 A farmer has been arrested in China's Shaanxi province accused of the gruesome killing of 10 people at a Taoist temple, state media said. Qiu Xinghua, 47, was held on Saturday when he returned to his home in Fobing. His alleged victims were aged between 12 and 62 and included the abbot of the Tiewadian temple in Ankang, whose organs were found "sliced and fried". The words "He deserves it" were written at the scene in the blood of the victims, the media reports said. Qiu Xinghua is said to have returned to his rented home not knowing police were lying in wait. About 200 officers had taken part in a month-long manhunt, many of them scouring remote forests. The suspect's picture had been released nationwide and a 50,000 yuan ($6,200; £3,300) reward offered for information leading to his capture. ...
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 Revealed: world's oldest computer |
It looks like a heap of rubbish, feels like flaky pastry and has been linked to aliens. For decades, scientists have puzzled over the complex collection of cogs, wheels and dials seen as the most sophisticated object from antiquity, writes Helena Smith. But 102 years after the discovery of the calcium-encrusted bronze mechanism on the ocean floor, hidden inscriptions show that it is the world's oldest computer, used to map the motions of the sun, moon and planets.'We're very close to unlocking the secrets,' says Xenophon Moussas,an astrophysicist with a Anglo-Greek team researching the device. 'It's like a puzzle concerning astronomical and mathematical knowledge.'Known as the Antikythera mechanism and made before the birth of Christ, the instrument was found by sponge divers amid the wreckage of a cargo ship that sunk off the tiny island of Antikythera in 80BC. To date, no other appears to have survived....
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| Canaries see more migrants arrive |
More than 300 illegal immigrants have arrived in Spain's Canary Islands from the north-west coast of Africa. Their arrival follows that of 500 migrants who reached land on Friday. The latest immigrants, who travelled in several small boats, were immediately given medical treatment for the effects of hypothermia and dehydration. The regional government of the Canary Islands has urged the authorities in Madrid to act urgently over what it calls an immigration avalanche. It says it can no longer cope with the soaring numbers of migrants arriving from Africa. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero interrupted his holiday in the Canaries to visit two overcrowded reception centres. ...
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| Chavez opponent rallies followers |
The main opposition candidate in Venezuela, Manuel Rosales, has registered his candidacy for December's presidential election. He led thousands of his supporters on a march through Caracas to the headquarters of the electoral council to formalise his candidacy. Mr Rosales is the governor of the oil-rich Zulia state in west Venezuela. The Venezuelan opposition has proclaimed him its sole candidate to stand against President Hugo Chavez. For many in Venezuela, Mr Rosales represents their only realistic hope of seeing President Hugo Chavez removed from office anytime soon. Addressing thousands of his supporters outside the National Electoral Council in Caracas, the 54-year-old state governor dared them to imagine another kind of Venezuela. ...
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| Two peacekeepers killed in Darfur |
The African Union says two of its peacekeepers have been killed and three injured in an attack in the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur. The AU said armed men ambushed one of its fuel convoys travelling to its headquarters in North Darfur. The AU said the leaders of the groups responsible for the "despicable attack" would be held personally accountable. The Sudanese government is under growing international pressure to allow a UN peacekeeping force in Darfur. Diplomats say the humanitarian situation in the region is deteriorating and there are mounting concerns over security. The AU did not say which groups it believed carried out the latest attack. ...
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| Strip poker champ bares all after win |
The new World Strip Poker Champion who beat nearly 200 other players celebrated winning the 10,000 pounds ($18,860) prize by removing his remaining clothes, thus securing a further 10,000 pounds for charity.John Young, a 32-year-old freelance writer from Slough, a town just west of London, secured victory after an eight hour competition involving both men and women from 12 countries, organizers Paddy Power said on Sunday. "We said we would give 10,000 pounds to Cancer Research if John dropped his trousers at the end of the match and he duly obliged," a spokesman for the Irish bookmaker said. Paddy Power decided to hold the competition after its spoof April Fool earlier this year generated a lot of interest. The contest was held on Saturday in the prestigious Cafe Royal in central London with players battling it out in games of "No Limit Texas Hold 'em." ...
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