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Samui bomb suspect cleared (UPDATED)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/04/2015
» Police had a suspect and a clear security camera image in the Samui car-bomb case – for one day. The so-called "Man in blue" seen in the footage has turned out to be an innocent Surat Thani resident.
Obama claims 'progress' in IS fight
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama met Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in the White House on Tuesday and hailed the US-backed Iraqi forces's progress against the Islamic State group.
100 years after her birth, Edith Piaf is still France's soundtrack
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» PARIS - Her soaring, emotion-wracked voice remains the defining soundtrack of old, romantic France and her colourful life the stuff of legend.
Barcelona coach dismisses talk of Neymar 'controversy'
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» PARIS - Barcelona coach Luis Enrique gave short shrift to questions about Neymar on the eve of his side's Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain after the Brazilian reacted angrily to being substituted at the weekend.
Toulon's Mermoz out, Halfpenny fit for Leinster clash
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» TOULON (FRANCE) - Toulon centre Maxime Mermoz has been ruled out of their European Rugby Champions Cup semi-final clash against Leinster in Marseille's Velodrome Stadium this weekend, while full-back Leigh Halpenny has been declared fit.
PSG's Blanc looks to draw lessons from past Barca clashes
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» PARIS - Memories of their agonising Champions League exits in the last two seasons will spur Paris Saint-Germain on when they host Barcelona in the first leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday.
Sharapova to miss Fed Cup clash with Germany
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» MOSCOW - World number two Maria Sharapova will miss Russia's Fed Cup semi-final with Germany this weekend in Sochi because of a leg injury, the Russian tennis federation announced Tuesday.
Kenyan athletes furious over top agents' ban
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» NAIROBI - Elite Kenyan athletes on Tuesday slammed as "malicious and personal" the national federation's decision to suspend two top agents for six months in the run-up to the world championships.
West Indies limit the damage against England
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» NORTH SOUND (ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA) - West Indies enjoyed a productive second morning in the first Test against England, dismissing the tourists for 399 in their first innings and beginning their reply on five without loss by lunch at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday.
Alcohol ban proposed in Indonesia
AFP, Published on 15/04/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesian Islamic parties have proposed legislation banning alcohol consumption that could see offenders jailed for up to two years, lawmakers said Tuesday, the latest bid to crack down on drinking in the Muslim-majority nation.