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Solar plane starts next round-the-world leg in China
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» BEIJING - A pioneering plane attempting to circumnavigate the globe powered only by the sun took off in China early Tuesday for the next stage of its journey, organisers said.
AC/DC drummer Rudd pleads guilty to kill threat
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» TAURANGA, NEW ZEALAND - AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd made a surprise guilty plea on charges of threatening to kill and drug possession at the opening of his trial in New Zealand on Tuesday.
Juve have Champions League semis in sight against goal-shy Monaco
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» MONACO - Juventus head to Monaco on Wednesday for the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final looking to clinch a place in the last four for the first time in over a decade.
Japan PM offers gift to war shrine
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made a symbolic donation to the controversial Yasukuni war shrine Tuesday, but stopped short of visiting in person -- a move that would have infuriated neighbouring countries.
800 dead after Sunday's Mediterranean migrant shipwreck: UN
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» CATANIA (ITALY) - The United Nations refugee agency has confirmed 800 migrants died in a shipwreck off Libya on Sunday after speaking to survivors of the disaster.
US, Japan in 'grabbing distance' of pact on Asia trade deal
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - The United States and Japan are within "grabbing distance" of resolving their differences on a much-awaited massive Pacific free-trade pact, the top US diplomat for Asia said.
Injury-hit Real tasked with breaking down Atletico wall
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» MADRID - Real Madrid have the unenviable task of beating city rivals Atletico Madrid at the eighth attempt this season if they are to progress to a fifth consecutive Champions League semi-final.
'Furious 7' tops box office, racing past $1bn in global sales
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» LOS ANGELES - The car racing action flick "Furious 7" topped the North American box office for a third week in a row, earning a whopping $1.2 billion in worldwide ticket sales, industry figures showed.
World champ in everyone's sights at Fleche cycling race
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» WAREMME (BELGIUM) - World champion Michal Kwiatkowski will be a marked man when the 205.5km Fleche Wallonne Ardennes Classic race gets underway on Wednesday.
Second man charged over terror plot in Australia
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SYDNEY - A second man was charged Tuesday with terrorism-related offences following police raids sparked by an alleged Islamic State-inspired plot in Australia.