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Rohingya survivors dispute Myanmar army massacre account
AFP, Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» BALUKHALI, Bangladesh: Rohingya Muslims who fled a village where Myanmar has admitted its forces helped massacre 10 people said Thursday the victims were all civilians, not fighters as asserted by the army.
China demolishes Christian megachurch
AFP, Published on 13/01/2018
» BEIJING: Authorities in northern China have demolished a Christian megachurch in a move denounced by a religious rights group as "Taliban-style persecution".
Record-breaker Kane at the double as Spurs down Everton
AFP, Published on 14/01/2018
» LONDON: Harry Kane became Tottenham Hotspur's record goalscorer in the Premier League with a double strike as they beat Everton 4-0 at Wembley on Saturday to maintain their mastery over the Merseysiders.
Luksika shines on bleak day for seeds
Sports, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 16/01/2018
» Melbourne: World No.124 Luksika Kumkhum stunned No.83 Johanna Larsson of Sweden 6-3, 7-5 to reach the second round of the Australian Open on Monday.
Guardian goes tabloid to cut costs
Business, AFP, Published on 16/01/2018
» LONDON: Britain's Guardian newspaper has adopted a new tabloid format and a re-designed masthead with simple black lettering from Monday as part of a drive to cut costs.
Malaysian sultan gets Flintstones car
AFP, Published on 17/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian sultan has been given a life-size replica of Fred Flintstone's car from the classic cartoon, although the modern update has an engine so he won't tire out his regal feet.
Malaysian plane scare as flight diverted to Alice Springs
AFP, Published on 18/01/2018
» MELBOURNE: A Malaysia Airlines flight was forced to divert to the Australian outback town of Alice Springs on Thursday for "technical reasons" in a scare one passenger described as "hell".
Injured Nadal retires on day of Australian Open upsets
AFP, Published on 23/01/2018
» MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal's drive towards a second Australian Open title came to a shuddering injury-induced halt Tuesday on a day of upsets that saw unseeded Kyle Edmund and Elise Mertens make the semi-finals.
Four jailed in Vietnam for flying southern flag
AFP, Published on 24/01/2018
» HANOI: Four Buddhist activists have been jailed in Vietnam for anti-state propaganda for flying the flag of the defeated southern regime loathed by the ruling communists, state media said on Wednesday.
97 Taiwanese arrested in Europe for telecom fraud
AFP, Published on 25/01/2018
» TAIPEI: Nearly 100 Taiwanese suspected of running telephone scams have been arrested in Slovenia and Croatia, Taiwan said on Thursday, the latest fraud bust involving the island's citizens.