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Nepal quake leaves children traumatised
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» KATHMANDU - Ten-year-old Ranju Giri wrings her hands as she describes how she cowered terrified under a bed with her younger brother when a massive earthquake rocked their home in Kathmandu.
War-torn Somalia 'turning around', Kerry says in landmark visit
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» MOGADISHU - US Secretary of State John Kerry said Tuesday that war-torn Somalia was facing a better future, as he made a landmark visit as the most senior US official to visit since Washington's doomed military intervention more than two decades ago.
US trade deficit balloons to six-year high in March
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» WASHINGTON - The US trade deficit swelled in March to a six-year high on a surge in imports from the end of the West Coast port strike backed by the strong dollar.
Australian PM denies issue with gay ambassador to France
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott's office Tuesday denied any controversy involving a meeting with the nation's ambassador to France, who is gay.
Queen meets new royal baby, 'UK prince' registers birth
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II met her new great-granddaughter for the first time on Tuesday, visiting the three-day-old and her parents Prince William and Kate at Kensington Palace.
Woo hoo! 'The Simpsons' renewed for two more seasons
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» LOS ANGELES - Homer Simpson will be munching on donuts for a few more years -- US television network Fox renewed the long-running animated series "The Simpsons" for two more seasons.
Qatar to house 250,000 labourers in new 'cities'
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» DOHA - Qatar is to build seven "cities" to house more than a quarter of a million migrant labourers building major infrastructure and projects for the 2022 World Cup, officials said Tuesday.
Murray faces switch from slow Munich court to fast Madrid surface
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» MADRID - Andy Murray was working on Tuesday to make a one-day turnaround from slow, heavy conditions in Munich to the high-altitude, faster-bouncing clay of the Spanish capital in order to be ready for an opening challenge at the Madrid Masters.
Japan turns to UN to pressure North Korea on abductees
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Japan launched a major push at the United Nations on Tuesday to rally support for its drive to settle lingering questions over the decades-old abductions of Japanese nationals by North Korea.
Family feud turns to all-out war in France's far-right
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» PARIS - France's far right patriarch Jean-Marie Le Pen viciously turned on his daughter on Tuesday after being suspended by the National Front party which he founded and handed over to her.