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Thais take Asean chair, haunted by past summit chaos
AFP, Published on 15/11/2018
» Protests, broken windows and dignitaries forced to flee by helicopter -- Thailand's last stint as host of Southeast Asia's biggest summit was devoured by political chaos.
United fightback spares 'manhunted' Mourinho, Dier fires Spurs to victory
AFP, Published on 07/10/2018
» LONDON - Jose Mourinho was given a stay of execution as Manchester United staged a stirring fightback to beat Newcastle 3-2 thanks to Alexis Sanchez's last-gasp winner, while Tottenham recovered from their European misery with a narrow victory over Cardiff on Saturday.
Real Sociedad beat Bilbao to win the friendly rivalry with added spice
AFP, Published on 06/10/2018
» BILBAO, Spain: 'El Clasico sin argumentos' is how one supporter described it and for more than a century it largely has been, save the odd spat here and there.
Tightrope tradition teeters on verge of extinction in Russia's Dagestan
AFP, Published on 01/10/2018
» CHAKHCHAKH (RUSSIA) - Dressed in a red and silver sequined jacket and trousers, 13-year-old Muhamed Balikhanov holds a long pole as he slowly rides an old red bicycle along a tightrope suspended several metres off the ground.
Ukraine's fashion prodigy Belinskiy conquers Paris
AFP, Published on 29/09/2018
» KIEV - Long considered Ukraine's most promising young fashion designer, Anton Belinskiy now jokes he cannot afford his own clothing as he prepares to present a collection at Paris Fashion Week.
PSG make light of Mbappe, Neymar absence in Parc stroll
AFP, Published on 15/09/2018
» PARIS - Kylian Mbappe and Neymar watched on from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain prepared for their Champions League trip to Liverpool with an emphatic 4-0 win over Saint-Etienne in Ligue 1 on Friday.
Aretha Franklin's star-studded funeral gets underway
AFP, Published on 31/08/2018
» DETROIT: Aretha Franklin's star-studded funeral got underway in Detroit on Friday, political dignitaries and music royalty joining family, friends and members of the public to bid goodbye to America's "Queen of Soul."
Thousands pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in state
AFP, Published on 29/08/2018
» DETROIT: Fans paid their respects en masse Tuesday to US music icon and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket while dressed in a red dress and matching stilettos in Detroit.
Hundreds pay respects as Aretha Franklin lies in state
AFP, Published on 28/08/2018
» DETROIT - Fans queued en masse Tuesday to pay their respects to legendary US singer and "Queen of Soul" Aretha Franklin, whose body lay in a golden casket dressed in a ruffled red dress and matching heels in Detroit.
Paris celebrates France's march to the World Cup final
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» PARIS: The French national anthem La Marseillaise, chants of "We're in the final" and a cacophony of car horns and fire crackers rang out over Paris on Tuesday as residents of the capital celebrated France's march to the World Cup final.