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Malala back home 'with eyes open'
Reuters and AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» MINGORA, Pakistan: In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack -– and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
K-pop stars arrive in Pyongyang
AFP, Published on 31/03/2018
» SEOUL: K-pop stars led a group of South Korean musicians arriving in Pyongyang Saturday to take part in the latest set of cross-border cultural performances ahead of next month's rare inter-Korean summit.
Poacher Salman Khan gets bail
AFP, Published on 07/04/2018
» JODHPUR, India: Bollywood superstar Salman Khan was granted bail on Saturday, allowing him to contest a five-year prison sentence for killing endangered wildlife two decades ago.
Canada bus crash kills 14
AFP, Published on 07/04/2018
» NIPAWIN, Saskatchewan: Fourteen people were killed and another 14 injured after a truck collided with a bus carrying a junior hockey team to a playoff game in Western Canada.
ADB forecasts 2018 GDP growth at 4%
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang & AFP, Published on 12/04/2018
» The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts Thailand's economic growth to inch up to 4% this year and 4.1% next, underpinned by increasing public and private investment and domestic consumption.
Thais offer to host Kim, Trump talks
News, Bangkok Post and AFP, Published on 25/04/2018
» Thailand on Tuesday volunteered to host the hotly anticipated summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, as speculation swirls about the venue.
Badminton bosses reject radical scoring change
AFP, Published on 19/05/2018
» Badminton's global governing body, meeting in Bangkok, has swatted down a plan to adopt a new scoring system that favours faster matches after players and associations expressed concern.
Romero sainthood months away
AFP, Published on 19/05/2018
» VATICAN CITY: Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero, assassinated by a right-wing death squad as he said mass, and Pope Paul VI will be made saints in October, Pope Francis announced on Saturday.
Tears and cheers for royal newlyweds
AFP and Reuters, Published on 19/05/2018
» WINDSOR, England: There was silence along the Long Walk in Windsor as thousands of well-wishers listened to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle say their vows -- then the crowd erupted into cheers and popped prosecco corks as they were declared husband and wife.
Thais steamroll Germany as Thomas-Uber Cup starts
Post Reporters with AFP, Published on 21/05/2018
» Thailand overwhelmed Germany 5-0 to get their Uber Cup campaign off to a flying start Sunday at Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani.