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Total chief executive De Margerie killed in Moscow plane crash
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» MOSCOW - The CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, died in a plane crash at a Moscow airport late Monday when the private jet he was using struck a snowplough on takeoff.
Japan court orders Facebook to reveal revenge porn IP addresses
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» TOKYO - A Tokyo court has ordered Facebook to disclose the IP addresses used by fake accounts that were posting revenge porn, a lawyer said Tuesday, in the first such case in Japan.
Paralysed man walks again
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» LONDON - A paralysed Bulgarian man can walk again after receiving revolutionary treatment in Poland in a breakthrough hailed by one of the British scientists responsible as "more impressive than a man walking on the Moon".
McIlroy taking time off for legal dispute
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» World number one Rory McIlroy is taking time away from golf early next year to better deal with the multi-million dollar legal dispute he has with his former management company.
Total CEO killed in plane crash
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» MOSCOW - Russian and French experts were investigating Tuesday a plane crash at a Moscow airport which killed the CEO of French oil giant Total, Christophe de Margerie, whose private jet struck a snowplough on takeoff.
High-stakes Russia-Ukraine-EU gas talks begin in Brussels
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» BRUSSELS - Russia, Ukraine and the EU began crunch gas talks on Tuesday to resolve a bitter price dispute and end fears that Moscow could halt crucial energy supplies to Europe this winter.
Australian Walsh quits as India's field hockey coach
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» Terry Walsh resigned as India's field hockey coach on Tuesday, less than three weeks after guiding the team to the Asian Games title, which earned them a direct entry to the 2016 Olympics.
Ospreys prop Smith gets Wales rugby callup
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» CARDIFF (UNITED KINGDOM) - Wales Head Coach Warren Gatland on Tuesday named a well-tested 34-man squad to contest the four-match November Test series with 20-year-old Ospreys prop Nicky Smith the only uncapped player involved.
Nepal resumes search over fears of more trapped after snowstorm
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» Nepalese emergency workers Tuesday retrieved the bodies of two porters killed in a massive Himalayan snowstorm that has left at least 43 dead, as the government vowed to reform the trekking industry.
India says no compromise with China on territory
AFP, Published on 21/10/2014
» NEW DELHI - India wants to resolve its border row with China but will not compromise on territory, the country's new national security advisor said Tuesday, after a tense stand-off between troops on the disputed border last month.