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Pumping concrete with the Laos Olympic team
AFP, Published on 17/05/2012
» The sun is setting over the scruffy outdoor stadium as Kilakone Siphonexay, the fastest man in Laos, lies on the home-made, wooden weights bench, raises both arms and grips the scaffolding pole above.
Chen compromise sought
AFP, Published on 04/05/2012
» China says blind activist Chen Guangcheng can apply to study abroad, offering a possible resolution to a crisis that erupted when he escaped house arrest and fled to the US embassy.
Man stabbed at Sydney airport
AFP, Published on 01/05/2012
» Australian police on Tuesday arrested a man over the alleged stabbing of a chauffeur in front of shocked passengers at Sydney airport in a carjacking gone wrong.
Stolen Cezanne found in Belgrade, four arrested
AFP, Published on 13/04/2012
» Serbian police have uncovered a painting by Paul Cezanne, the last of four stolen masterpieces that was still missing after a daring 2008 art heist in Switzerland, leading to four arrests, officials said Thursday.
Alonso says Ferrari still up against it
AFP, Published on 25/03/2012
» Spain's Fernando Alonso warned Ferrari still had their work cut out to stay competitive this year despite his masterful victory at the rain-soaked Malaysian Grand Prix.
Four large US banks fail stress tests
AFP, Published on 14/03/2012
» Citigroup was one of four large US banks that flunked stress tests aimed at seeing how they would hold up in a new economic crisis, Federal Reserve data showed Tuesday.
US elections 'Super Tuesday': Live Report
AFP, Published on 07/03/2012
» 0550 GMT: With former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney projected to win in five states: Idaho, Massachusetts, Vermont, Virginia and crucial Ohio, AFP is closing its Super Tuesday Live Report.
Lin to miss dunk moment but will fill bookshelves
AFP, Published on 23/02/2012
» NBA Asian-American sensation Jeremy Lin will not be helping out in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but the 23-year-old New York Knicks point guard has become a fixture on US bookshelves.
Lin to assist teammate in Dunk Contest - report
AFP, Published on 17/02/2012
» New Asian-American NBA superstar Jeremy Lin will find his way into the NBA All-Star Game weekend as a Slam Dunk Contest assistant to New York Knicks teammate Iman Shumpert, ESPN reported on Thursday.