Bollywood to dance into final frontier: AmericaBollywood is promising a song-and-dance extravaganza as Indian cinema throws its awards ceremony in the United States for the first time, looking to tap into a mature but lucrative market.
12 March 2014
WeChat revolution: China's 'killer app' speaks to the massesWhen condom maker Durex wants to send an intimate message to customers in China, it uses a homegrown instant messaging platform called WeChat which has taken the country by storm in just three years.
12 March 2014
Australia's first banknote going under hammerThe only known specimen of the first official banknote issued in Australia, uncovered in Scotland, is expected to fetch at least Aus$250,000 (US$224,000) at an auction in Sydney this month.
Volcanoes helped species survive ice ages: studyThe steam and heat from volcanoes allowed species of plants and animals to survive past ice ages, a study showed Tuesday, offering help for scientists dealing with climate change.
12 March 2014
Japan's Sprint owner eyes US telecom price warThe Japanese owner of US mobile carrier Sprint said he wanted to launch a "price war" with the two major carriers as he seeks to acquire T-Mobile's US unit.
Typhoon-hit Philippine farmers to reap harvest: UNFarmers in the Philippines will soon reap a harvest after using emergency seed supplies to grow crops following a devastating typhoon that struck during planting season.
11 March 2014
Libya intercepts tanker loaded with rebel oilLibyan authorities said they intercepted a North Korean-flagged tanker which had loaded crude from a rebel-held eastern port, as the conflict over the country's key petroleum revenues escalated.
Japan marks 3rd anniversary of quake-tsunami disasterJapan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.
11 March 2014
Boeing joining Malaysia crash investigationBoeing said Monday it has joined an official US team investigating the still-mysterious disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines 777 aircraft, feared to have plunged into the Gulf of Thailand.
11 March 2014
Japanese astronaut becomes ISS commanderAstronaut Koichi Wakata has become the first Japanese commander of the International Space Station, according to the country's space agency.
10 March 2014
Malaysia expects 'jet oil slick' analysis MondayMalaysian authorities expect to complete by Monday afternoon a lab analysis that could indicate whether an oil slick at sea came from a missing passenger jet, an official said.
10 March 2014
China bird flu deaths reach 72 this year: governmentA total of 72 people died from the H7N9 bird flu strain in China in the first two months of this year, government figures showed, far more than in the whole of 2013.
10 March 2014
N. Korean leader enjoys 100% 'poll' winNorth Korea's state media confirmed Monday what was never in doubt -- a 100 percent, no-abstention poll victory for leader Kim Jong-Un in the country's stage-managed parliamentary election.
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