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Leicester, Arsenal lose to tighten table
dpa, Published on 27/12/2015
» LONDON - Leicester and Arsenal both lost Saturday to tighten the top of the Premier League as more pressure was heaped on Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal.
Chinese journalists suspended for typo
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» BEIJING - Four Chinese state-run news agency staff have been suspended for a typographical error suggesting President Xi Jinping had resigned, reports said on Sunday.
'14 dead' in California mass shooting
dpa, Published on 03/12/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Multiple heavily armed attackers were on the loose in the southern California city of San Bernardino Wednesday, after they killed and wounded 31 people at a non-profit health agency in southern California.
High-speed train derails on test drive in France, kills 10
dpa, Published on 15/11/2015
» BERLIN - A high-speed train derailed on a test drive in France Saturday, leaving 10 people dead, another five missing and dozens injured, news reports said.
460-metre Ho Chi Minh skyscraper to be Vietnam's tallest
dpa, Published on 09/11/2015
» British builders Atkins say the Vincom Landmark 81 will be located directly along the Saigon River.
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.
India PM reaches out to Africa
Business, dpa, Published on 02/11/2015
» New Delhi: Indian Premier Narendra Modi has announced US$600 million and a line of cut-price credit in development aid for Africa as he called for expanded trade, all part of an effort to limit China's influence on the continent.
Australia looks to Philippines to take Nauru refugees
dpa, Published on 09/10/2015
» SYDNEY -- Australia is seeking a deal with the Philippines to take refugees held in Australian-run detention centres, the government confirmed Friday, as local media said the potential agreement could be worth more than US$100 million.
Singapore's ruling party wins election
dpa, Published on 12/09/2015
» The ruling People's Action Party scored a landslide victory Saturday morning as the most fiercely contested election in Singapore's independent history ended with dramatic swings away from opposition parties.
Haze closes Indonesian airport
dpa, Published on 08/09/2015
» JAKARTA — Thick smog from forest fires on Indonesia's Sumatra has paralysed one of the island's airports, officials said Tuesday.