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Woman shot dead, burnt in Thai deep south 'revenge attack'
A policeman's wife was shot dead and then set on fire in front of terrified shoppers at a busy market in Thailand's violence-ridden deep south, officials said Monday, in an apparent revenge attack.
10 February 2014
New Zealand hauls in Japan ambassador over whaling row
New Zealand on Monday called in Tokyo's ambassador to protest about a Japanese whaling ship entering its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), escalating a diplomatic row over the incident.
10 February 2014
'Oldest star' found from iron fingerprint: astronomers
Australian astronomers on Sunday said they had found a star 13.6 billion years old, making it the most ancient star ever seen.
10 February 2014
Asia-Pacific needs nearly 13,000 new planes by 2032: Boeing
The Asia-Pacific will require almost 13,000 new airplanes worth $1.9 trillion over the next 20 years, Boeing said Monday, as booming wealth in the region fuels demand for air travel.
10 February 2014
US drops antitrust probe of Samsung over patents
US Department of Justice officials on Friday dropped an antitrust investigation into whether Samsung abused essential mobile gadget patents in its ongoing battle with Apple.
09 February 2014
Cambodia's Oscar-nominated director in fight for history
Director Rithy Panh was 15 when he escaped the horror of a Cambodian labour camp under the communist Khmer Rouge. He never saw his parents or his sisters again.
08 February 2014
Communist Vietnam gets first taste of the Big Mac
Four decades after the Vietnam war ended, US fast-food giant McDonald's opened its first restaurant in the communist country Saturday, aiming to lure a rising middle class away from rice and noodles.
08 February 2014
Hong Kong police dismantle 'biggest' WWII bomb
Hong Kong police on Friday successfully dismantled the largest World War II bomb yet found in the city after its discovery on a construction site prompted the evacuation of 2,260 people.
07 February 2014
Big money awaits Australian drug mule Corby
High-profile Australian drug trafficker Schapelle Corby could earn millions of dollars for a tell-all story if she is released from an Indonesian jail Friday, with a bidding war reportedly in full swing.
07 February 2014
Mystery giant jellyfish washes up in Australia
Scientists were Thursday working to classify a new species of giant jellyfish that washed up on an Australian beach, describing it as a "whopper" that took their breath away.
06 February 2014
Woman lay dead in Sydney house for nearly eight years
An elderly lady lay dead in her inner city home for nearly eight years before her skeletal remains were found, an inquest heard Thursday, in a case dubbed "the woman Sydney forgot" by local media.
06 February 2014
Sony to sell PC business to investment fund
Sony is in talks to sell its personal computer business to a Japanese investment fund as part of the electronics giant's wider restructuring, reports said Wednesday.
06 February 2014
'Japan's Beethoven' admits using ghost composer
A deaf composer, dubbed Japan's Beethoven, confessed Wednesday to hiring someone to write his most iconic works, leaving duped broadcaster NHK red-faced, and casting a cloud over a figure skater set to dance to his music in Sochi.
06 February 2014
Chinese scientists sound warning over new bird flu
Chinese scientists sounded the alarm Wednesday after a new bird flu virus, H10N8, killed an elderly woman in December and infected another individual last month.
05 February 2014
N. Korea calls Japanese PM Abe 'Asian Hitler'
North Korea on Tuesday denounced Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as an "Asian Hitler" intent on amassing military power under the guise of ensuring regional stability.
05 February 2014
China to fund bridge between Guyana, Suriname
China is to fund a bridge over a river linking the neighboring South American countries of Suriname and Guyana.
04 February 2014
S. Korea cleans up after oil spill
South Korea's coastguard said Monday it would take at least two weeks to clean up the shoreline fouled by an oil spill off the southwestern port of Yeosu.
04 February 2014
Fears death toll could rise in Indonesia volcano eruption
Indonesian officials searched through thick ash for bodies Sunday after Mount Sinabung volcano erupted, killing at least 15 people.
03 February 2014
H.K. tycoon rescinds $130 mn 'marriage bounty' for gay daughter
A Hong Kong tycoon has withdrawn his $130 million "marriage bounty" to find his lesbian daughter a male suitor after she defended her sexuality in a heartfelt open letter, but emphatically refused to accept her partner into the family.
03 February 2014
Japan asks Netherlands to act against anti-whalers
Japan on Monday said it was asking the Netherlands to take "practical measures" against a Dutch-registered vessel that collided with a Japanese whaling ship in the Southern Ocean.
03 February 2014
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