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China's 'King' eater has more to stomach
AFP, Published on 24/01/2014
» After swallowing two dozen bowls of noodles, the surprisingly lean man described as China's "Big Stomach King" had barely broken sweat and announced his hunger for more.
Suspicion and discrimination facts of daily life, say Uighurs
AFP, Published on 01/11/2013
» Discrimination against China's mainly Muslim Uighur minority is widespread, members of the community said Thursday, and they fear yet more suspicion in the wake of an attack in Tiananmen Square.
Animate now
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/10/2013
» More than 1,300 students and 450 projects entered the 7th Thailand Animation Contest 2013 (TAC), with St Francis Xavier Convent School securing first place in the secondary school category for the third time in a row. The school also took the second and third prizes.
Canada pet shop owner had no permit for killer python
AFP, Published on 08/08/2013
» The owner of a python which is thought to have crushed two infants to death in a Canadian apartment did not have a permit to keep such an animal, officials said.
We've got mail: 'Postbag' letter men open up
B Magazine, Noel Boivin, Published on 07/07/2013
» Often infuriating and occasionally illuminating, the section of the newspaper that often draws the most visceral response from readers is the letters to the editor column.
Suspected elephant killers not after ivory, police say
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/06/2013
» Anger over stolen crops, not ivory riches, was the probable motive for killing two elephants, officials say after the arrest of two suspects.
World's largest crocodile dies: 6.17 metres long
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/02/2013
» Crocodile who ate school girl & fisherman in Philippines hunted down by villagers & kept as tourist attraction, finally dies from mystery illness.
Australia's Cassius reclaims world's biggest croc crown
AFP, Published on 12/02/2013
» "Cassius" has reclaimed his crown as the world's biggest crocodile in captivity after his rival for the title died, with the huge reptile's handler in Australia saying Tuesday it will boost business.
World's largest crocodile dies in Philippines
AFP, Published on 11/02/2013
» The world's largest saltwater crocodile in captivity has died in the Philippines, 17 months after the suspected man-eater was hunted down and put on display for tourists, according to his caretakers.
The mother load
Life, Published on 17/09/2012
» Please Look After Mom is, let's be honest, a pretty silly title. But it'd be a shame if the awkward, maudlin title has lost Shin Kyung-sook any readers. Translated beautifully into English by Kim Chi-young, Shin's exploration of loss and regret won her the Man Asian Literary Prize last year _ the first time the prize has been awarded to a female novelist.