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N. Korea calls Obama 'monkey' as it suffers new Internet outage 27 Dec 2014 - 09:51 pm

SEOUL - North Korea called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" Saturday after US cinemas released a comedy about a fictional plot to...

Morocco banned Moses epic for 'showing God' 27 Dec 2014 - 09:27 pm

Ridley Scott's new biblical epic 'Exodus: Gods and Kings' starring Christian Bale RABAT - Morocco banned biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings" on...

Sony's PlayStation 'gradually coming back' 27 Dec 2014 - 08:12 pm

Gaming services on its Sony's PS4, PS3, and Vita networks are 'gradually coming back online' WASHINGTON - Sony was still struggling Saturday to...

Egypt bans biblical epic 'Exodus' 27 Dec 2014 - 12:29 pm

A still from "Exodus" LOS ANGELES-- Egypt has banned Hollywood's big screen biblical epic "Exodus: Gods and Kings," a 20th Century Fox spokesman...

Dutch scientists use smell to recreate JFK, Diana and other famous deaths 26 Dec 2014 - 08:22 pm

BREDA, Netherlands - Dutch scientists are recreating the deaths of some of the world's most famous personalities by reconstructing their last moments using...

Doggy love works wonders at model Italian prison 26 Dec 2014 - 08:19 pm

BOLLATE, Italy - With a bark of excitement, Titti, Tato and Carmela scamper down the corridors of the Bollate prison near Milan and...

Homeless guides show tourists a 'hidden' Barcelona 25 Dec 2014 - 12:17 pm

BARCELONA--Ramon Holgado used to sleep outside in a cardboard box, but he is back on his feet this Christmas -- guiding homeless-themed tours...

The art (and pitfalls) of diplomatic gift-giving 24 Dec 2014 - 11:31 pm

WASHINGTON - Christmas shoppers who struggled to buy something for the man who has everything should spare a thought for those whose daily...

Genes linked to developmental disorders 24 Dec 2014 - 10:48 pm

Pinpointing the genes responsible for developmental disorders can help doctors understand why people get them, and help search for new treatments, according to...

Sony to stream North Korea comedy online from 1800 GMT 24 Dec 2014 - 10:36 pm

LOS ANGELES - Entertainment giant Sony will stream "The Interview" -- a movie that outraged North Korea by lampooning dictator Kim Jong-Un --...

Chinese man eats 160 eggs to mark Christmas 24 Dec 2014 - 02:36 pm

BEIJING--A Chinese competitive eater who marked the Christmas season by consuming 160 eggs in one sitting said on Wednesday he was in good...

Google self-driving car prototype ready to try road 23 Dec 2014 - 09:19 pm

SAN FRANCISCO - Google on Monday announced that the first completed prototype of its self-driving car is ready to be road tested. "We're...

Papier-mache pandas on display 22 Dec 2014 - 11:13 pm

Malaysian women pose with some of the 1,600 papier-mache pandas displayed at Independence Square in Kuala Lumpur as part of their first appearance...

Largest indoor theme park 22 Dec 2014 - 04:34 am

A night view of the Wanda Movie Park designed by British architect Mark Fisher in Wuhan, Hubei province, central China. The building, hosting...

Place of light 22 Dec 2014 - 04:33 am

Children have fun playing with each other in front of a giant advertising billboard in the Maboneng area of Johannesburg yesterday. The urban...

Muhammad Ali hospitalised with 'mild' pneumonia 21 Dec 2014 - 02:16 pm

Muhammed Ali LOUISVILLE-- Boxing legend Muhammad Ali, who has suffered from Parkinson's Disease for three decades, was in stable condition after being hospitalised...

Bungee jumping 20 Dec 2014 - 01:54 pm

A man dressed up as Santa Claus bungee jumping at a theme park in Changsha, central China’s Hunan province. The park organised a...

Italian actress Virna Lisi dead 19 Dec 2014 - 01:23 am

ROME: Italian actress Virna Lisi (pictured), who played opposite Hollywood stars including Frank Sinatra in the 1960s and later established herself an acclaimed...