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Have a haircut

[2013-04-23 09:41]

The alpacas are always shorn in spring, to make the animals more comfortable.

Qantas unveils new uniforms

[2013-04-16 15:12]

Qantas unveiled its new uniforms designed by Australian designer Martin Grant.

DPRK troops patrol China border

[2013-04-12 08:44]

The DPRK delivered a fresh round of rhetoric with claims it has "powerful striking means" on standby for a launch.

World's largest yacht

[2013-04-11 10:17]

Azzam super yacht has smashed the record for the world's largest yacht, beating Russian Roman Abramovich's Eclipse by 180 meters.

Shooting Canada

[2013-04-03 11:33]

Formed in 1924, the shotgun-only club has a regular membership of about 400 and sells an estimated 1100 day passes each year.

Exotic romance in Havana, Cuba

[2013-03-19 10:57]

Exotic romance in Havana, Cuba.

Countdown to Venezuela vote

[2013-04-13 14:52]

Venezuelans will hold presidential elections on April 14.

Public sports in post-war Iraq

[2013-03-29 17:11]

Public sports and recreation in Iraq mostly disappeared during the conflict, but slowly it is returning to the war-torn country.

Photo special: World Water Day

[2013-03-22 11:35]

The United Nations declared March 22 as a day for water in 1993.

Fleeing from Syria

[2013-02-20 12:55]

According to the Jordanian Armed Forces sources, around 89,000 Syrian refugees fleeing from the violence in their country have crossed the Jordanian border since the beginning of 2013.

A time for US gun-control

[2013-01-17 11:25]

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping and expansive package of gun violence reduction proposals, a month after the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting that killed 26 people including 20 schoolchildren.

Margaret Thatcher 1925-2013

[2013-04-09 16:03]

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday at St Paul's Cathedral for Thatcher.