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China horses fight in Lunar New Year battles
AFP, Published on 03/02/2014
» Hooves clash in mid-air, a stallion bites his opponent while delighted spectators cheer wildly -- in southern China some saw in the Year of the Horse by watching the animals fight.
Backlash over India-US diplomat row fuels investment fears
AFP, Published on 22/12/2013
» A furious anti-US backlash in India over the arrest and strip-search of one of its diplomats threatens to further scare off foreign investors already baulking at what they see as a hostile climate, analysts say.
Court on a bus in Taliban-hit Pakistan
AFP, Published on 29/08/2013
» Sweat pours down Judge Fazal Wadood's back as he sits behind a desk inside a custom-built green bus that is the latest weapon in the battle against Taliban influence in Pakistan.
Air-con controversy not cool for badminton
AFP, Published on 15/08/2013
» Badminton and controversy are not exactly strangers, but a row involving the air conditioning at the world men's singles final has caused a headache the sport could do without.
Coach slams air-con cut-off in badminton final
AFP, Published on 12/08/2013
» Malaysia's coach has blamed an air conditioning cut-off for causing Lee Chong Wei to cramp up and pull out of yet another heart-breaking world badminton final.
Japan heatwave kills 12: reports
AFP, Published on 12/07/2013
» A severe heatwave that hit Japan a week ago has claimed at least a dozen lives, reports said Friday.
Smartphones control smart homes at Asia tech fair
AFP, Published on 02/10/2012
» Homes where every device is linked up and can be controlled by smartphone were touted in Japan on Tuesday when Asia's biggest tech fair threw open its doors.
Asylum-boat survivors 'watched others drown'
AFP, Published on 31/08/2012
» Asylum-seekers who spent over 24 hours in the ocean off Indonesia after their boat sank yelled fruitlessly at vessels for rescue and watched others carried away to drown, they said Friday.
Japan nuclear-free tomorrow
AFP, Published on 04/05/2012
» Japan is set to go without nuclear energy for the first time since 1970 from Saturday, when the last operating reactor shuts down for maintenance, heightening fears of a looming power crunch this summer.
Japan power companies warn of summer shortages
AFP, Published on 24/04/2012
» Japanese power companies are warning a hot summer could bring blackouts for some areas unless nuclear plants are re-started.