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Cambodia fails to meet rice export target
Kyodo News, Published on 10/12/2015
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Thursday that his country has failed to export its targeted 1 million tonnes of milled rice this year.
Japan slammed for fuelling illegal ivory trade
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» TOKYO - A conservation group slammed Japan Thursday for fuelling illegal ivory trading and smuggling through poor law enforcement.
Bangladesh lifts ban on Facebook
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» DHAKA - Bangladesh on Thursday lifted a ban on Facebook, three weeks after it was imposed for security reasons in the tense country, but mobile messaging apps remained barred, the telecoms minister said.
Swiss police searching Geneva for suspects over Paris attacks
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» GENEVA - Swiss police on Thursday were "actively searching" Geneva for suspects who may be linked to last month's attacks in Paris, a statement said, adding that the alert level in the city had been raised.
Trump says he is postponing trip to Israel
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump said Thursday he was postponing a planned trip to Israel, but vowed to return "after I become president of the US."
Coe defends Eugene choice for World Athletics amid French probe
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» LONDON - IAAF president Sebastian Coe on Thursday defended the decision to award the 2021 World Championships to the American city of Eugene after French prosecutors opened an investigation into the process.
English football club rejected Hasselbaink over racism fears
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» LONDON - English third-tier club Port Vale decided against hiring former Netherlands striker Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink as manager over fears he would be racially abused by supporters, the club's chairman has revealed.
Tourism industry: Migrant workers paid less, work more hours
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/12/2015
» Foreigner migrant workers working as waiters, gardeners & cleaners in tourism sector often get below minimum wage & work more hours, so what incentive is there to hire Thai workers.
Prosecutors seek 35 years' jail over death of refugee toddler
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» ANKARA - Turkish prosecutors Thursday demanded 35-year jail terms for two alleged people-smugglers blamed for the death of a three-year-old boy whose beached corpse came to symbolise Syria's refugee crisis, local media reported.
Tunisian Nobel laureates say fight against terrorism 'absolute priority'
AFP, Published on 10/12/2015
» OSLO - Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet, which on Thursday picked up its Nobel Peace Prize at a formal ceremony in Oslo, said the fight against terrorism was an "absolute priority".