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Denmark gunman 'just out of prison'
AFP, Published on 16/02/2015
» The suspected gunman behind double shootings in Copenhagen was identified by Danish media Sunday as a 22-year-old with a history of violent crime who had only been freed from jail two weeks ago.
Danish police kill man behind attacks
AFP, Published on 15/02/2015
» COPENHAGEN - Copenhagen police said Sunday they believe a man shot dead by officers was the sole perpetrator of two fatal attacks in the Danish capital.
DSK pimping trial: LIVE REPORT
AFP, Published on 11/02/2015
» 17:40 GMT - AFP IS CLOSING THIS LIVE REPORT on the ongoing trial of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn on pimping charges. We leave you with a brief round-up of today's hearing:
Russian spies center stage in 'The Americans'
AFP, Published on 28/01/2015
» NEW YORK - The Cold War is officially over, so the concept of husband-and-wife KGB operatives killing, lying and spying in Washington -- under the nose of their FBI agent neighbour -- may seem a bit far-fetched.
UN panel on North Korea rights says report still stands
AFP, Published on 21/01/2015
» The head of the UN commission that produced a damning report on North Korean rights abuses has dismissed Pyongyang's claim that doubts about the credibility of a prominent witness made the panel's findings "invalid".
Drones swoop into electronics show
AFP, Published on 07/01/2015
» LAS VEGAS - On a dusty stretch of Nevada desert, a quadcopter drone kicks up a small cloud as it takes off. It then trails its operator on a drive across the flat terrain, filming the motion from a short distance above.
Apple, Xiaomi trade smartphone barbs in China
AFP, Published on 20/11/2014
» WUZHEN (CHINA) - Top executives from US technology giant Apple and Chinese smartphone upstart Xiaomi traded light-hearted barbs on Thursday at a Chinese Internet conference, acknowledging the fierce competition between the rivals.
No breakthrough during Hong Kong protest talks
AFP, Published on 22/10/2014
» HONG KONG - Hong Kong's government held its first talks Tuesday with pro-democracy protest leaders but made no breakthrough in their bid to end three weeks of disruptive mass rallies which have posed a major challenge to Beijing.
Amazon's might divides opinion at fair
AFP, Published on 11/10/2014
» FRANKFURT - US online retail giant Amazon may be absent from the stands at the world's biggest book fair but it has still been at the heart of a heated debate.
Google's Schmidt fears spying could 'break' Internet
AFP, Published on 09/10/2014
» SAN FRANCISCO - Google's Eric Schmidt said on Wednesday US online spying is a threat so dire it could wind up "breaking the Internet."