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One year on, 'ghosts' stalk Japan's tsunami city
AFP, Published on 28/02/2012
» A year after whole neighbourhoods full of people were killed by the Japanese tsunami, rumours of ghosts swirl in Ishinomaki as the city struggles to come to terms with the awful tragedy.
For Taiwanese, Lin is 'God' in an NY Knicks shirt
AFP, Published on 14/02/2012
» He's not quite a local boy made good, but he'll do: NBA sensation Jeremy Lin, born and bred in America, is inspiring a feverish following in his ancestral home of Taiwan, a society craving true heroes.
Indonesian road warriors deflate profits of tyre crooks
AFP, Published on 26/01/2012
» For a syndicate of rogue but innovative tyre repairmen in Jakarta the key to improving business is simple: bring potential clients to a piercing halt.
US commandos free aid workers held in Somalia
AFP, Published on 25/01/2012
» US elite commandos swooped into lawless Somalia Wednesday and rescued two Western aid workers held for three months by armed pirates in a daring pre-dawn raid approved by President Barack Obama.
Burma election fever grips Suu Kyi party
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» With the fighting peacock flag flying outside, Aung San Suu Kyi's Rangoon party headquarters are once again a hive of activity as her Burma opposition prepares for its first poll battle in two decades.