New dolphin species discovered off north AustraliaResearchers have identified a new humpback dolphin species off northern Australia, using genetic mapping to single out an animal not previously known to science.
Putin topples Obama in Forbes power rankingHaving outfoxed him on Syria, Russian President Vladimir Putin has now pipped Barack Obama to the title of the world's most powerful leader as ranked by Forbes on Wednesday.
Michael Jackson 'still loves me," says freed doctorMichael Jackson's former doctor Conrad Murray said Wednesday that the late pop icon still loves him, and would be appalled by fans who attack him over the star's 2009 death.
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S. Korea president addresses suspicions of poll-meddlingS. Korean President Park Geun-Hye vowed to ensure the political neutrality of government agencies, as she addressed allegations that the domestic spy service interfered in last year's presidential election.
Assad tells envoy Syrians will decide on peace talksPresident Bashar al-Assad insisted in a meeting Wednesday with visiting UN-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi that Syrians alone will decide on the fate of an initiative for Geneva peace talks.
31 October 2013
Uzbek first daughter confirms media empire shutdownThe eldest daughter of Uzbekistan President Islam Karimov Wednesday confirmed the closure of television channels she is believed to control, as rumours build of a rift in the ruling family.
31 October 2013
India plays down prospect of early Rafale fighter dealIndia's defence minister played down on Wednesday the prospects of a speedy conclusion to contract negotiations with France's Dassault Aviation for the acquisition of 126 Rafale fighter jets.
31 October 2013
Australia probes Great Barrier Reef board over 'mining links'Australia launched a probe Wednesday into the agency responsible for protecting the Great Barrier Reef after some board members were urged to resign over alleged conflicts of interest related to the mining industry.
31 October 2013
Bed down to reinvent cinema in New YorkIf box office takings have stagnated in recent years, one US cinema is wooing back film lovers with big, fat, leather recliners... reminiscent of well, beds.
31 October 2013
China's Lenovo unveils 'game-changing' tablet in LAChinese computer maker Lenovo presented a new tablet device including a bracket-cum-handle allowing it to tilt and stand, which it billed as a "game-changing" innovation.
31 October 2013
British newspapers in bid to block tough new press watchdogBritish newspaper and magazine publishers sought a last-minute court injunction on Wednesday to stop a mechanism backed by politicians to regulate the press from being approved later in the day.
31 October 2013
Kazakhstan energy experts call GHG emission quotas populismUrazalinov believes that these plans are a threat to Kazakhstan coal-fueled energy and that their implementation is likely to undermine achievement of the goals that the Kazakhstan economy is supposed to reach before 2030.
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