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Man United crash out as Wolfsburg, PSV progress
dpa, Published on 09/12/2015
» BERLIN - Manchester United's Champions League campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg Tuesday as PSV Eindhoven won 2-1 at home to CSKA Moscow to eliminate Louis van Gaal's side.
Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
Hundreds in Taiwan protest Ma-Xi meeting
dpa, Published on 04/11/2015
» TAIPEI -- Hundreds of residents and students Wednesday protested outside Taiwan's parliament building, angry over a historic meeting planned between the leaders of Taiwan and China.
Pistorius at home with family - spokeswoman
dpa, Published on 20/10/2015
» PRETORIA -- Oscar Pistorius will "strictly adhere" to the conditions of his early release from prison, a family spokeswoman said Tuesday after the South African double-amputee athlete spent his first night under house arrest.
New rules aim to stop crocodile escapes
dpa, Published on 16/10/2015
» Crocodile farms will need walls at least 1.5 metres high around their pits under planned government guidelines, an official said Friday, after 28 crocodiles escaped in early October.
ADB cuts growth forecast
dpa, Published on 22/09/2015
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) cut its two-year growth forecast for the region Tuesday, amid a slow recovery in major industrial economies and weaker prospects for China and India.
Singapore maids learn new skills in hope of outgrowing jobs
News, dpa, Published on 15/09/2015
» Two Sundays every month, Jane Sucaldito Supapo dons a red polo shirt and heads towards Singapore's shopping district.
Myanmar traders suspend rice exports as floods hit
dpa, Published on 03/08/2015
» YANGON – Leading Myanmar rice exporters decided to temporarily suspend exports Monday in an effort to stop prices rising during heavy floods across the country, traders said.
Nepal priests move to cancel next mass animal sacrifice
dpa, Published on 29/07/2015
» KATHMANDU —The next mass slaughter of cattle in a Nepalese religious ceremony could be called off, Hindu priests in charge of it said Wednesday.
Globe-trotting Dalai Lama facing future at 80
dpa, Published on 20/06/2015
» NEW DELHI - April in Japan, June in Australia and Britain, July in the United States and back to his Indian base in between.