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One Asset launches Asean index
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/03/2015
» One Asset Management Ltd and European index provider Stoxx Limited have created the Stoxx Asean Select Dividend 30 Index as a return benchmark for Asean investment.
Nigeria claims key Boko Haram success on eve of polling
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» ABUJA - Nigeria on Friday announced the recapture of Boko Haram's headquarters, on the eve of a knife-edge vote at which President Goodluck Jonathan is eyeing re-election against a stiff opposition challenge.
China starts relocating endangered porpoises: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» BEIJING - Chinese authorities on Friday began relocating the country's rare finless porpoise population in a bid to revive a species threatened by pollution, overfishing and heavy traffic in their Yangtze River habitat, state media reported.
Soyuz spacecraft with Russian, US astronauts blasts off to ISS
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying three crew, including a US astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut who will be the first to spend an entire year on the International Space Station, blasted off on schedule Friday, Russian mission control said.
Pope Francis to visit Chinese community in Florence
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis will visit one of Italy's largest Chinese communities in November, at a time when the Vatican is engaged in negotiations to normalise relations with Beijing, the Holy See said on Friday.
Italy clears Knox and Sollecito of Kercher murder
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» ROME - Italy's top court on Friday cleared Amanda Knox of the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher, bringing a sensational end to an eight-year legal drama.
Singapore reopens queue for Lee Kuan Yew mourners
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» SINGAPORE - The Singapore government Saturday reopened a massive queue for mourners to pay their last respects to founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew after a temporary suspension for safety reasons.
Soyuz spacecraft with Russian, US astronauts docks at ISS
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» BAIKONUR (KAZAKHSTAN) - A Russian Soyuz spacecraft with three crew on board successfully docked with the International Space Station after blasting off from Kazakhstan, NASA said.
Iran talks reach fever pitch amid calls for compromise
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» LAUSANNE - Tough negotiations to end a decade-long standoff over Iran's suspect nuclear programme move into top gear Saturday, seeking to overcome stubborn hurdles as both sides urged painful compromises.
Malaysia launches crackdown to thwart protest
AFP, Published on 28/03/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police have arrested two politicians and a political activist as they seek to thwart a Saturday protest march demanding the release of jailed opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, an opposition parliamentarian said.