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Sugar 'raises heart attack risk' AAP John von Radowitz, Press Association Science Correspondent February 4, 2014, 10:00 am Consuming too many sugary sweets, desserts and drinks can triple your chances of dying from heart disease. Scientists in the US have found a striking association...

Corruption costs European economy 120 billion euros a year Reuters February 4, 2014, 9:42 am The European Union flag is pictured in a window reflecting a street in London, October 26, 2011. REUTERS/Luke MacGregor By Martin Santa and John O'Donnell BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Corruption costs...

US actor Philip Seymour Hoffman dies aged 46 of suspected drug overdose Outpouring of grief over the loss of a complex man who struggled with the limelight and yet became one of 'the greatest actors of his time' PUBLISHED : Monday, 03 February, 2014, 5:09am UPDATED : Monday, 03 February, 2014...

Thousands march in Madrid against planned abortion limits Reuters February 2, 2014, 2:36 am Thousands of people march to protest a government plan to limit abortions, in Madrid February 1, 2014. REUTERS/Andrea Comas (SPAIN - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS HEALTH) By Inmaculada Sanz MADRID...

Who is that masked man? Kiev's Pianist-Extremist Reuters Jack Stubbs February 2, 2014, 10:52 am<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF"...

Thai civil servants forced to beg anti-government protesters for access to offices Continuing action by anti-government protesters in Bangkok is crippling the civil service as workers are unable to enter their offices PUBLISHED : Thursday, 30 January, 2014, 4:57pm UPDATED : Thursday, 30...

Red-shirts 'ready to resist' Thai army coup, set up capital in Chiang Mai Supporters of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra say she may set up her government in Chiang Mai if the army takes power in Bangkok PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 29 January, 2014, 10:11pm UPDATED : Thursday, 30 January, 2014...

Teen ringleader guilty in Canada prostitution ring Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 02:16 A teenaged girl was found guilty Wednesday of forcing her peers, including one as young as 13, into prostitution through intimidation and blackmail in Canada's capital city (AFP/File, Alfredo...

Google fixes Gmail after brief outage around the world Google, which first acknowledged the outage at 11:12 am , said a little over an hour later that the problem with Gmail had been resolved PUBLISHED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 11:09am UPDATED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 11:09am Reuters...

Infamous restaurant freeloader found dead in Ghent, Belgium PUBLISHED : Friday, 24 January, 2014, 10:31pm UPDATED : Friday, 24 January, 2014, 10:31pm Associated Press in Brussels Titus Clarysse dining in 2009 in Ghent, Belgium. Notorious for not paying his bills, he was found dead in his...

Olympics: Russia claims anti-doping progress, must convince sceptics PUBLISHED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 11:39am UPDATED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 11:41am Agence France-Presse in Sochi In a 2013 file photo, competitors race during the women's 4x6km World Cup Biathlon relay race at...

Ukraine officials say 2 police captured as protests in Kiev continue Anti-government demonstrators deny ministry's claim they are holding two police captive as clashes continue in capital PUBLISHED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 8:47pm UPDATED : Saturday, 25 January, 2014, 8:47pm Associated...

Man jailed for 445 years for murder, rape The West Australian STAFF REPORTER and AP The West Australian January 1, 2014, 12:25 pm A US man who admitted raping children and killing two women cried when confronted by victims. AP A US man who admitted raping children and killing two women cried...

N. Korea's Kim hails execution of powerful uncle AFP January 1, 2014, 7:57 pm Seoul (AFP) - North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un called for unity in a New Year message Wednesday and hailed the execution of his once-powerful uncle as a resolute act to remove "factionalist scum". "Our party took...

Thieves steal 75kg gold, silver from home AAP January 1, 2014, 8:42 pm Thieves have stolen 75 kilograms of gold and silver from a Brisbane home on New Year s Eve. AAP Thieves have stolen 75 kilograms of gold and silver from a Brisbane home on New Year's Eve, using a wheelie bin to move...

How a small brewery took on Starbucks By Jim Salter AP January 1, 2014, 7:14 pm A small Missouri brewery has responded to a cease and desist letter from Starbucks by sending the coffee chain a check to cover what it calls the profit from use of the word "Frappicino" — a check for $6. Exit 6...

Man posts chat logs of his ex-wife's affair with a Beijing official online The affair, largely conducted through the Chinese messaging program QQ, allegedly went on for ten years PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 December, 2013, 7:26pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 December, 2013, 1:46pm Jeremy Blum...

British doctor jailed in Islamic Pakistan for reading the Koran PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 8:30pm UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 8:30pm Reuters in Lahore A photograph of Masood Ahmad is held by his nephew at his house in Lahore. Photo: Reuters A 72-year-old British doctor...

Japanese diplomat ‘stabbed in Yemen kidnap bid’: source PUBLISHED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 7:55pm UPDATED : Sunday, 15 December, 2013, 7:55pm Reuters in Sanaa Police troopers secure the gate of a hospital where a Japanese diplomat is being treated after a failed kidnap attempt in Sanaa...

Anti-firewall tool Lantern infiltrated by Chinese censors PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 December, 2013, 2:04pm UPDATED : Thursday, 12 December, 2013, 4:40pm Patrick Boehler [email protected] Software programme Lantern has been infiltrated by Chinese censors and partly blocked. Photo: AP...