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China quake survivors bury their dead
AFP, Published on 23/07/2013
» The traumatised survivors of two shallow earthquakes that killed at least 94 people in China began burying their dead Tuesday, as they struggled with the devastation left behind.
Dramatic escapes as blaze rips through Philippine slum
AFP, Published on 11/07/2013
» Three hundred homes were destroyed in a fire that tore through a slum in the Philippine capital on Thursday, forcing residents to make dramatic escapes, authorities said.
Top retailers pledge to make Bangladesh factories safe
AFP, Published on 08/07/2013
» Seventy top retailers promised to open their Bangladesh factories to safety inspections within nine months as part of a pact finalised and released Monday in the wake of a deadly garment factory collapse.
Little Latvia becomes superpower of song
AFP, Published on 06/07/2013
» Not your usual mothballed folk festival, a songfest more than a century old with a choir of thousands enjoying near mythical status for the role it played in little Latvia's battle for freedom.
Perfect Gallic duck
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/07/2013
» Thibault Chiumenti wasn't even born when Philippe Gaudal began working as a chef, but despite the age gap, the Gallic chefs are a perfect match for presenting a taste of France at the Bangkok Chefs Charity 2013 gala dinner.
Patients freeze in high-tech Pyongyang hospital
Published on 22/06/2013
» PYONGYANG — In the lobby of Pyongyang's maternity hospital, a government guide pauses during a tour, pointing down to an elaborate flower pattern glowing in buffed red and green marble.
King of the hill
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 20/06/2013
» The city of Phitsanulok is home to a large number of cyclists, many of whom are familiar faces not just at races but also on the podium. What's their secret? The only way to know is to check out their training grounds.
Contrasting fortunes for top seeds at Edgbaston
AFP, Published on 13/06/2013
» The top two seeds at the key Wimbledon warm-up event at Edgbaston experienced contrasting fortunes at the WTA grasscourt tournament on Wednesday.
Three Philippine soldiers killed at rebel camp
AFP, Published on 04/06/2013
» Three Philippine soldiers were killed in a landmine blast Tuesday when their patrol stumbled onto a communist guerrilla jungle training camp, a military official said.
Bosnian Croat ex-president gets 25 years for war crimes
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Former Bosnian Croat president Jadranko Prlic and five co-defendants were jailed on Wednesday for between 10 and 25 years for murdering and deporting Muslims in Bosnia in the early 1990s to create a "greater Croatian state".