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Train hits fuel truck, 5 killed
dpa, Published on 09/12/2013
» JAKARTA - A commuter train ploughed into a truck carrying petrol in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Monday, killing at least five people and injuring more than 30, police said.
Australia-bound refugee boat capsizes off Java, 3 killed
dpa, Published on 10/12/2013
» JAKARTA - A boat carrying undocumented migrants bound for Australia capsized off Indonesia's Java island, killing three people, police said Tuesday.
UN urges more aid for Haiyan victims
dpa, Published on 22/12/2013
» MANILA - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged international donors to increase aid for typhoon victims in the Philippines amid shortages in food, water and shelter.
15 die in Brazil bus plunge
dpa, Published on 23/12/2013
» RIO DE JANEIRO - A bus failed to make a curve and plunged 10 metres down a hill Sunday in southern Brazil, killing 15 people.
Paul Walker crashed at over 100 mph
dpa, Published on 04/01/2014
» LOS ANGELES - Paul Walker's car was travelling at more than 100 miles per hour (160 kilometres per hour) when it crashed Nov 30, killing the film star and his racing partner, the Los Angeles county coroner said Friday.
Myanmar allows 'massacre' site tour
dpa, Published on 24/01/2014
» YANGON - Myanmar will allow international observers to inspect the site of the alleged killings of more than 40 Rohingya Muslims, a government spokesman said Friday.
Two jailed for killing Sabah orangutan
dpa, Published on 14/02/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysian court has sentenced two Filipino plantation workers each to two years in prison for killing an orangutan in the eastern state of Sabah, a wildlife official said Friday.
Playing with the news: games as a new form of journalism
dpa, Published on 05/03/2014
» COLOGNE - Can a blue man who shoots red lasers change journalism? The man on his own probably can't, but the idea behind it could, journalist and computer game expert Marcus Boesch believes.
Bid fails to stop Australia shark killing
dpa, Published on 12/03/2014
» The selective killing of sharks on Australia's west coast will not have a significant impact on overall shark numbers or the environment, officials in Perth said Wednesday.
Malaysia Airlines 'ready' to face lawsuit
dpa, Published on 27/03/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - A Malaysia Airlines official said on Thursday that the firm was ready for a threatened lawsuit against it in connection with missing flight MH370, as the search for the plane was again called off temporarily due to bad weather in the southern Indian Ocean.