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DR Congo, M23 rebels set to sign peace deal
AFP, Published on 11/11/2013
» The Democratic Republic of Congo and defeated M23 rebels are set to sign a peace deal Monday in what the UN hopes will be a key step in efforts to end decades of war in the Great Lakes region.
Extinct 'Godzilla' platypus found
AFP, Published on 05/11/2013
» SYDNEY - A giant extinct species of the platypus with powerful teeth has been discovered in Australia, with a scientist on Tuesday describing the duck-billed water animal as a "Godzilla" like monster.
EBay removes Holocaust memorabilia, apologises
AFP, Published on 03/11/2013
» EBay has apologised and removed from its listings about 30 items of Holocaust memorabilia after a British newspaper reported that items including a striped concentration camp uniform were on sale.
EBay 'sorry' over Holocaust memorabilia
AFP, Published on 03/11/2013
» EBay has apologised and removed from its listings about 30 items of Holocaust memorabilia after a British newspaper reported that among the items were a striped concentration camp uniform.
Pirate-themed 'Assassin's Creed' videogame sets sail
AFP, Published on 30/10/2013
» A new installment of blockbuster "Assassin's Creed" videogame launched on Tuesday, putting players in the boots of a bold pirate and tapping into mobile devices to expand play.
Magnate backs Rinehart children in 'battle of the billionaires'
AFP, Published on 08/10/2013
» Iron ore magnate Andrew Forrest Tuesday weighed into what is being billed as Australia's "battle of the billionaires" which pits the nation's richest person against her children over the family fortune.
US artist turns $1,000 dumpster into tiny home
AFP, Published on 18/08/2013
» There's nothing trashy about Gregory Kloehn's Brooklyn pied-a-terre: a live-in dumpster that sleeps two with ease, hosts impromptu barbecue parties and sports its own sundeck.
Britain's royal baby will have surprising family tree
AFP, Published on 06/07/2013
» Even before the birth of the new British royal baby to Prince William and his wife Kate, genealogists are looking into its family tree, and are coming up with many surprises.
School questions linger 5 years after Sichuan quake
AFP, Published on 10/05/2013
» Five years after thousands of Chinese children died as their schools collapsed in an earthquake, new babies have given devastated families hope even as questions over poor building work and corruption remain.
Were 'hobbit' hominids island dwarfs?
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» Japanese scientists on Tuesday waded into a row over so-called "hobbit" hominids whose remains, found on a remote Indonesian island a decade ago, have unleashed one of the fiercest disputes in anthropology.