Pastor of state church 'sentenced to 12 years' in ChinaA pastor of a state-sanctioned church in China has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, his lawyer and an overseas rights group said, accusing authorities of "fabricated charges".
04 July 2014
Hackers take over Israel army Twitter accountInternet hackers briefly took over an Israeli army Twitter account, the military said, posting an alarming message that a nuclear facility had been hit by rocket fire.
India nurses in Iraq conflict 'to be freed'A group of 46 Indian nurses trapped in Iraq are to be freed, one of them told AFP Friday, in a rare piece of positive news in a crisis threatening "Syria-like chaos".
04 July 2014
Bolivia congress allows child labor from age 10Bolivian lawmakers have approved child workers as young as 10 years old, under a new law that lays out specific conditions for employing children.
04 July 2014
Australian police charge woman for 'racist' train rantAustralian police have charged a woman for racially abusing passengers on a train after a video recording her tirade was posted online and went viral, sparking a social media backlash.
04 July 2014
Chinese moon rover designer shooting for MarsThe man who designed China's Jade Rabbit moon rover hopes a more advanced version of his creation will be sent to Mars, state media reported, underscoring Beijing's increasingly ambitious space programme.
04 July 2014
US grounds entire F-35 fleet for engine probeThe United States military is grounding its entire fleet of F-35 fighter jets as it completes additional engine inspections following a fire aboard an aircraft in Florida last week.
Overpass collapse kills two in Brazil World Cup cityAn unfinished overpass being built for the World Cup collapsed in Brazil's southeastern city of Belo Horizonte on Thursday, killing at least two people and injuring 19.
04 July 2014
Google hit by 70,000 'right to be forgotten' requestsMore than 70,000 people have already asked Google to delete links about them under Europe's "right to be forgotten" ruling, with some of the world biggest news sites the first to be hit.
04 July 2014
Hurricane Arthur makes landfall on US East CoastHurricane Arthur made landfall on the North Carolina shore late Thursday, as millions of Americans braced for its impact along the East Coast on the eve of the Independence Day holiday.
A dying business: family graves in JapanEvery once in a while, Kumiko Kano meets a group of people with whom she has decided to spend eternity, one of a growing number in Japan who are shunning the expense and commitment of a traditional family grave.
French theme park recreates 'Little Prince' universeA theme park inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupery's timeless classic "The Little Prince" opened this week in France, giving visitors a chance to recall the author's claim that "all grown-ups were children first".
04 July 2014
Scarlett Johansson wins French novel lookalike caseHollywood actress Scarlett Johansson won damages against a French author whose novel features a character resembling the starlet who is treated as a sex object.
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