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Study finds fewer Christians, more unaffiliated in US
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» WASHINGTON - The United States is becoming a little less Christian, and a little more unaffiliated to any faith, a major study on the nation's changing religious landscape suggested Tuesday.
El Nino weather system begins in tropical Pacific: Australia
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» SYDNEY - Australia's Bureau of Meteorology on Tuesday said the El Nino weather phenomenon, which can spark deadly and costly climate extremes, was underway in the tropical Pacific for first time in five years.
Court reduces sentence for S. Korea ferry operator
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» SEOUL - A South Korean appeals court on Tuesday upheld manslaughter and embezzlement convictions against the CEO of the company operating the ill-fated Sewol ferry, but reduced his overall jail sentence from 10 to seven years.
Police target more human trafficking suspects
Wichayant Boonchote, Published on 12/05/2015
» More people are being targeted for arrest in the Rohingya trafficking case in the South, as assets continue to be seized from key suspects.
Senior abbot believed to have committed suicide
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2015
» The abbot of a popular temple in Bangkok’s Rat Burana district, on the Thon Buri side of the Chao Phraya River, is believed to have shot himself dead in his room, police said on Tuesday.
Greece avoids default with IMF payment
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» BRUSSELS - Greece narrowly averted a default Tuesday that could have seen it crashing out of the euro, but warned it faced another cash crunch within two weeks without a bailout deal with its EU financiers.
Japan's Muto to snub Chelsea for Mainz: reports
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» TOKYO - In-form Japan striker Yoshinori Muto is expected to join Germany's Mainz 05 after rejecting an offer from English Premier League champions Chelsea, newspapers said Tuesday.
NHL's Callahan undergoes emergency appendectomy
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» TAMPA - Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ryan Callahan underwent an emergency appendectomy and will be out of the NHL playoffs indefinitely.
Philippines and Japan hold historic naval drills in flashpoint waters
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» MANILA - Two Japanese destroyers and one of the Philippines' newest warships began historic naval exercises in the flashpoint South China Sea on Tuesday, showcasing a deepening alliance aimed at countering a rising China.
Baht sinks to weakest level since 2009
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/05/2015
» The baht, Asia’s worst-performing currency of the past month, sank to its weakest level since September 2009 as global funds reduced holdings of the nation’s bonds.