonnes of used laptops and parts into China illegally, customs have said. In cooperation with police, customs authorities in Guangdong Province...