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European stocks slide on tension over Syria
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» European equities fell on Tuesday as investors ignored solid data from Germany and eyed possible US military intervention in Syria, sending the price of safe-haven gold soaring.
Floods in NE China kill more than 80: state media
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» More than 80 people have been killed and tens of thousands have fled their homes after the worst floods to hit northeast China in more than a decade, state media said Tuesday.
Chinese boy, 6, has eyes gouged out in gruesome attack
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» A six-year-old boy in China had his eyes gouged out, blinding him for life, reports said Tuesday, in a gruesome attack that may have been carried out by a ruthless organ trafficker.
US home prices rise in June
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Home prices in 20 major US cities were up 12.1 percent in June from a year ago, but the pace of monthly gains slowed from May, according to data released Tuesday.
Haze returns to Indonesia as fires rage
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Fires cloaked parts of Indonesia's Sumatra in thick smog Tuesday, forcing the cancellation of flights, two months after blazes on the island sparked Southeast Asia's worst haze crisis for years.
Taiwan uses biotech to protect whales, dolphins
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Taiwan has started using advanced biotechnology to protect endangered whales and dolphins against poachers, supplementing existing DNA testing, officials said Tuesday.
Wanted JPMorgan trader arrested in Spain
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Spanish police on Tuesday arrested a former JPMorgan bank trader wanted by the United States to face criminal charges in the massive "London Whale" fraud scandal.
Three more sick as Kyrgyzstan battles bubonic plague
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Kyrgyzstan officials on Tuesday scrambled to control the spread of bubonic plague that killed a rural boy last week as three more people showed possible symptoms of the disease.
Spain stocks slump on prospect of Syria strike
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» Spanish share prices tumbled more than three percent in late trade Tuesday as investors showed concern over the prospect of a Western military strike against Syria.
Barkley, Townsend handed England call-ups
AFP, Published on 27/08/2013
» England manager Roy Hodgson on Tuesday awarded first senior call-ups to Everton youngster Ross Barkley and Tottenham Hotspur winger Andros Townsend for the World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine.