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12 missing after Chevron-contracted tug sinks off Nigeria
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» A tugboat contracted by oil giant Chevron has sunk off the coast of Nigeria, leaving 12 sailors missing, an official said on Tuesday.
IMF voices confidence in Lagarde
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» PARIS - The International Monetary Fund's executive board on Tuesday reiterated confidence in managing director Christine Lagarde after a French court grilled her over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon when she was finance minister.
New religious riots in Shan state
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Houses and mosques were set ablaze by mobs in a town in eastern Myanmar after a Buddhist woman was allegedly "torched" by a Muslim man, authorities said Tuesday, in a fresh bout of religious violence.
Gunmen kill polio worker in Pakistan: officials
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Gunmen killed a female health worker taking part in a WHO-supported anti-polio drive in northwest Pakistan Tuesday, police said, the latest in a series of deadly attacks on vaccination teams.
Patience pays for Djokovic, Tomic sticks with dad
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Novak Djokovic, bidding to win a first French Open and become just the eighth man to complete a career Grand Slam, played a game of patience with the Paris rain Tuesday and it paid off.
Accused hacker pleads guilty to US charges
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» A member of a loosely organized group of hackers accused of breaching computer networks of the FBI and a global intelligence firm pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy charges, officials said.
International trio takes shortcut to space station
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» An international trio flying in a Russian capsule docked with the International Space Station on Wednesday with a busy schedule full of space walks and an encounter with a pioneering US cargo craft.
White House stresses personal side of Obama-Xi summit
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» The White House on Tuesday styled the first summit between President Barack Obama and China's Xi Jinping next month as a uniquely personal encounter offering each man the chance to size the other up.
Vaccine for hand, foot, mouth disease
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Researchers in China said Wednesday a trial vaccine provided "significant" protection against a virus that can cause potentially deadly hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) in children.
Rooney retains Hodgson's faith
AFP, Published on 29/05/2013
» Wayne Rooney may no longer be the main man at Manchester United and there are persistent rumours he may leave Old Trafford in a bid to find regular football but England manager Roy Hodgson has re-iterated his belief in the striker.