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Police chief to intercede with Paween's resignation
Online Reporters, Published on 11/11/2015
» National police chief Chakthip Chaijinda says he is ready for talks with Pol Maj Gen Paween Pongsirin, the head of the police investigation into the trafficking of Rohingya migrants, over the decision to end his career in fear for his safety after being ordered to transfer to the South.
Slovenia toughens border ahead of EU migrant summit
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» LJUBLJANA - Slovenia said Tuesday it will build "obstacles" on its border with Croatia, in a move that German Chancellor Angela Merkel said highlighted the urgency for the EU to stem the migrant influx on the eve of a summit in Malta.
Portugal's left-wing opposition topples government
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» LISBON - Portugal's left-wing opposition alliance toppled the country's centre-right minority government Tuesday in a parliamentary vote, less than two weeks after it was sworn in.
Syrian army breaks IS siege of key Aleppo air base
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» KWEYRIS (SYRIA) - Syria's army broke a more than year-long jihadist siege of a military air base in the country's north Tuesday, scoring its first major breakthrough since the beginning of Russia's air campaign.
IMF says risks higher if Fed hikes rate early
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» WASHINGTON - An early interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve would involve higher risks than would waiting a bit longer, the chief economist of the International Monetary Fund told AFP.
IOC provisionally suspends disgraced ex-IAAF head Diack
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» LAUSANNE - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday provisionally suspended former IAAF president Lamine Diack as an honorary member and threatened sanctions against any athlete or coach found to have been doping.
Olympics bosses defend corrupt drug testing
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» LAUSANNE - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Tuesday there was no reason to doubt anti-doping results from the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi despite concerns voiced by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) at state-sponsored doping in Russia.
Bath sign Denton to offset Burgess loss
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» LONDON - Bath have moved quickly to plug the gap left by Sam Burgess's return to rugby league after announcing the signing of Scotland back-row forward David Denton from Edinburgh on Tuesday.
Philippines: 'Warm welcome' for Xi despite sea row
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» MANILA - The Philippines pledged a warm welcome for China's leader Xi Jinping at an economic summit in Manila next week, officials said Tuesday, despite a bitter row over disputed islands.
Chinese former taxi driver buys $170.4m Modigliani
AFP, Published on 11/11/2015
» NEW YORK - The Chinese collector who bought a sensuous Modigliani nude for $170.4 million in New York is former taxi driver turned tycoon Liu Yiqian, who has founded a museum in Shanghai.