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Pimp my rickshaw: Indonesian karaoke goes mobile
AFP, Published on 21/04/2016
» DEPOK, INDONESIA - An Indonesian rickshaw fitted with a karaoke machine blasts out loud music next to a row of food stalls, as revellers sing and dance enthusiastically nearby.
Pacquiao '50-50' on retirement
AFP, Published on 11/04/2016
» LAS VEGAS - Manny Pacquiao admitted he was "50-50" about retirement after bidding farewell to boxing Saturday (Sunday morning, Thailand time) with a vintage performance to defeat long-time rival Tim Bradley.
Terror attacks loom as Indonesian trio vie for IS glory
AFP, Published on 05/02/2016
» A power struggle among three Indonesian-born Islamic State group militants in Syria could have a violent ripple effect in Southeast Asia, senior police warn, as a deadly game of one-upmanship threatens to cause more Jakarta-style attacks.
35 minutes at a Trump campaign stop in Dubuque, Iowa
News, AFP, Published on 02/02/2016
» "Turn to your neighbour and tell them why you're going to caucus for Donald Trump," one of the candidate's men instructs the hundreds of people gathered in an airport hangar in the Iowa city of Dubuque.
'Like' me, 'like' me: Cambodian PM woos youth vote online
AFP, Published on 18/01/2016
» PHNOM PENH - Looking more avuncular than authoritarian, Cambodian premier Hun Sen crouches for a selfie for his Facebook page with young scouts -- part of a social media blitz selling the strongman's cuddlier side as he seeks to extend a 30-year grip on power.
Drone enthusiasts' aspirations soar in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 18/12/2015
» YANGON - In a ramshackle workshop behind a bustling Yangon market, Kyi Tha fixes the plastic propeller of a home-made drone, one of a growing number of enthusiasts refusing to let poverty clip the wings of their hi-tech dreams.
China internet czar defends web policies
AFP, Published on 14/12/2015
» BEIJING - China's internet chief fiercely defended his country's strict management of the web last week, saying that censorship of content Beijing deems illegal is necessary to protect online freedoms.
The Paris assailants: what we know
AFP, Published on 17/11/2015
» PARIS - Investigators probing the deadly Paris attacks have so far identified five of seven gunmen and suicide bombers whose bodies were found at three sites across the city, while the hunt is on for others.
Queens of the greens - how South Korea rules women's golf
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» SEOUL - Other golfers beware. With an ultra-competitive domestic tour and a seemingly limitless supply of young, talented players willing to sacrifice everything for success, South Korea's dominance of world women's golf is not going away -- and if anything, it could get even stronger.
Bangladesh's kidney trade booms as donors turn brokers
AFP, Published on 14/10/2015
» KALAI (BANGLADESH) - After years of crippling debt, Bangladeshi villager Rawshan Ara decided to follow in her family's footsteps -- and sell a kidney on the black market to raise cash.