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Russia's Putin signs 'gay propaganda' ban into law AFP June 30, 2013, 11:46 pm MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed into law a bill punishing people for homosexual "propaganda", an official publication showed Sunday, in a move critics fear will fuel hate crimes. In...

Brazilians turn against their president Date July 1, 2013 - 12:07AM Resisting arrest: A demonstrator pushes against riot police during a protest in Belem. Photo: Reuters Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's approval rating dropped the most since former president Fernando Collor's 1990...

Get Your Obama/Putin/Bin Laden/Kim Jong-un ID Card Stickers for 1 RMB! Jun 28, 2013 When they’re not busy spending their time in Chinese internet cafes, it seems that some of the world’s leaders have been preoccupied with having their faces on novel ID cards in Guangzhou. One stall in...

International forces will provide advice to Afghan military until 2020 Senior military sources say Nato will continue to play major role as Afghan forces are unprepared for 2014 withdrawal Nicholas Watt at Camp Bastion The Guardian, Saturday 29 June 2013 11.31 BST British troops in Helmand...

Ikea produces flatpack refugee shelter The United Nations' refugee agency said on Friday that it has turned to Swedish furniture giant Ikea to produce a flatpack refugee shelter which can be rapidly assembled in crisis zones. The UNHCR have turned to Swedish furniture giant Ikea to produce...

<iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/g5AQYhPkGFk?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> CHILE -- Yaritza Oliva is 20 years old and recently discovered she cried blood. Doctors believe it may be a rare case of haemolacria. Her family is asking for...

Woman cries tears of blood STAFF REPORTER, The West Australian June 27, 2013, 8:09 am <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/WW2yLcfsd1E?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560"></iframe> A 20-year-old Chilean woman is crying tears of blood, baffling doctors with her...

Sky Deutschland strikes Bundesliga deal with Vodafone Reuters June 27, 2013, 6:30 pm FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland has agreed a deal to make German football matches available to Vodafone Internet TV customers in Germany, the companies said on Thursday. The deal also...

Syria death toll tops 100,000, rebels lose border town Free Syrian Army fighters carry their weapons as they sit near the frontline in the Al-Sakhour neighborhood of Aleppo, June 21, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Muzaffar Salman By Dominic Evans and Oliver Holmes BEIRUT | Wed Jun 26, 2013 6:49pm IST...

Tokyo Poor Live In Squalid ‘Warehouses’, Reports Newspaper by Mika on Wednesday, June 26, 2013 A billboard in the shopping district near JR Kinshicho station. The words “OK For Residential Use” draw in those searching for work: Sumida Ward, Tokyo. (Part of the image has been altered)...

LINE App Causes SNS Stress, Say Japanese University Students by Polly on Monday, June 24, 2013 LINE is a popular instant messaging application, which allows users to interact by texting, sending pictures, and even by making free voice calls, as well as having other social networking...

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Woman killed by runaway supermarket trolley which sped down an escalator at Chinese store The accident happened on Friday morning in Shanghai The 60-year-old died from horrific injuries after being hit by the metal trolley Two men had loaded a trolley of their own with 15 crates of drinks...

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'I cannot support that level of violence': Jim Carrey refuses to promote Kick-Ass 2 ... after Sandy Hook shootings prompted rethink Canadian actor plays Colonel Stars and Stripes - a vicious ex-mafia member turned crime fighter Kick-Ass 2 finished filming a few weeks before Sandy Hook...

Baby Rescued From Drains In Alicante, Spain By HAROLD HECKLE 06/23/13 08:59 AM ET EDT MADRID -- A 26-year-old woman has been arrested in the eastern Spanish city of Alicante on suspicion of attempting to murder her newborn baby who had to be rescued from inside a building's drains, the...

Japan’s 83-Year Old Schoolgirl Touches Netizens’ Hearts by Beth on Saturday, June 22, 2013 While it is often the case that a nation’s news will be dominated by stories of crime and controversy, from time to time a story appears that reminds us just how wonderful life can be.Kaminakabeppu...

Clever Commuter Praised For Using Toilet Plunger On Train by Beth on Friday, June 21, 2013 The humble toilet plunger was recently taken to new levels by one enterprising commuter, who attached it to the carriage ceiling to use instead of the hanging straps for standing passengers...

22 June 2013 Last updated at 13:22 GMT Couple die of thirst in Saudi southern desert By Sebastian Usher BBC News A husband and wife have died of thirst after losing their way in Saudi Arabia's vast southern desert, known as the Empty Quarter. Security forces had mounted a major operation...

Last updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013 11:17 AM Tragedy in the desert Saudi security personnel land their helicopter in the Empty Quarter (Rub Al-Khali) to retrieve the dead bodies of a missing Qatari man and his wife. The security forces launched a massive search operation after receiving...