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China takes aim at religious statues
The Associated Press, Published on 26/05/2018
» BEIJING: The Communist Party has ordered local governments to better regulate the construction of large outdoor religious statues amid increasing restrictions on religious expression in China.
Ariya two shots back at Kingsmill
The Associated Press, Published on 19/05/2018
» WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia: Thailand's Ariya Jutanugarn is two shots behind leader Chun In-gee after a rain-shortened second round of the Kingsmill Championship golf tournament.
Graftbusters summon Najib for talks
The Associated Press, Published on 18/05/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Former prime minister Najib Razak has been summoned for questioning on Tuesday in a money-laundering investigation related to the state investment fund 1MDB.
Mission to Mars takes off
The Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2018
» A robotic geologist armed with a hammer and a quake monitor rocketed toward Mars on Saturday, aiming to land on the red planet and explore its mysterious insides.
14 held in rape-murder of Indian teen
The Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2018
» PATNA, India: Indian police on Saturday arrested 14 people suspected of kidnapping, raping and burning to death a teenage girl, the latest in a rising wave of crimes against women in India despite a toughening of laws.
CIA nominee 'vows to oppose torture'
The Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: The woman nominated to lead the Central Intelligence Agency has told US senators privately that she would stand firm against any effort to restart the brutal detention and interrogation programme the agency ran after 9/11, administration officials say.
Hawaii jolted by volcano, quakes and gas
The Associated Press, Published on 05/05/2018
» PAHOA, Hawaii: Sputtering lava, strong earthquakes and toxic gas jolted the southern part of the Big Island of Hawaii as magma shifted underneath a restless Kilauea volcano.
Rangers pick Steven Gerrard as manager
The Associated Press, Published on 04/05/2018
» GLASGOW: Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard has been appointed manager of the storied Scottish football club Rangers.
Trump gives China tough trade-deficit target
The Associated Press, Published on 04/05/2018
» BEIJING: The Trump administration has asked China to reduce its trade deficit with the United States by $200 billion by the end of 2020, striking an assertive stance in talks aimed at averting a trade war between the world's two-largest economies.
Myanmar policeman punished for exposing entrapment
The Associated Press, Published on 21/04/2018
» YANGON: Myanmar police on Saturday evicted the family of a police officer who testified that he had been ordered to entrap two reporters now facing charges that could get them up to 14 years in prison.