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South Korea to punish firms who bowed to North's wage pressure
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SEOUL - South Korea said Tuesday it would punish three factory owners for bowing to North Korean pressure in a wage dispute over workers at the Kaesong joint industrial zone.
US sends carrier to Yemen with eye on Iran convoy
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SANAA - The United States confirmed Monday it was monitoring Iranian vessels suspected of carrying weapons to Huthi rebels in Yemen as it bolstered its own naval presence in the Arabian Sea with an aircraft carrier.
Obama in fresh push on climate change
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama will travel to Florida's Everglades Wednesday hoping to reframe the debate on climate change ahead of a vital few months that will shape his environmental legacy.
Rio Tinto iron ore output slows, but still rising as prices plunge
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto records lower-than-expected iron ore output for the first three months of the year blaming poor weather conditions, but continued to boost its production of the commodity despite plunging prices.
Butler takes charge as Chicago Bulls down Milwaukee Bucks
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» CHICAGO - Jimmy Butler scored a playoff career high 31 points as the Chicago Bulls took a 2-0 first round playoff series lead with a 91-82 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Three dead as wild weather lashes Sydney region
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Three people died as Sydney and surrounding areas were lashed by wild weather on Tuesday with trees felled, power cuts hitting thousands of homes and sand drifts sweeping inland off the iconic Bondi beach.
Air pollution levels drop in China: Greenpeace
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» BEIJING - Air pollution levels in some of China's smoggiest cities fell by nearly a third in the first quarter of this year, environmental campaign group Greenpeace said on Tuesday.
Chinese war hero Australia's top Gallipoli sniper
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» SYDNEY - Billy Sing earned the nicknames "The Murderer" and "The Assassin" as a deadly sniper who shot more than 200 Ottoman troops during the Gallipoli campaign of World War I.
Japan train notches up new world speed record
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» TOKYO - Japan's state-of-the-art maglev train set a world speed record Tuesday in a test run near Mount Fuji, clocking more than 600 kilometres an hour.
US couple accused of Bali suitcase murder to hear verdicts
AFP, Published on 21/04/2015
» DENPASAR (INDONESIA) - An Indonesian court is expected to hand down verdicts in the case of a US couple accused of murdering the teenage girlfriend's mother and stuffing her body into a suitcase on the resort island of Bali.