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Australia warplanes head for Iraq
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» BAGHDAD - Australian warplanes are being deployed to the Middle East to join the US-led campaign of air strikes on jihadist targets in northern Iraq, Defence Minister David Johnston said on Monday.
France 'not afraid' as IS urges lone-wolf attacks
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» France insisted Monday it was not spooked by a call for Muslims to kill citizens of countries fighting the Islamic State group, hours before jihadists claimed the kidnapping of a Frenchman in Algeria.
McIlroy, Poulter top US targets at Ryder Cup
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» GLENEAGLES (UNITED KINGDOM) - Top-ranked Rory McIlroy was a focus for both Ryder Cup captains upon arrival Monday at Gleneagles, Americans trying to defeat him and Europeans making sure he wakes up on time.
Radwanska crashes, Sharapova through in Wuhan
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» WUHAN (CHINA) - World number six Agnieszka Radwanska was dumped out of the $2.4 million WTA Wuhan Open on Monday by a determined Caroline Garcia of France, while Maria Sharapova won her first match of the inaugural tournament.
China blocks DuckDuckGo searches
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» WASHINGTON - China has begun blocking the privacy-protecting search engine DuckDuckGo, which avoids storing user data or tracking online activity, according to the company and security researchers.
US jury finds Arab Bank liable for backing terrorism
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» In a landmark decision, a New York jury on Monday found the Jordan-based multinational Arab Bank liable on 24 counts of supporting terrorism by transferring funds to Hamas.
Ravens deny cover-up bid in Rice case
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» Baltimore Ravens owner Stephen Bisciotti on Monday denied orchestrating a cover-up over the Ray Rice domestic violence case but apologized for the franchise's inadequate response to the scandal.
Missing Afghan soldiers tried to enter Canada: Pentagon
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» WASHINGTON - Three Afghan army officers who went missing during a training exercise at a US base have been found trying to cross the border into Canada, a Pentagon official said Monday.
BlackBerry sets new phone launch in revival bid
AFP, Published on 23/09/2014
» MONTREAL - BlackBerry is set to unveil its latest smartphone Wednesday, in a move aimed at reviving the fortunes of the struggling Canadian tech group.
Pornchai crucial to Thai campaign
Sports, Published on 23/09/2014
» INCHEON: His teammates call him the "left-footed killer", an unlikely nickname for a veteran athlete who plays in the same cheap plimsolls that high school students are forced to wear in his native Thailand.