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Why did the Japanese civil servant sail to his death from South Korea in an inflatable dinghy? PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 2:24pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 11:33pm Julian Ryall in Tokyo A screengrab of a Japan Times report shows the dinghy which the bureaucrat used...

Beijing cancels deal to buy rice from Thailand after graft probe launched Beijing has backed out of a deal to buy Thai rice stocks after a corruption investigation in to a government scheme to buy farmers' rice at fixed prices was announced in Bangkok PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014...

In India, the hunt is on for man-eating tiger that killed eight people Though tiger hunting is illegal in Uttarakhand, a group of hunters are licenced to capture or kill their prey PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 4:01pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 4:02pm Agence France-Presse...

South Korea plans 'name and shame' policy against companies with few women PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 3:24pm UPDATED : Tuesday, 04 February, 2014, 3:25pm Staff Reporter South Korea President Park Gyeun-hye at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Photo: Bloomberg South...

The $175 real-life Inception headband that could let you control your dreams Lights are sounds are played as you fall asleep to influence dreams Sensors monitor brainwaves and eye movement Mask can also work out the best time to wake you up By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED...

ATM security alert as Microsoft prepares to kill off Windows XP Microsoft to cease support for Windows XP on April 8th Experts believe only 95% of ATMs run the software Could leave machines vulnerable to hackers By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 19:42 EST, 17 January 2014...

ATM security alert as Microsoft prepares to kill off Windows XP Microsoft to cease support for Windows XP on April 8th Experts believe only 95% of ATMs run the software Could leave machines vulnerable to hackers By Mark Prigg PUBLISHED: 19:42 EST, 17 January 2014...

Unknown Sony phone pops up in photos, suggests new Z1 variant could land at MWC BY JAMES TREW JANUARY 18TH, 2014 AT 11:39AM ET Unknown Sony phone pops up in photos, hints at another Z1 revision could arrive next month Sony is doing a pretty job keeping itself in our line of sight right...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/xn7rokxgpaQ?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" width="560" frameborder="0" height="315"></iframe> Published on Jan 17, 2014 Jan. 17 - A California court dismisses a ticket issued to a woman for driving while wearing Google Glass. Julie Noce reports.

Man gives change to homeless person, is handcuffed and held by police for an hour By Will Lerner 16 January 2014 Odd News Greg Snider was in a Houston, Texas parking lot, on the phone making a business call. While in the lot, a homeless man approached his car and asked forchange. Snider gave...

Playboy playmate, 34, is found dead in friend's Los Angeles bathtub 'after drug overdose' Cassandra Lynn Hensley was found dead in a bathtub on Wednesday Best known for being Miss February 2006, the Utah-native previously lived at the Playboy mansion Was staying at a friend's house in Los...

Beijing detains prominent Uygur academic Ilham Tohti detained 'under suspicion of committing crimes and violating the law' PUBLISHED : Thursday, 16 January, 2014, 5:52pm UPDATED : Thursday, 16 January, 2014, 5:52pm Agence France-Presse in Beijing Outspoken Uygur academic Ilham Tohti has...

Time for Beijing to get tough with polluters PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 14 January, 2014, 9:37am UPDATED : Thursday, 16 January, 2014, 8:25pm SCMP Editorial A barely visible Forbidden City in October. Photo: Simon Song Negative perceptions arising from poor travel services and traffic...

S Korean activists float anti-Pyongyang packages across border PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 January, 2014, 2:14pm UPDATED : Thursday, 16 January, 2014, 3:50am Agence France-Presse in Paju, South Korea Balloons with anti-Pyongyang leaflets head across border. Photo: EPA South Korean activists...

Australia tightens secrecy over ‘success’ in blocking asylum seekers PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 January, 2014, 5:33pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 January, 2014, 5:33pm Reuters in Canberra Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s pledge to “stop the boats” was one of the central platforms of his successful...

Microsoft more trusted than Apple, study says A Forrester analysis suggests what some might find surprising: Microsoft gained the only "trailblazer" status by being trusted across generations. by Chris Matyszczyk | January 12, 2014 12:15 PM PST (Credit: Microsoft/YouTube Screenshot by...

Exclusive: More well-known U.S. retailers victims of cyber attacks - sources BY JIM FINKLE AND MARK HOSENBALL BOSTON/WASHINGTON Sun Jan 12, 2014 4:26pm EST People shop at a Target store during Black Friday sales in the Brooklyn borough of New York, in this November 29, 2013, file photo...

Obama to ban some surveillance activities Big News Network Saturday 11th January, 2014 President Barack Obama, who has been reviewing a series of recommendations made by a White House review panel on surveillance activities against American people, has said he will be prepared to unveil...

Televisions of the future unveiled Massive curved ultra high-definition screens offer cinematic experience, say manufacturers, if consumers can be persuaded to upgrade PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 9:53pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 9:55pm Agence France-Presse in Las...

Former Miss Venezuela shot dead in front of daughter in highway attack Former Miss Universe contender and British husband gunned down in crime that shines spotlight on the epidemic of violent crime in the nation PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 January, 2014, 1:59pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 January...