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Non-stop Serena set to go at Stanford
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» Serena Williams, who seized her 14th Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon on Saturday, was preparing for a change of scene this week with her hard-court WTA title defence at Stanford.
Fielder wins All-Star Home Run Derby
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» Detroit slugger Prince Fielder belted 12 home runs in the final round to win the Home Run Derby, part of the Major League Baseball All-Star festivities.
China voices support for eurozone
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» China said Tuesday it believed Europe could resolve its debt crisis, as the two sides held a high-level meeting in Beijing that also covered thorny issues such as Syria, Iran and human rights.
N. Korean refugees investigated for insurance fraud
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» South Korean police said Tuesday they were investigating 27 North Korean refugees for swindling private insurance firms out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in bogus medical claims.
Held Thais face charges in Myanmar
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» Dozens of Thai nationals will face charges in neighbouring Myanmar after they were held for illegally crossing the border to run rubber plantations, state media said Tuesday.
China launches naval war games
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» China's navy will on Tuesday begin annual military exercises off its east coast, state media reported, amid tensions over maritime territorial disputes with its neighbours.
Japan's Kagawa heads to Manchester United
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa on Tuesday left his home country for Britain to join Manchester United, vowing to secure a starting slot when the Premier League season kicks off in August.
Russian Wikipedia shuts down in protest at Internet bill
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» The Russian-language Wikipedia website shut down Tuesday with a stark black line across its main page in protest at a bill it warned could be used to censor the Internet.
'Men in black' not involved in arson
Online Reporters, Published on 10/07/2012
» The so-called "men in black" were not involved in the theft and arson at the CentralWorld department store during the street protests of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) during April-May 2010, Department of Special Investigation (DSI) chief Tarit Pengdit said on Tuesday.
Top Egypt court freezes Morsi decree as crisis deepens
AFP, Published on 10/07/2012
» Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court froze on Tuesday a presidential decree reinstating the Islamist-led parliament, hours after the lower house convened in defiance of the judiciary and military.