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Test your ninja skills
Life, Published on 22/08/2014
» We are amazed by their espionage, sabotage and combat abilities as portrayed in cartoons, books and movies. Still, we know very little about Japanese ninjas.
Griesa refrains from contempt charge against Argentina
AFP, Published on 22/08/2014
» US judge Thomas Griesa on Thursday branded Argentina's move to pay bondholders against his orders "illegal", but he held back from ruling the country in contempt of court.
Pakistan's Khan calls off talks to end protest impasse
AFP, Published on 22/08/2014
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistani opposition politician Imran Khan Thursday called off talks with the government aimed at ending protests seeking the fall of the prime minister, which have unnerved the nuclear-armed nation.
Gascoigne set for Sunday non-league service
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» LONDON - Troubled former England star Paul Gascoigne is in line to make a return to football with a non-league Sunday side, it emerged Thursday.
Banned bowler Aamer to star in Pakistani film
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» KARACHI - Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Aamer is set to make his big-screen debut, he told AFP Thursday, as he struggles to make ends meet while serving a ban for spot-fixing.
Court rejects Subianto's appeal
Published on 21/08/2014
» JAKARTA — Indonesia's top court has rejected an appeal by losing presidential candidate Prabowo Subianto over alleged fraud in last month's polls.
China 'cult' members on trial for McDonald's killing
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» Five members of a fringe religious group in China went on trial Thursday for beating a woman to death at a McDonald's restaurant, reportedly after she rebuffed their attempts to recruit her.
Pump contact let for Xayaburi dam
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2014
» Xylem Inc, the water company whose equipment cleared New York tunnels after Hurricane Sandy in the US, won a customized-pumps contract for a controversial Mekong River hydropower dam under construction that will help provide electricity to 4 million people in Laos and Thailand.
Pacquiao wins round in bruising Philippine tax fight
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» MANILA - Philippine world boxing champion Manny Pacquiao has won a Supreme Court reprieve in his battle to avoid paying tens of millions of dollars in extra taxes, authorities said Thursday.
Indonesian court upholds Widodo's election victory
AFP, Published on 21/08/2014
» An Indonesian court Thursday upheld the victory of Joko Widodo at last month's presidential election, rejecting claims of widespread cheating from his opponent and ending weeks of political uncertainty in the world's third-biggest democracy.