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Beijing Plans New $14 Billion Airport to Ease Congestion

Beijing plans to build a new 86 billion yuan ($14 billion) airport in the south of the Chinese capital as congestion continues to clog runways and gates at Beijing Capital International Airport (0694.HK).

May 13, 2014

Asia Sidesteps Ukraine Woes, Vote Hopes Spur Indian Stocks

Asian shares and the dollar rose on Tuesday as tensions in Ukraine were eclipsed by a strong night on Wall Street, with Indian equities rallying hard on hopes an election victory for the business-friendly opposition party would spur a revival in the region's third-biggest economy.

May 13, 2014

China Detains Man for Selling 'False' Reports to Foreign Website

Police in Beijing have detained a man for selling and posting "fabricated information" to a foreign website, state media said on Tuesday, as China tightens its grip on the Internet ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests

May 13, 2014

Boko Haram Offers to Swap Kidnapped Nigerian Girls for Prisoners

The leader of the Nigerian Islamist rebel group Boko Haram has offered to release more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by his fighters last month in exchange for its members being held in detention, according to a video posted on YouTube on Monday.

May 13, 2014

'Star Wars: Episode VII': Carrie Fisher Lost 40 Pounds to Play Princess Lei, Harrison Ford to Reprise Hans Solo

Carrie Fisher is all set to reprise her role as Princess Lei in "Star Wars: Episode VII" but this time, the actress may have a entirely different look. Fisher's mother and screen legend Debbie Reynolds has revealed that Fisher has lost an immense amount of weight for the role.

May 12, 2014

Swiss Restaurant Imposes Fine on Customers Wasting Food

The five-Franc fine is just symbolic, and the idea is to discourage people from wasting food.

May 12, 2014

'The Voice' USA 2014: Top 5 Set to Perform for America's Votes; Where to Watch Semifinals Live

"The Voice" USA 2014 has reached the penultimate week of the competition, with the winner to be announced after two live shows. The semifinals episode will be telecast live at 8:00 pm EST on NBC Television with Christina Grimmie, Kat Perkins, Josh Kaufman, Kristen Merlin, and Jake Worthington hitting the stage.

May 12, 2014

Ariana Grande's Racy Dance Moves at Wango Tango: Was it for Jai Brooks?

Ariana Grande seems to be getting sexier by day. The 20-year-old singer recently did some sexy dance moves at the Wango Music Festival on May 5.

May 12, 2014

Local Bodies' Poll Results in AP Seen as Prediction to Lok Sabha Election; TDP Leads in Seemandhra, Congress in Telangana

Political parties in Andhra Pradesh (AP) see the election results of local bodies - municipalities and city corporations - in the state as a spectrum to the state Assembly and Lok Sabha polls, results of which will be out on 16 May.

May 12, 2014

Ethiopian Plane Hijacker May Finally Get Asylum in Switzerland but Only after 30-Year Prison Term

The co-pilot of flight ET702 hijacked the plane that was bound to Rome from Addis Ababa and instead brought it to Geneva. He claimed that he feared for his life in Ethiopia and hence wanted to seek asylum in Switzerland.

May 12, 2014

Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth DLC Leaked Weapons Images Revealed [VIDEO]

A new Battlefield 4 DLC, titled Dragon's Teeth has been leaked.

May 12, 2014

Android 4.4.3 KitKat Update: Leaked Firmware Changelog Hints Arrival of Nexus 8, Google TV

A leaked changelog of Android has hinted that two new Google devices codenamed Flounder and Molly, possibly Nexus 8 and Google TV, will arrive soon.

May 12, 2014

Watch IPL 2014 Match 36: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Mumbai Indians Live Streaming Information

Watch IPL 2014 -- SRH vs MI Live Streaming Information. The Sunrisers Hyderabad will look to end all hopes of Mumbai Indians' making the playoffs with a victory in their first home game of IPL 2014 on Monday night.

May 12, 2014

New Video Shows Kidnapped Nigerian Girls Praying after Converting to Islam

A new video released by Islamist militants Boko Haram claims to show kidnapped Nigerian school girls, to have converted to Islam.

May 12, 2014

North Korea Brands South President a 'Prostitute' and Obama Her 'Pimp'

In a shocking statement, North Korea has branded South President Park Geun-hye a 'prostitute' and US President Barack Obama her 'pimp'.

May 12, 2014