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Vinci cruises in Paris, Goerges crashes out
AFP, Published on 30/01/2013
» Australian Open doubles champion Roberta Vinci cruised through the opening singles round at the Paris Open on Tuesday as she brushed aside Romania's Simona Halep 6-0, 6-3.
China's Li breezes into Australian Open 4th round
AFP, Published on 18/01/2013
» China's top player Li Na breezed past Romania's Sorana Cirstea in straight sets Friday to ensure a place in the Australian Open's fourth round.
Iran oil exports 'plunge 40% in nine months'
AFP, Published on 07/01/2013
» Iran's oil exports have been slashed 40 percent in the past nine months because of tough Western sanctions, Oil Minister Rostam Qasemi was quoted as saying on Monday, in a reversal of his previous denials of any decline at all.
Warder's wife in shock, despair after murder
Published on 31/12/2012
» RATCHABURI -- Kaysorn Joisriket was still in shock and despair on Monday, unable to come to terms with the harsh reality that her husband Suthep had been slain by convicts attempting to escape Khao Bin prison on Sunday.
The Oreo Effect Continues to Work its Magic
Life, Kelvin Rugg, Published on 27/12/2012
» Almost everyone has an Oreo memory, whether it's reliving a childhood family experience or engaging in a debate about the origin of the name of the world's most popular cookie that first delighted an American public in 1912.
Mali prime minister arrested at home
AFP, Published on 11/12/2012
» Malian soldiers arrested Prime Minister Cheick Modibo Diarra at his home late Monday, acting on the orders of ex-coup leader Amadou Sanogo, a member of the premier's entourage told AFP.
146 Marcos paintings 'missing'
AFP, Published on 27/11/2012
» More than 140 paintings by Picasso, Van Gogh and other masters which were bought with stolen funds by former Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos remain missing, the government said Tuesday.
Football Euro 2012 legacy: Polish growth
AFP Relax News, Published on 27/11/2012
» Poland got such a boost from hosting the 2012 European football championships that many here think the country should replace Barcelona as the benchmark for benefits of sports competitions.
The da Vinci quest
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 22/11/2012
» Last November, researchers finally found evidence of a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting. This discovery was publicised in March this year along with the airing of a National Geographic documentary, Finding The Lost Da Vinci.
Remembering Norodom Sihanouk
Published on 16/10/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Chanting prayers and burning incense, grief-stricken Cambodians paid tribute on Monday to their ex-king Norodom Sihanouk, whose passing fell poignantly during the solemn festival of the dead.