Giant tuna sells for record $1.7m

A monster bluefin tuna sold for a record-breaking $1.7 million in the year's first auction at Japan's Tsukiji fish market, nearly three times the previous high set last year. The 222-kilogram fish, caught off Japan's northern city of Oma, fetched...

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Thousands stuck in airport as China freezes

THOUSANDS of angry passengers were stranded after heavy fog delayed flights at a Chinese airport, as the country was shivered through its coldest weather in almost three decades. Ten thousand passengers were stuck in Changshui International Airport...

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Trial begins for Indian rape accused

AN INDIAN public prosecutor says there is strong forensic evidence against five men accused of gang-raping a student in New Delhi on a moving bus as their trial begins in a city court. A district magistrate hearing the case took note of the...

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Merkel kicks off German campaigning

GERMAN Chancellor Angela Merkel is highlighting Germany's economic strength and dismissing worries that her party could be dragged down by its struggling coalition partner as she kicks off campaigning for an important state election. Mrs Merkel's...

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Iran building software to control networking sites

IRAN'S police chief says the Islamic Republic is developing new software to control social networking sites. Gen. Esmail Ahmadi Moghadam was quoted in Iranian newspapers as saying the new software will prevent Iranians from being exposed to...

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Five die in plane crash in French Alps

POLICE say five people have died after their plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in the French Alps. The plane crashed in a forest in an uninhabited area outside Grenoble, a city that is the gateway to the mountain resorts...

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Obama warns on 'dangerous debt game'

US President Barack Obama warned Congressional Republicans overnight against playing a "dangerous game" with the economy as lawmakers prepared for a new battle over the national debt ceiling. But the Democratic president also congratulated lawmakers...

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Depardieu touches down in Russia

FRENCH actor and tax exile Gerard Depardieu has flown to Russia after receiving Russian citizenship. Mr Putin on Thursday approved the actor's application for Russian citizenship, causing a scandal in France, where Depardieu has been fighting...

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