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S.Korean PM tenders resignation over bribes scandal
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SEOUL - South Korean Prime Minister Lee Wan-Koo was left in political limbo Tuesday after offering to resign over a scandal involving bribery allegations against senior members of President Park Geun-Hye's administration.
Bomb explodes outside Spanish embassy in Libya: security source
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» TRIPOLI - A bomb exploded outside Spain's embassy in the Libyan capital on Monday night without causing injuries, a security source told AFP, an attack later claimed by the Islamic State (IS) group.
Boston bomber back in court, prosecution demands death
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» BOSTON - Boston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev will return to court for the start of his sentencing trial Tuesday when prosecutors will demand that the American jury condemn the 21-year-old to death.
Mind training as effective as anti-depressants
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» PARIS - A form of mental training which helps people recognise the onset of depression, and control it, works as well as anti-depressants in preventing relapse, researchers said.
Manny Pacquiao teleconference call terminated early
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Manny Pacquiao's teleconference call on Monday was abruptly halted just minutes after it began with promoter Bob Arum delivering an obscenity before telling organizers to shut it down.
Hubble, the telescope that revolutionized our view of space
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» GREENBELT (UNITED STATES) - Hubble, the first telescope to revolutionize modern astronomy and change our view of the universe by offering glimpses of distant galaxies, marks its 25th year in space this week.
Pacmania sweeps Philippines ahead of Mayweather clash
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» MANILA - Manny Pacquiao's face is on shirts, dolls and postage stamps, his life story is playing in movie houses and millions are getting ready to party as the Philippine boxing hero's "fight of the century" nears.
Tebow signs contract with NFL's Philadelphia Eagles
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» PHILADELPHIA - Tim Tebow, who hasn't played in the National Football League for more than two years, signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles, the NFL team announced.
EU should follow Australian example on boat people: PM
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, whose government introduced tough measures to stop asylum-seeker boats, said on Tuesday the European Union should follow suit, describing it as the only way to end deaths at sea.
Migrant shipwreck survivors arrested as UN says 800 dead
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» CATANIA (ITALY) - Italian police have arrested two suspected people traffickers among the survivors of the migrant boat that capsized off Libya on Sunday, as the UN said 800 people were killed in the Mediterranean’s worst migrant disaster.