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The Big List: Ghost Towns

THE BIG LIST: “Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair.” Shelley’s poem Ozymandias, a vision of lost ruins in the desert, mocks the ultimate fate of even greatest human cities, and the greatest vanities. Here are a few of the more unusual ghost towns you’ll find dotted around the world.

‘Ugly’ fish face up to extinction

WEIRD WORLD: They may be last of their species – and scientists joke they may be too ugly to breed. London Zoo has appealed to fish keepers to find a mate for their two tropical Mangarahara cichlids, which come originally from Madagascar.

Stray dogs sniff out human remains

WEIRD WORLD: A Polish businessman who stashed human body parts in a city warehouse instead of incinerating them was exposed by local stray dogs, who started gathering hungrily outside.

Toyota reaches $1.1 bn deal with US owners over recalls

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:14PM

CHICAGO: Toyota has agreed to pay about $1.1 billion to settle a class action lawsuit launched by US vehicle owners affected by a series of mass recalls, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.

Australia plans war games with China: report

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:12PM

SYDNEY: Australia and China are planning joint military exercises which may also include the United States as the nations work to ensure stability in the region, Canberra’s defence chief said Thursday.

Seven dead as US storm snarls post-Christmas travel

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:10PM

CHICAGO: A massive Christmas storm that whipped up tornadoes, ice and snow from the Gulf of Mexico to the Great Lakes has killed at least seven people and grounded more than 2,000 flights.

China boom savaging coral reefs: study

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:08PM

SYDNEY: China’s economic boom has seen its coral reefs shrink by at least 80 percent over the past 30 years, a joint Australian study found Thursday, with researchers describing “grim” levels of damage and loss.

Storm leaves five dead in Philippines

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:06PM

MANILA: Tropical Storm Wukong left five people dead and three missing as it cut through the central Philippines, following devastating Typhoon Bopha that killed hundreds earlier this month, officials said Thursday.

UN, US concern as C. Africa rebels close in on capital

Phuket News / World

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:03PM

BANGUI: The UN is evacuating staff from the Central African Republic and the US has warned its citizens to leave as rebel fighters close in on the tense capital Bangui.

Yen slides in Asia as new Japan government sworn in

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 12:00PM

TOKYO: The yen's slide continued in Asia Thursday, plunging to a more than two-year low on the dollar after a new Japanese government took power with promises of big spending and central bank easing.

Indian gang-rape victim arrives in Singapore

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 11:57AM

SINGAPORE: An Indian student who was left fighting for her life after being brutally gang raped on a bus in New Delhi arrived Thursday in Singapore for treatment at a leading hospital.

Australian kidnapped in Philippines appears in 'Abu Sayyaf video'

Phuket News / Asia

Thursday 27 December 2012, 09:38AM

HONG KONG: A new video emerged on Wednesday of an Australian man kidnapped by suspected Muslim extremists in the Philippines more than a year ago.

Sydictive gets green light for Phuket megaparty

Phuket News / Phuket

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 07:40PM

PHUKET: The Sydictive Element New Year party was confirmed today after an official meeting in Patong chaired by Phuket Vice-Governor Somkiat Sangkhaosutthirak.

London transport strike fails to deter bargain hunters

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:40PM

LONDON: Strike action heavily disrupted London’s Underground train network on Wednesday, as hundreds of thousands of bargain hunters headed to the shops for the traditional Boxing Day sales.

30 hurt as fire rips through Nigerian city neighbourhood

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:39PM

LAGOS: Fire ripped through a crowded neighbourhood in Nigeria’s largest city on Wednesday and wounded at least 30 people after a huge explosion rocked a building believed to be storing fireworks, officials said.

World’s longest bullet train service launched in China

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:35PM

BEIJING: China launched service Wednesday on the world’s longest high-speed rail route, the latest milestone in the country’s rapid and – sometimes troubled – super fast rail network.

Thousands flee Malaysia floods

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:32PM

KUALA LUMPUR: Floods triggered by torrential monsoon rains in Malaysia forced almost 14,000 people to flee their homes and seek shelter at relief centres, the official Bernama news agency said Wednesday.

Bangladesh slaughters 150,000 birds over avian flu

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:30PM

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s livestock authorities are slaughtering around 150,000 chickens at a giant poultry farm near Dhaka after the worst outbreak of avian flu in five years, officials said Wednesday.

Family planning official snared in China trafficking ring

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:29PM

BEIJING: Police have detained two officials including one involved in family planning in China’s latest crackdown on child trafficking that has ensnared 355 suspects, state media said today.

Myanmar probes deadly plane crash-landing

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:27PM

HEHO: Myanmar on Wednesday hunted for clues about the cause of an airplane crash-landing that left two people dead, as foreign tourists told of their miraculous escape from the burning jet.

Abe the hawk lands back in Japan’s premiership

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:25PM

TOKYO: Shinzo Abe, who returned to Japan’s premiership Wednesday, is a rhetorical hawk with strident views about Japan’s place in the world but a likely pragmatist in office – at least for now.

Egypt’s Morsi signs disputed constitution into law

Phuket News / World

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:23PM

CAIRO: Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has signed into law a new constitution voted in despite weeks of opposition protests, but on Wednesday he was left facing an economic crisis and international disquiet over his rule.

China warns of rising financial risks

Phuket News / Asia

Wednesday 26 December 2012, 06:06PM

BEIJING: China’s financial system is facing increasing risks due to soaring bank loans, with lending to the property sector and local governments a particular concern, the finance ministry warned Wednesday.

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