US tested weapons to harm rice crop in Japan, report claims ( rice blast fungus )
- The same experiments were conducted on the US mainland and in Taiwan - rice blast fungus - known to occur in 85 countries - was released over rice fields…
Bubonic plague ‘worse than Black Death’ kills 39 in Madagascar ( pneumonic plague that can kill within three days )
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 December, 2013, 10:35pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 December, 2013, 10:29pm Agence France-Presse in Antananarivo Bubonic plague bacteria. Photo: AFP An outbreak of plague even more vicious…
Indonesia halts Australia drills as protesters call for ‘war’
Joint exercises halted as Indonesian hackers claim responsibility for cyber attacks on Australian Federal Police and Reserve Bank of Australia websites Agence France-Presse in Jakarta Anti-Australia protesters shout slogans while…
Three IKEA France execs charged in spying scandal by using police files
Paris (AFP) Three executives at IKEA France, including the CEO, were charged on Tuesday in connection with allegations the company illegally used police files to spy on staff and customers,…
China says 99.9 per cent of graft defendants found guilty
AFP Tuesday, Oct 22, 2013 BEIJING - A total of 99.9 per cent of the verdicts reached against Chinese corruption defendants find them guilty, judicial authorities said Tuesday. Nearly…
US army developing ‘Iron Man’ body armour for soldiers of the future
Superhuman suits worn by comic book heroes may not be science fiction if US army scientists succeed in developing advanced body armour PUBLISHED : Sunday, 13 October, 2013, 12:00am UPDATED…
China’s rich get richer despite slowing economy: Forbes
Wednesday, Oct 16, 2013AFPSHANGHAI - China's 400 richest people became US$150 billion (S$186.64 billion) wealthier this year, Forbes magazine said Wednesday, despite a slowdown in the world's second largest economy. The…
Chinese state media: Xinhua says ‘new world order should be put in place’ where all nations can have interests respected on equal footing
Chinese state media calls for ‘de-Americanised’ world after US shutdown Xinhua says 'new world order should be put in place' where all nations can have interests respected on equal footingSunday, 13…
Factories ablaze as Bangladesh garment workers protest
23 Sep 2013 DHAKA (AFP) Angry Bangladeshi garment workers blocked roads, set factories alight and clashed with police for a third day on Monday as protests demanding a minimum monthly wage…
Twin suicide bombing kills 78 at church service in Pakistan
More than 100 wounded, many critical, in the deadliest attack on Christians in Pakistan Monday, 23 September, 2013 [Updated: 2:47AM] Agence France-Presse in Peshawar, Pakistan Relatives try to comfort…
Say fromage! Agency denies censorship after withdrawing ‘gormless’ picture of Francois Hollande
Agence France Presse transmitted the unflattering picture to clients on Tuesday, then quickly issued a 'Mandatory Kill' order Rob Williams Thursday, 5 September 2013 Agence France Presse (AFP), the French…
Japan Scrambles Jets After Russian Bomber Breaches Airspace
Aug. 22, 2013 - 10:54AM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | TOKYO — Japan scrambled fighter jets Thursday after a pair of Russian bombers briefly intruded into the country’s airspace, officials…
Snowden tricked NSA – and they don’t know how he did it
Published time: August 24, 2013 17:48 View of the National Security Agency (NSA) in the Washington suburb of Fort Meade, Maryland (AFP Photo) While collecting data Edward Snowden was…
US spent $630,000 to ‘buy’ Facebook fans
Wednesday Jul 03, 2013 | Agence France Presse he US State Department has embraced the wide outreach made possible through social media, but requires guidelines Credit: Karen Bleier/AFP/File The US…
Egypt security slaps travel ban on Morsi, top Islamists
03 Jul 2013 CAIRO (AFP) Egyptian security forces on Wednesday imposed a travel ban on President Mohamed Morsi and several top Islamist allies over their involvement in a prison escape in 2011,…
Poor English saved Japanese bankers during 2008 crisis: Aso
Politics Jun. 29, 2013 - 03:00PM JST TOKYO — Japan’s banks emerged from the 2008 global credit crisis largely unscathed because senior employees did not speak English well enough to…
Cashier asleep with finger on keyboard launched a €222,222,222 transaction
Employee told industrial tribunal that he had intended to transfer €62.40 from a retired employee’s account Tony Paterson Tuesday, 11 June 2013 It was every bank manager’s nightmare come true:…
N. Korea Says Nukes Are Not A Bargaining Chip For Aid
Mar. 17, 2013 - 12:58PM | By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | SEOUL — North Korea said Sunday it would never trade its nuclear weapons program for aid and stressed its “unshakeable”…
N. Korean defense ministry confirms end of armistice
North Korea’s armed forces ministry confirmed Wednesday that it has canceled a 60-year-old armistice ending the Korean War. "The armistice agreement is no longer valid and [North Korea] is not…
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