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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.
Myanmar students expelled after rally for funds
AFP, Published on 27/01/2018
» YANGON: Fourteen students have been expelled from a Myanmar university after staging a campus protest calling for more education funding, an activist said, sparking concern about eroding freedoms in the fledgling democracy.
Man City vow to take FA Cup seriously
Sports, AFP, Published on 28/01/2018
» MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has insisted Manchester City remain committed to lifting the FA Cup this season despite the prospect of a nightmare-run of fixtures.
Liverpool knocked out of FA Cup by West Brom
AFP, Published on 28/01/2018
» LIVERPOOL: Jay Rodriguez scored twice as West Brom knocked Premier League rivals Liverpool out of the FA Cup with a 3-2 win at Anfield on Saturday in a tie overshadowed by the use of the Video Assistant Referee.
'Glee' actor Mark Salling, who pleaded guilty to child porn, dies
AFP, Published on 31/01/2018
» LOS ANGELES: US actor Mark Salling, known for his role in the hit musical TV series "Glee," died on Tuesday, weeks before being sentenced for possession of child pornography, his lawyer said. He was 35.
Cambodia criminalises criticism of king
AFP, Published on 02/02/2018
» PHNOM PENH: The Cambodian government on Friday approved the country's first lese majeste law handing a five-year sentence to anyone found guilty of insulting the king, a move rights groups fear will be used to target dissent.