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SEA Games: Thai tennis stars keep Thailand on top of gold medal table (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/06/2015
» Thailand still leads Singapore in the gold medal table, but only by five: 86 - 81. Today's top performance came from the tennis team which won four of the five medals on offer.
100,000 meth pills found in Chiang Rai
Online Reporters, Published on 14/06/2015
» A bag containing 100,000 methemphetamine pills was found by villagers on a roadside in Muang district of Chiang Rai province on Saturday night, police said.
International court calls for S.Africa to arrest Sudan president
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - The International Criminal Court has called for South Africa to arrest Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir, who is reported to have arrived in Johannesburg for a summit of the African Union that starts Sunday.
Ghost villages haunt Slovakia's economic success
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» HARAKOVCE (SLOVAKIA) - Slovakia has been a star performer in Central Europe with a boom in car manufacturing driving brisk economic growth, but ghost villages haunt the countryside as people leave in search of jobs.
Huge crowds to watch Battle of Waterloo bicentenary
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» WATERLOO (BELGIUM) - Belgium this week hosts days of commemorative events and mock battles to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo that shaped the face of Europe, at a time when the continent's unity is under threat.
Stormers, Highlanders to host Super Rugby qualifiers
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» SYDNEY - South Africa's Western Stormers will host Australia's ACT Brumbies and the Otago Highlanders will have home ground advantage against the Waikato Chiefs in this season's Super Rugby qualifiers.
Sonny Bill Williams censured, du Preez cited in Super tackle clampdown
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» WELLINGTON - All Blacks centre Sonny Bill Williams received an official warning while Stormers fullback Robert du Preez and Sharks centre Andre Esterhuizen face possible suspensions in a Super 15 clampdown on dangerous tackling.
Australia ignores Indonesia plea for answers on boat payment claim
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott refused again on Sunday to deny allegations an official paid thousands of dollars to turn back a boatload of asylum-seekers, despite calls from Indonesia for answers.
Power poles snap in Korat, 4 hurt
Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 14/06/2015
» Four electricians were seriously injured, with one losing an arm, after five 22-metre-high power poles they were working on to fix transmission lines toppled in Muang district of Nakhon Ratchasima province on Sunday afternoon, police said.
Virtual reality to get real at E3 video game show
AFP, Published on 14/06/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Virtual reality and the battle to stream play online will take center stage at an Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) video game extravaganza kicking off in Los Angeles on Tuesday.