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Single mother jailed 7 years for Facebook post
dpa, Published on 16/12/2015
» A single mother was given a seven-year prison term for lese majeste and sedition, her lawyer confirmed on Wednesday.
Australia ends ban on wind energy investment
dpa, Published on 13/12/2015
» SYDNEY - Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ended the controversial ban on government investment in wind energy, the Sun-Herald newspaper reported Sunday.
Bomb threat forces delays for Singapore Airlines flight
dpa, Published on 22/11/2015
» SINGAPORE - Passengers had to wait a little longer to leave a plane and get their luggage after a bomb threat on a passenger flight from the United States to Singapore, local press reported on Sunday.
High-speed train derails on test drive in France, kills 10
dpa, Published on 15/11/2015
» BERLIN - A high-speed train derailed on a test drive in France Saturday, leaving 10 people dead, another five missing and dozens injured, news reports said.
Thousands due to strike at Australian airports
dpa, Published on 08/11/2015
» SYDNEY - Delays are expected at Australian airports Monday as some 5,000 Immigration and Border Force workers take part in a 24-hour strike over pay and conditions, a news report said.
Philippines contestant wins transgender pageant
dpa, Published on 07/11/2015
» Trixie Maristela from the Philippines was crowned Miss International Queen 2015 at the world's largest transgender beauty pageant held late Friday in Pattaya.
New rules aim to stop crocodile escapes
dpa, Published on 16/10/2015
» Crocodile farms will need walls at least 1.5 metres high around their pits under planned government guidelines, an official said Friday, after 28 crocodiles escaped in early October.
41 dead after suicide bombers attack Chad market
dpa, Published on 11/10/2015
» N'DJAMMENA - At least 41 people died after suicide bombers attacked a weekly market in the town of Baga Sola in Chad on Saturday afternoon, a government minister said.
Dissident blogger released from prison
dpa, Published on 21/09/2015
» WASHINGTON - Vietnam dissident blogger Ta Phong Tan was released from Vietnamese prison and arrived Sunday in the United States, the US State Departmente confirmed.
Haze blocks out Hat Yai, Trang
dpa, Published on 04/09/2015
» A haze caused by forest and plantation fires in Indonesia's Sumatra province on Thursday reached unhealthy levels in Malaysia and southern Thailand Thursday, officials said.