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Sudan: 29 Chinese workers held by rebels in South Kordofan
Rebels in South Kordofan region announced they are holding 29 Chinese workers who became caught up in a battle with the Sudanese army. The rebel...
Afghan mother gave birth to sextuplets
Sharah is an Afghan mother who has given birth to sextuplets at a hospital in the northern city of Mazar-e-Sharif. The mother was not aware...
Pakistan: Over 36 deaths caused by contaminated heart drugs
Over 36 people have died in the past four weeks from taking oral drugs in Punjab province, Pakistan. The medicines were provided for free to...
Dragon babies are born under the most auspicious sign in 2012
Catherine Mok, a thoroughly modern working mother, decided to give birth during 2012, the Year of the Dragon, which is considered to be one...
UTair pilot Sergei Golev onboard of Boeing 757 flight died in the cockpit from heart attack
Co-pilot Segei Golev, who was onboard the UTair Boeing 757 flying from Bangkok to Novosibirsk in western Siberia, died from a heart attack, transportation...
Chinese female bodyguards training: bottle smashed over the recruit head
A Chinese recruit has to stand and take a bottle smashed over her head if she wants to qualify as one of country's first...
Indian teacher Parijat Saha’s shock at his $9.8 billion bank balance
Parijat Saha, a teacher from India, got the shock of his life when he checked his bank account online and found 490 billion rupees...
Pakistan: 17 Shias killed in a bomb attack during a religious procession in Khanpur
17 people have been killed and other 20 wounded in a bomb attack on a Shia religious procession in the central Pakistani city of...
Apple stops iPhone models sales in China after iPhone 4S launch was disrupted by large crowds
Apple has decided to halt the sale of all iPhone models from its stores in China, after large crowds disrupted the launch of the...
Indonesia: 7.3 earthquake triggers tsunami warning in Sumatra
Indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off Aceh province. The 7.3 magnitude quake struck 423 km (262 miles) south-west of...
China: 30-storey hotel built from scratch in just 15 days
China could claim the title of the fastest builders on the planet after putting up a 30-storey 183,000-square-foot hotel in just 15 days, or...
Sahar Gul, a teenage Afghan bride, was tortured by her in-laws for more than 5 months
Sahar Gul, a teenage bride from Afghanistan, who was tortured for months after her arranged marriage, has spoken out for the first time since...
Kim Jong-Un birthday documentary aired by North Korean television
North Korean television has aired a documentary to honor what is reported to be the birthday of its new leader, Kim Jong-Un. The footage shows...
7 Qantas passengers flying from London to Sydney injured, as the jet struck severe turbulence
Seven Qantas passengers flying from London to Sydney have been injured today when the A380 superjet struck severe turbulence over the Indian Ocean. Four of...
198 lb leg tumour successfully removed after 12-hour operation in Vietnam
Nguyen Duy Hai from Vietnam has come through a 12-hour operation to remove a 198 lb tumour from his right leg. Nguyen Duy Hai, 32,...
InIcons is to sell Steve Jobs foot-tall collectible figure
InIcons, a Chinese company, is prepared to launch a scale model of the late Apple founder Steve Jobs. The “collectible figure” is 1:6 scale and...
New “silent camera” apps blamed for thousands of voyeurism cases in Japan
A new wave of “silent camera” applications - some specifically designed for voyeurism - has been blamed for a huge rise in illicit photography...
India: girl, 7, was murdered and her liver was cut out in sacrifice to the gods for a better harvest
Lalita Tati, a seven-year-old girl from India was murdered and had her liver cut in a ritual sacrifice to ensure a better harvest. Police said...
Japan: 7 magnitude earthquake struck hours after New Year celebration
A 7 magnitude earthquake hit eastern and northeastern Japan today, but there are no immediate reports of injuries or damage and no danger of...
China: man dies after he was dignosed with bird flu more than one year ago
A Chinese man, who was the first case of bird flu in the country in more than a year, has died in the southern...
The controversial photo of an 8ft giant soldier attending Kim Jong-Il’s funerals
Footages from Kim Jong-Il’s funerals showed an 8ft member of the North Korean armed forces towering beside his fellow soldiers in the driving snow. Observers...
North Korea hailed Kim Jong-Un as the new leader after Kim Jong-Il’s funeral
North Korea has hailed Kim Jong-Un as "supreme leader of the party, state and army" after his father’s funeral. Kim Jong-Un took centre stage at...
North Korea has started the two-day funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-Il
North Korea has started the two-day funeral services for late leader Kim Jong-Il with a huge procession in the capital, Pyongyang. Television footages showed tens...
Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival features an entire ice and snow city
The 28th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival in China, featuring work by some of the best ice sculptors and attracting thousands of visitors...
Kim Jong-Un saga at the International School in Switzerland
Kim Jong-Un is the heir poised to become the next leader of rogue state North Korea, but a probe into the school days of...
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