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Myanmar woman screams innocence before Saudi beheading: video
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» RIYADH - A Myanmar woman beheaded in a Saudi street this week for killing her husband's young daughter is seen screaming her innocence in a video posted on the Internet Saturday.
South Korea rock Aussies with shock defeat
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» SYDNEY - Lee Jeong-Hyeop struck in the first half as South Korea shocked Australia 1-0 on Saturday to top Group A and complicate the hosts' task at the Asian Cup.
Armitage stars as Toulon first into quarter-finals
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» Steffon Armitage scored a hat-trick as Toulon turned on the power and style in becoming the first side to reach the European Champions Cup quarter-finals following Saturday's 60-22 win over Ulster.
Roma lose ground in title race after draw
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» AC Milan transfer target Mattia Destro bundled home a second-half leveller in a 1-1 draw away to Palermo as Roma's title hopes suffered a blow for the second consecutive week on Saturday.
Japan seeks closer maritime defence ties with India
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» NEW DELHI - Japan's foreign minister used a visit to India Saturday to push for tighter maritime security ties between the two nations, as Tokyo seeks to shore up its relationships in Asia to counter an increasingly powerful China.
Eat, pray, shop: Philippines embraces mall worshipping
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» MANILA - On a recent busy evening in one of the Philippines' top malls, shoppers wandered through luxury brand shops while prostitutes sat expectantly at a bar and a priest gave a sermon at a chapel.
IS jihadists free 200 elderly Yazidis in north Iraq
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» ALTUN KOPRI (IRAQ) - The Islamic State (IS) group released more than 200 mostly elderly members of northern Iraq's Yazidi minority Saturday who had been held for months, officials and activists said.
Millions to gather for pope in Philippines
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» MANILA - Pope Francis will celebrate mass with millions in the Philippine capital on Sunday in what could be the world's biggest papal gathering, capping off a dramatic trip in the Catholic Church's Asian heartland.
Rocky road no problem, says Aussie coach
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» BRISBANE - Australia coach Ange Postecoglou insisted the hosts can still win their first Asian Cup despite suffering a setback against South Korea in their final group game.
Obama proposes closing tax loopholes on the wealthiest
AFP, Published on 18/01/2015
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama proposed closing tax loopholes for the wealthiest Americans as part of the new economic strategy he plans to unveil in this year's State of the Union address.