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'God particle' scientists win Nobel Physics Prize
AFP, Published on 08/10/2013
» Peter Higgs of Britain and Francois Englert of Belgium won the Nobel Prize for Physics on Tuesday for conceiving of the tantalising "God particle" which confers mass.
Jeff Bezos brings love of invention to bear on US news
AFP, Published on 06/08/2013
» Jeffrey Preston Bezos went from being a boy with a love for how things work to being the man who built Amazon.com into an online retail powerhouse.
Egypt's army ousts president Morsi
Published on 04/07/2013
» CAIRO - Egypt's military announced early Thursday (Thailand time) that it had removed president Mohammed Morsi, as generals suspended the Islamist-backed constitution and promised to call early elections.
Thein Sein to visit US 'soon'
Published on 14/05/2013
» YANGON - Myanmar's president will soon make the first state visit to the United States by a leader of the Southeast Asian nation in almost half a century, state television announced Monday.
Myanmar president to make landmark US visit: state TV
AFP, Published on 13/05/2013
» Myanmar's president will soon make the first state visit to the United States by a leader of the former pariah nation in almost half a century, state television announced Monday.
Margaret Thatcher funeral: Live Report
AFP, Published on 17/04/2013
» 1158 GMT: We are winding up our live report now, after a morning in which Britain said goodbye to one of its most contentious politicians, former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, at a ceremonial funeral.
Chelsea headline English trio in Europa quarters
AFP, Published on 04/04/2013
» Chelsea will resume their quest to become the first British side to win all three major European club competitions when they host Russian hopefuls Rubin Kazan in their Europa League quarter-final first-leg tie on Thursday.
Obama plans first Israel visit as president
AFP, Published on 06/02/2013
» President Barack Obama plans to soon make his first trip to Israel as US leader to confer on the Iranian nuclear showdown and to soothe his delicate relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Myanmar verifying Muslim citizenship
Published on 30/11/2012
» Sin Thet Maw, Myanmar _ Guarded by rifle-toting police, immigration authorities in western Myanmar have launched a major operation aimed at settling an explosive question at the heart of the biggest crisis the government has faced since beginning its nascent transition to democracy last year.
Spring Air Considers Hong Kong Hub in Cathay Pacific Challenge
Published on 29/11/2012
» Spring Airlines Co, China's biggest privately-owned carrier, is considering a venture in Hong Kong as it joins operators trying to break Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd's grip on the city's aviation market.