Ex-journalist admits hacking at Murdoch paper‚ rival Sunday Mirror LONDON — A former journalist on Rupert Murdoch’s now defunct News of the World tabloid and its rival Sunday Mirror has admitted conspiring to hack into hundreds of phones to get exclusive stories about celebrities.

British phone-hacking trial revelation shocks actor Jude Law LONDON — Film star Jude Law told Britain’s phone-hacking trial on Monday (27/01/2014) he was not aware a close relative had been paid to leak stories about him to Rupert Murdoch’s now defunct News of the World tabloid.

Syria peace talks hit more trouble as rebel city 'starves' GENEVA — The United States on Monday (27/01/2014) demanded that Syria allow aid into the “starving” city of Homs, as talks aimed at ending three years of civil war hit more trouble over the future of President Bashar al-Assad.

Netanyahu comments on settlements draw fire from all sides Comments by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the World Economic Forum make it clear he is against the establishment of a Palestinian state, chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat has said.

Russia marks 70th anniversary of lifting of Leningrad siege Russia on Monday (27/01/2014) marked the 70th anniversary of the breaking of the Nazi siege of Leningrad during World War II that saw more than a million people starve to death.

Trierweiler braves India media scrum after Hollande split A smiling Valerie Trierweiler braved a media scrum as she visited sick children in India on Monday (27/01/2014) in her first public appearance since her break-up from French President Francois Hollande.

China's lunar rover has mechanical trouble China says its first lunar rover is experiencing mechanical problems, a rare setback for its burgeoning space program that in recent years has conducted space walks and placed a space station in orbit.

Hunt on for croc after boy, 12, taken in Australia Police and rangers were Monday (27/01/2014) hunting a crocodile that snatched a 12-year-old boy from a northern Australian waterhole, with shoot-to-kill orders for any creature longer than two metres and fresh calls for a cull.

250 arrested, 19 police injured in anti-Hollande Paris protest Paris police say 19 officers were injured and some 250 people detained after a protest against President Francois Hollande's leadership degenerated into violence.

One in 4 Japan tsunami children needs psychiatric care One in four nursery school children caught up in Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster has psychiatric problems, a government report said Monday (27/01/2014), with experts warning the effects could last a lifetime if left untreated.

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China warns foreign planes entering defense zone China says it has begun issuing warnings to foreign military planes entering its self-declared air defense zone over the East China Sea that has been blamed for raising tensions in the region.

Thai capital under emergency as pro-govt leader shot and wounded UDON THANI, Thailand — A leading pro-government activist was shot and wounded on Wednesday (22/01/2014) in Thailand’s northeast, a stronghold of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, as a state of emergency began in the capital where protesters are trying to force her from power.

Syrian foreign minister calls opposition 'traitors' at peace talks Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Muallem dubbed the country's opposition "traitors" and foreign "agents" as a peace conference opened in Switzerland on Wednesday (22/01/2014).

Japan’s former PM promises to close all nuclear plants, if elected TOKYO — Former Japanese premier Morihiro Hosokawa pledged on Wednesday (22/01/2014) to push the nation to abandon nuclear power if elected governor of Tokyo next month in a race that could affect Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s energy policy and political clout

Yahoo! users will be mostly mobile in 2014 says CEO Struggling Internet giant Yahoo! will see more users accessing its services by mobile in 2014 than classic desktops, chief executive Marissa Mayer said on Wednesday (22/01/2014) at the Davos World Economic Forum.