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New urban canvas for Taiwan's graffiti artists
AFP, Published on 11/10/2015
» TAIPEI - Once vilified by the authorities and threatened with jail, Taiwan's graffiti artists are now being encouraged to get out their spray cans to revive urban areas.
Florida family seeks ultimate Spanish bounty
AFP, Published on 10/09/2015
» FORT PIERCE (UNITED STATES) - The Jolly Roger flying from the bow of the Schmitt family ship is a telling sign of what these modern buccaneers are after: Spanish gold.
Argentine accused of keeping wife, autistic son in cage
AFP, Published on 06/09/2015
» BUENOS AIRES - An Argentine man kept his wife and autistic son locked in a cage for years and forced the son to eat dog food and breathe gasoline fumes, a judicial source said.
Boxing orangutans aside, Thais warm to animal rights
AFP, Published on 01/09/2015
» Boxing gloves raised, two orangutans enter a ring at a Bangkok zoo, a spectacle that fascinates locals and foreigners alike but sits increasingly at odds in a nation slowly embracing animal welfare.
Men due in court for killing Zimbabwe's Cecil the lion
AFP, Published on 29/07/2015
» HARARE - Two men were due to appear in a Zimbabwean court on poaching charges Wednesday after a wealthy American dentist killed a beloved lion at a national park, sparking waves of criticism around the world.
Chris Brown rants, breakdances while marooned in Philippines
AFP, Published on 23/07/2015
» MANILA - American hip-hop star Chris Brown took to swearing and break-dancing as he ranted on Thursday about being stranded in the Philippines over a row with an influential sect.
Music festivals big money spinners for UK economy
AFP, Published on 24/06/2015
» LONDON - Music festivals such as Glastonbury leave the British countryside strewn with discarded tents and beer cans -- but they're big money-spinners for the nation's economy, generating billions from revellers following the world's biggest bands.
Greek PM summoned to Brussels for debt deal talks
AFP, Published on 24/06/2015
» BRUSSELS - Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was summoned to Brussels for a decisive meeting with key EU-IMF creditors Wednesday as eurozone finance ministers try to finalise a debt deal and avoid a default by Athens.
Malaysian gymnast hits back at 'aurat' trolls
AFP, Published on 13/06/2015
» SINGAPORE - Malaysian gymnast Farah Ann Abdul Hadi delivered a withering rebuke after Internet trolls criticised her for wearing revealing clothing at the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.
Bjork takes intimate album to big stage
AFP, Published on 08/06/2015
» NEW YORK - When Bjork made her latest album, a lush and delicate exploration of the end of a longtime relationship, she decided the apt live setting would be concert halls, and played a small number of shows at Carnegie Hall and other New York venues.