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Published on 07/05/2015
» TOKYO - Volcanic earthquakes continued at Mount Hakone on Thursday after authorities the previous day raised the alert level for a possible eruption in the hot spring district southwest of Tokyo.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» BRUSSELS - The EU and IMF hit back Wednesday at accusations by Athens that internal rifts were blocking a bailout deal as cash-poor Greece survived yet another big interest payment averting bankruptcy.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» MADRID - With somersaulting lizard-men and a soaked contortionist hand-standing in her underwear, international circus troupe Cirque du Soleil seeks to reconquer Europe with its latest tour launching in Madrid on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» PRAGUE - Defending champions Russia beat minnows Denmark 5-2 while Latvia stunned 2013 runners-up Switzerland 2-1 in overtime at the ice hockey world championships on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» ISLAMABAD - Visiting Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop Wednesday announced a $19 million aid package for Pakistan that includes help for border areas hit by conflict and natural disasters.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» NEW YORK - New England Patriots employees were probably involved in a plot to deflate balls in a crucial playoff game and star quarterback Tom Brady was likely to have been "generally aware" of the scheme, an NFL probe revealed Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» BARCELONA - Polish striker Robert Lewandowski starts up front for Bayern Munich in the first-leg of their Champions League semi-final away to Barcelona just a week after breaking nose and cheekbone.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» KATHMANDU - Human traffickers could try to target vulnerable women and children displaced by a devastating earthquake in Nepal, campaigners warned on Wednesday.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was locked in a last-ditch effort Wednesday to piece together a ruling coalition with a working majority ahead of a midnight deadline.
AFP, Published on 07/05/2015
» BANGUI (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC) - The Central African Republic will take legal action against the French soldiers accused of raping children in exchange for food at a refugee camp, the country's justice minister said Wednesday.