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End of the world Gangnam style?
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» If the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are about to descend on Earth, it seems one might be riding in from South Korea on an invisible steed to the tune of "Gangnam Style".
Mayan calendar is only part of rich legacy
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» The most precise and sophisticated calendar ever created is only one of the legacies of the ancient Maya, who also left their mark on the arts, architecture and cooking, experts say.
Remains of man in armour found at 'Pompeii of Japan'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» The remains of a high-caste man wearing armour who was buried by hot ash -- possibly as he tried to calm the wrath of an erupting volcano -- have been found in an area known as the "Pompeii of Japan".
Australian troops in E. Timor return home for Christmas
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Dozens of Australian soldiers serving in East Timor returned home Tuesday as peacekeepers wrap up a 13-year presence in Asia's youngest nation which has endured bouts of deadly turmoil.
Incoming Japan PM in Obama-Bush gaffe
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Japan's presumptive premier Shinzo Abe got his US leaders mixed up, when he told business chiefs he had been speaking to "President Bush" after a phone call from Barack Obama.
Indonesia blames pilot error for deadly Sukhoi crash
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Indonesian investigators blamed pilot error Tuesday for the May crash of a Sukhoi jet, post-Soviet Russia's first passenger plane, which slammed into a volcano killing all 45 on board.
Trail of destruction after Cyclone Evan hits Fiji
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» Tropical Cyclone Evan left a swathe of destruction across Fiji Tuesday after battering the Pacific nation for more than 12 hours, destroying homes, flooding rivers and stranding thousands of tourists.
High-tech classrooms reviving Aboriginal languages
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» In a high-school classroom in western Sydney, teacher Noeleen Lumby is asking her pupils to recall the Aboriginal name for animals that indigenous Wiradjuri people have used for hundreds of years.
Apple losses bid for US ban on Samsung smartphones
AFP, Published on 18/12/2012
» A judge denied Apple's request to ban a set of Samsung smartphones from the US market after a jury found the South Korean electronics titan guilty of patent infringement.
Teletubbies say ‘eh-oh’ to Myanmar
Published on 18/12/2012
» BBC children’s television series Teletubbies is heading for screens in Myanmar in 2013 after the British broadcaster announced it would launch three pay-TV channels in the country.