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FIFA corruption scandal: timeline
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» ZURICH - Key dates in the world football corruption scandal after two more FIFA officials were arrested in Zurich on Thursday.
Indonesia inspects Airbus planes after AirAsia crash probe
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» JAKARTA - Indonesia's transport ministry Thursday began inspecting all Airbus A320s registered in the country after a probe found a faulty component contributed to last year's crash of an AirAsia plane with the loss of 162 lives.
Russia says talks suspended with Turkey on TurkStream pipeline
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» MOSCOW - Russia and Turkey, at loggerheads since Ankara shot down a Russian military plane, have suspended talks on their joint TurkStream project to pipe gas to Turkey and southern Europe, Russia's energy minister said Thursday.
EU launches probe into McDonald's Luxembourg tax deals
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» BRUSSELS - The European Union launched a probe Thursday into US fast food giant McDonald's tax deals with Luxembourg, widening an investigation into alleged tax dodging by major multinationals that includes Amazon and Apple.
West Indies struggle in Australia tour opener
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» BRISBANE (AUSTRALIA) - The West Indies trailed an inexperienced Cricket Australia XI by two runs on Thursday as they struggled to make an impression in their opening Australian tour match in Brisbane.
With Manchester City deal, 'Chinese dream' closer to reality
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» BEIJING - A state-backed Chinese company's $400 million stake in Premier League giants Manchester City underlines the nation's soaring ambitions in football -- and how its investors are seeking profits as well as prestige, analysts said.
Colombia rethinks drug policy with medical marijuana
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» MEDELLíN (COLOMBIA) - Every year Colombian mother Ines Cano celebrates her daughter's birthday by getting a butterfly tattoo, her way of giving thanks that little Luna has survived another year of chronic epilepsy.
Culture, cuisine and cool rest areas to promote Northeast
Published on 03/12/2015
» Traditions, good rest areas, papaya salad and roast chicken are key factors that the Tourism Authority of Thailand plans to use to get more people to travel to the Northeast and generate 60 billion baht-plus in annual tourism revenue.
ECB extends asset purchase programme, cuts key interest rate
Published on 03/12/2015
» FRANKFURT — European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi said Thursday the central bank will extend its controversial asset purchasing programme through to March 2017, or even beyond, as it seeks to spur chronically low inflation.
Oscar Pistorius: The 'broke and broken' Olympian
AFP, Published on 03/12/2015
» JOHANNESBURG - At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon.