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Cathay Pacific looks likely to delay a global marketing campaign, after photographs of crew members engaging in a sexual act on a plane were published. The airline was due to launch the campaign in September with the tagline "meet the team who go the extra mile to make you feel special". "We … [Read more...]
A Tibetan monk has burned himself to death in front of the government buildings in China's Sichuan province, in an anti-Beijing protest. Activists have identified the monk as Tsewang Norbu and say he had shouted slogans including "long live the Dalai Lama" before setting himself alight. The … [Read more...]
Taliban insurgents have stormed the provincial governor's compound in Parwan killing at least 19 people. Powerful explosions followed by bursts of gunfire were heard in the provincial capital, Charikar, which is only an hours drive north of Kabul. The governor, Abdul Basir Salangi, said that … [Read more...]
The biggest fruiting body of any fungus yet documented has been discovered growing on the underside of a tree in China. The fruiting body, which is equivalent to the mushrooms produced by other fungi species, is up to 10m long, 80cm wide and weighs half a tonne. It is thought to be at least 20 … [Read more...]
Three men in charge of nuclear power safety and policy have been sacked with the ongoing crisis at the tsunami-hit and earthquake hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant showing no signs of abating. Japan's Trade and Industry Minister, Banri Kaieda, said the three senior officials would be held … [Read more...]
Outrage from ordinary citizens in China is gathering momentum following the indifferent response by authorities in China following the deadly bullet train crash on Saturday. A bullet train was struck from behind by another train near Wenzhou in eastern Zhejiang province, killing at least 38 … [Read more...]
A section of the new 57-mile-long Xinsan motorway, through the Yunnan Mountains in China has collapsed only two days after opening. Two people were killed and two more injured when the road was opened for trials and heavy storms caused a landslide underneath it, washing a section into the valley … [Read more...]
Ahmed Wali Karzai, the half-brother of Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been assassinated at his home in Kandahar by his security chief. Ahmed Wali Karzai was a leading power broker in Southern Afghanistan, was shot dead at his house by his long-time head of security, Sardar Mohammed, who was … [Read more...]
A packed passenger train derailed in northern India while travelling at top speed, killing at least 35 people and leaving up to 100 injured after 15 carriages were thrown off the tracks. Some of the derailed carriages were left stacked on top of each other, as rescue teams worked to free people … [Read more...]
The US says it is withholding $800 million in military aid to Pakistan as both countries struggle to adjust to their new post-Osama Bin Laden era. White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley has told ABC television that Pakistan had "taken some steps that have given us reason to pause on some of the … [Read more...]
China's inflation rate has hit a three year high in June despite government efforts to dampen it and a cooling economy. Consumer prices rose 6.4 per cent over a year ago, a sharp jump from May's 5.5 percent rate. The main driver was food prices that leapt a whopping 14.4 percent up from 11.7 … [Read more...]
A teenage boy has been killed and 28 people injured when an escalator at Beijing Zoo subway station suddenly changed direction, throwing passengers to the bottom in seconds. The accident has happened on one of Beijing's newest train lines fueling fears that the massive and quickly built public … [Read more...]
Japan's new Minister for Reconstruction, Ryu Matsumoto has announced his resignation after just a week in the job following insensitive comments he made to governors' of tsunami affected areas. Matsumoto had been widely criticised for threatening the governors' that the government would not help … [Read more...]
Japanese researchers claim to have discovered massive deposits of rare earth minerals, on the Pacific Ocean floor. Rare earth minerals are used in the manufacture of many hi-tech appliances. Currently China produces 97 percent of the world's rare earth metals. The team of geologists led by … [Read more...]
The party of exiled ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra which is now led by his sister Yingluck Shinawatra has won a massive victory in Thailand's general election. Provisional results show with 92% of votes counted, Ms Yingluck's Pheu Thai party had won 260 seats, giving it a majority in the … [Read more...]
Coca-Cola has said it will invest $2bn in India over the next five years in a bid to increase its market share in the country. Part of the … [Read More...]
Sri Lanka has blocked five news websites because they committed character assassination and insulted people including key political leaders, officials … [Read More...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said he is free of cancer after returning from Cuba for health checks following four cycles of … [Read More...]
A suspected gas explosion at a restaurant in central Rio de Janeiro has left three people dead and at least 13 injured, Brazilian officials say. … [Read More...]
A surprise inspection in a prison in Mexico has revealed the presence of 19 prostitutes, 100 plasma televisions, two sacks of marijuana, and 100 … [Read More...]
A tropical depression storm pounding Central America has triggered floods and landslides that have left at least 18 people dead, officials say. In … [Read More...]
Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain is trying hard to lose the … [Read More and View]
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