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Italy's scandal-hit Berlusconi dies at 86
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ROME: Silvio Berlusconi, who dominated Italian public life for decades as a billionaire media mogul, businessman and prime minister, has died aged 86.
Drones, boats and megabaht: Laos route spews meth into Thailand
AFP, Published on 11/06/2019
» NAKHON PHANOM: As dusk falls along the Mekong River, a nightly dance begins between Thai border security and Laos drug gangs now using drones, scouts and a pool of poor fishermen to shift record amounts of meth into Thailand.
Jazz legend Nancy Wilson dead at 81
AFP, Published on 14/12/2018
» WASHINGTON - Nancy Wilson, a Grammy-winning singer who performed everything from jazz ballads to pop songs during a career spanning decades, has died at the age of 81.
Alaska hit by powerful earthquake
AFP, Published on 01/12/2018
» LOS ANGELES: A powerful earthquake rocked Anchorage on Friday, violently shaking homes and businesses in Alaska's largest city and knocking out power to some residents.
Orangutan forest being logged despite Indonesian govt vow
Associated Press, Published on 05/06/2018
» JAKARTA: Environmentalists say a tropical forest that's home to critically endangered orangutans on Borneo island is being logged more than a year after Indonesia's forestry and environment ministry ordered a halt to the forest's exploitation.
Berlusconi: Italy's comeback king on the ropes
AFP, Published on 05/03/2018
» ROME: Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, suffered a humiliating setback in Sunday's election by coming second to the far-right League party in an alliance he expected to dominate.
Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's eternal comeback king
AFP, Published on 03/03/2018
» ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who has dominated Italian politics for more than two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.
Silvio Berlusconi: Italy's eternal comeback king
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» ROME - Silvio Berlusconi, the billionaire media mogul who dominated Italian politics for nearly two decades, has stepped back into the ring at the age of 81, defying those who dared to believe he had thrown in the towel.
Australia's scandal-hit deputy PM quits
AFP, Published on 23/02/2018
» SYDNEY: Australia's scandal-hit deputy leader Barnaby Joyce announced Friday he was quitting and moving to the backbench amid claims of sexual harassment and controversy over an affair with a now-pregnant former aide.
No Thais linked to Laos casino crimes
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/02/2018
» No Thais were found to be involved in money laundering at King Romans casino in Laos, the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB) says.