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Help for city cats
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 04/02/2015
» Bangkok is a city of cat lovers. Last week, social media users here rushed to help when they learned many city cats were in danger.
Britain allows 'three-parent babies'
AFP, Published on 04/02/2015
» Britain on Tuesday became the first country in the world to allow the creation of babies with DNA from three people after MPs voted for the controversial procedure.
IS 'burned Jordanian pilot alive'
AFP, Published on 04/02/2015
» The Islamic State group released a video Tuesday purportedly showing a captive Jordanian fighter pilot being burned alive, in the jihadists' most brutal execution yet of a foreign hostage.
At least 7 die in US transit wreck
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/02/2015
» NEW YORK — A northbound Metro-North Railroad train ferrying commuters from New York City struck a car during evening rush hour Tuesday in New York’s Westchester County, leaving several dead.
New law aims to cut permit red tape
Patsara Jikkham, Published on 04/02/2015
» A new law set to take effect later this year aims to cut the red tape and delays involved from getting government approval for everything from building permits to export clearances.
Coach Lehmann backs Clarke as Australia cricket captain
AFP, Published on 04/02/2015
» SYDNEY - Australia coach Darren Lehmann on Wednesday offered his full support for Michael Clarke to return as captain for the World Cup after weeks of speculation over the 33-year-old's career.
Ex-Wallaby RugbyU captain Pocock escapes conviction for protest
AFP, Published on 04/02/2015
» SYDNEY - Former Wallabies skipper David Pocock escaped conviction on Wednesday over a protest against an Australian coal mine in which he locked himself to a digger.
Security tighter in districts nationwide
Sunthon Pongpao, Published on 04/02/2015
» The Interior Ministry has ordered that security be tightened in districts across the country, with more checkpoints and vehicle searches, following Sunday night’s bomb explosions at the high-end Siam Paragon shopping mall in Bangkok.
VW load-carrier goes GTD
Published on 04/02/2015
» Volkswagen has given the Golf Estate the GTD treatment, ahead of its debut at the Geneva motor show next month.
Japan hacker jailed after cat-and-mouse game with police
AFP, Published on 04/02/2015
» TOKYO - A Japanese hacker who hijacked computers in order to issue death threats, leading to the arrest of several innocent people, was jailed on Wednesday for his high-stakes games of cat and mouse with police.