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Online sales soar in Black Friday two-day shopping frenzy
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» Online US shopping for Black Friday deals soared to $3 billion during a two-day period beginning Thursday, with tablets and cell phones as top must-have items, estimates showed.
McIlroy wins golf Australian Open
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» Double Major-winner Rory McIlroy won the Australian Open on Sunday with a birdie at the final hole, pipping home favourite Adam Scott, to secure his first tournament victory of 2013.
'Fast and Furious' actor Paul Walker dies in fiery car crash
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» Fans and fellow actors on Sunday mourned the death of Paul Walker, best known as undercover agent Brian O'Connor in the "Fast and Furious" action movies, in a fiery car crash in California.
Europe's football clubs still targets for new foreign investors
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» Asian tycoons, Russian oligarchs, Arab sheikhs, American businessmen - 10 years after Roman Abramovich's takeover of Chelsea, European clubs remain targets for wealthy foreign investors, and rarely for their love of the shirt.
Irish PM Kenny arrives in Japan
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny arrived in Tokyo on Sunday for talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, who in June became the first sitting Japanese prime minister to visit Ireland.
Clash toll: 2 dead, 54 wounded
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2013
» Two people were killed and 54 wounded in the street battles between Ramkhamhaeng University students and red shirts of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) from early on Saturday night to early Sunday, according to a release by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Erawan Centre.
Yingluck cancels South Africa trip
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2013
» Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has cancelled her visit to South Africa originally set for Sunday, Thai Airways International said on Sunday.
NBT 'yes' to airing Suthep's message
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2013
» The National Broadcasting Service of Thailand (NBT) television station - Channel 11 - has agreed to air statements which may be made by People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader Suthep Thaugsuban, Thaworn Senneam said.
India's spacecraft successfully begins journey to Mars
AFP, Published on 01/12/2013
» India's first mission to Mars left Earth's orbit Sunday, successfully entering the second phase of its journey that could see New Delhi win Asia's race to the Red Planet, scientists said.
Police fire tear-gas, water cannons at protesters
Online Reporters, Published on 01/12/2013
» Police hurled tear-gas canisters at a crowd of anti-government protesters approaching Panichayakarn intersection on Sunday and turned the hoses on others at different rallying points as the push to drive out the Yingluck administration continued unabated.