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Thousands demand Tunisia government's ouster Opposition calls for downfall of Islamist-led government as constituent assembly suspends its work indefinitely. Last Modified: 06 Aug 2013 21:51 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Chance sighting catches rapist Exclusive Gabrielle Knowles, Chief Crime Reporter, The West Australian Updated August 7, 2013, 2:50 am Rapist: Stephen Michael Adams. Picture: Supplied Police believe a sex predator who raped one woman and attacked another in West Perth may have been trawling...

Seventeen killed in drug gang fight in Honduras: officials TEGUCIGALPA | Tue Aug 6, 2013 11:12pm EDT (Reuters) - At least 17 people died in a battle between drug gangs over a cocaine shipment in the isolated Mosquito Coast of Honduras, government officials said on Tuesday. A Nicaraguan who...

Fonterra apologises for milk powder contamination scare Published on Aug 5, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KVyA_SakrUE?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> New Zealand's Fonterra apologises for a milk powder contamination scare in China that...

Police investigators gather evidence inside the compound of Ekayana Buddhist Centre in Jakarta, on August 5, 2013 (AFP, Romeo Gacad)

Indonesia temple blast protests violence against Myanmar Muslims: government JAKARTA | Mon Aug 5, 2013 4:38am EDT (Reuters) - A small bomb exploded at a Buddhist temple in Indonesia's capital, slightly injuring three people, in protest against violence against Rohingya Muslims in...

China bans powdered milk from New Zealand Bacteria that can cause botulism found in some dairy products raised food safety concerns. Last Modified: 05 Aug 2013 04:15 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button<object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Attractive engineers cause LinkedIn stir STAFF REPORTER, The West Australian August 5, 2013, 10:49 am LinkedIn has been forced to re-post advertisements the business networking site originally pulled because the women pictured in them were "too attractive to be real-life engineers"...

Activists hold Twitter anti-misogyny protest Hashtags #twittersilence and #inspiringwomen trending during 24-hour protest against online misogyny. Lisa DeBode Last Modified: 05 Aug 2013 05:48 Move your cursor over the video to see the play button <object id="flashObj" classid="clsid:D <embed...

Investors sue Chinese conglomerate 5 August 2013 Last updated at 01:41 GMT <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/Nu-0xrD7Q1w?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> In Hong Kong, corruption accusations made by whistleblowers in mainland China will be heard...

4 August 2013 Last updated at 09:04 GMT China bans New Zealand milk powder in botulism scare Foreign brands of baby milk formula are hugely sought after China has banned all imports of milk powder from New Zealand, after its main dairy exporter, Fonterra, found in some of its products a...

5 August 2013 Last updated at 04:09 GMT Australia election campaign kicks off Mr Rudd has overhauled several key policies since taking office in June Australia's political parties have swung into campaign mode, a day after Prime Minister Kevin Rudd called an election for 7 September. On...

PLA game Glorious Mission made available for download Staff Reporter 2013-08-02 13:35 The official webpage for Glorious Mission Online. (Internet photo) Glorious Mission Online, the first online game developed by the People's Liberation Army, became available to the public on Aug. 1, Army...

Behave yourselves abroad, Chinese tourists told Xinhua 2013-08-02 09:03 A tourist from China carved the characters "Ding Jinhao Dao Ci Yi You" — Ding Jinhao was here — into artwork in Egypt's Luxor Temple. (Internet photo) Liu Qibao, head of the CPC Propaganda Department, on Wednesday...

Chinese websites under fire for selling children, birth certificates Staff Reporter 2013-08-02 13:53 An adoption websites. (Internet photo) Under current regulations, legal adoption of children in China has to take place through orphanages and private social organizations. Thousands of...

Happiness Street singer released after detention for bomb post Staff Reporter 2013-08-02 17:55 Wu Hongfei. (Photo/CNS) Wu Hongfei, lead singer of Chinese indie rock band Happiness Street, has been released after being detained for ten days for saying online that said she wanted to bomb...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/YshX1ZSJyy8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> Published on Aug 1, 2013 CCTV released video of conductors in Buenos Aires, sleeping, reading a book and checking their emails while driving trains. Florencio...

French interior minister embarrassed by link to jet set Thai monk France's interior minister is facing embarrassment after it emerged he unwittingly attended a Buddhist sermon in Paris given by a notorious "jet-set monk" wanted in Thailand for rape and embezzlement. The monk has been...

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Turkish police detain seven protesters in and around Istanbul park Riot police scuffle with demonstrators during an anti-government protest in central Istanbul July 28, 2013. REUTERS-Murad Sezer ISTANBUL | Sun Jul 28, 2013 5:03pm EDT (Reuters) - Turkish police detained three people on...