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Chinese journalists suspended for typo
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» BEIJING - Four Chinese state-run news agency staff have been suspended for a typographical error suggesting President Xi Jinping had resigned, reports said on Sunday.
Man United crash out as Wolfsburg, PSV progress
dpa, Published on 09/12/2015
» BERLIN - Manchester United's Champions League campaign ended with a 3-2 defeat at Wolfsburg Tuesday as PSV Eindhoven won 2-1 at home to CSKA Moscow to eliminate Louis van Gaal's side.
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.
Saudi women win in landmark elections
dpa, Published on 13/12/2015
» RIYADH - Three Saudi women have won in the conservative kingdom's municipal elections in which women were allowed to vote and stand as candidates for the first time, unofficial results from the election commission showed on Sunday.
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.
Four more bodies found after Indonesian ferry sinking
dpa, Published on 23/12/2015
» JAKARTA -- Four more bodies have been found after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to seven, an official said Wednesday.
Suu Kyi, Than Shwe discuss Myanmar's future
dpa, Published on 06/12/2015
» YANGON - Myanmar election winner Aung San Suu Kyi and long-time former military junta leader Than Shwe met for more than two hours and discussed the country's future, sources said on Sunday.
Landslide hits Myanmar jade mines
dpa, Published on 26/12/2015
» YANGON - As many as 50 people are feared dead after another landslide at gold and jade mines in northern Myanmar, a local official said on Saturday.
Fattest man dies of heart attack
dpa, Published on 26/12/2015
» MEXICO CITY - A Mexican man once regarded as the world's most obese died of heart failure at the age of 38 Friday, two months after bariatric surgery to lose weight.
26 confirmed dead after Indonesia ferry sinking
dpa, Published on 24/12/2015
» JAKARTA -- Three more bodies were recovered Thursday after a ferry sank off Indonesia's Sulawesi island at the weekend, bringing the confirmed death toll to 26, with more than 50 still missing, an official said.