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2nd doping case at Asian Games
Associated Press, Published on 26/09/2014
» INCHEON, South Korea — The Olympic Council of Asia says a Cambodian soft tennis player has tested positive for a banned stimulant at the Asian Games, the second doping case to surface at the competition.
Dengue-fighting mosquitos set free
Associated Press, Published on 26/09/2014
» RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian researchers have freed a batch of mosquitoes infected with a dengue-blocking bacteria they hope can combat the tropical disease naturally.
Europe have edge as USA seek Ryder Cup revenge
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» GLENEAGLES (UNITED KINGDOM) - On the face of it, Europe are ideally placed to extend their domination over the United States when the 40th staging of the Ryder Cup gets underway at Gleneagles on Friday.
Basketball body says headwear ban not religious as Qatar quit
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Basketball's world body insisted Friday its ban on headwear has no "religious connotation" after Qatar's women's team quit the Asian Games because they were not allowed to play in hijab scarves.
Protesting Hong Kong students storm government complex
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Dozens of protesters broke through the gates of Hong Kong's government headquarters late Friday in an ongoing student demonstration against Beijing's refusal to grant the city unfettered democracy.
Australia passes tougher terror laws
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» SYDNEY - Laws giving Australian intelligence agencies stronger powers have passed the nation's upper house of parliament, as the government also introduced new wording to prohibit torture.
Boys behind bars: Indian youngsters caught in ID trap
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» NEW DELHI - When Santosh Kumar and his friends spotted the blood-soaked body of a neighbour on their way home from a game of cricket in New Delhi, they felt duty-bound to report his murder.
IS may have 1,000 Asian recruits
Associated Press, Published on 26/09/2014
» WASHINGTON — Around 1,000 recruits from a vast region stretching from India to the Pacific may have joined Islamic State group to fight in Syria or Iraq, a senior US military commander said.
China: 40 'rioters' killed in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» BEIJING - Forty "rioters" were killed in China's far-western Xinjiang region after a series of coordinated explosions last Sunday, the regional government has said, with residents describing heavy security in place days after the violence.
South Korean officials steer clear of Kim health rumours
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» SEOUL - South Korea declined any official comment Friday on growing speculation over the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un who has not been seen in public for more than three weeks.