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Koh Tao murders: DNA key to guilty verdict (Updated Friday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 25/12/2015
» DNA found on the victim was the key evidence which convinced the judges that the two migrant workers from Myanmar murdered two British backpackers and it is likely to be the basis of the upcoming appeal.
Jihadists 'to quit south Damascus suburbs': sources
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» DAMASCUS - Some 4,000 people, half of them jihadist fighters, will leave three besieged districts south of Syria's capital at the weekend as part of a landmark ceasefire, sources told AFP Friday.
England need Rooney to fire, says Hodgson
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» LONDON - England manager Roy Hodgson paid tribute to Wayne Rooney on Friday after a landmark year but said the striker must keep performing well for both club and country ahead of Euro 2016.
China probe finds Shenzhen landslide man-made disaster
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» BEIJING - A landslide last week that killed seven and has left dozens missing was an "industrial safety accident" rather than a geological disaster, a Chinese cabinet investigation found, the official Xinhua news agency reported Friday.
Woakes replaces Anderson for first Test with South Africa
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) - England captain Alastair Cook confirmed on Friday that Chris Woakes will replace the injured James Anderson for the Boxing Day Test against South Africa in Durban.
World champion Lovchev backed despite doping ban
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» MOSCOW - Russian sports minister Vitali Mutko on Friday threw his support behind world champion weightlifter Aleksey Lovchev who has been banned for suspected doping in the latest controversy to hit the country's sports authorities.
Syria rebel chief Zahran Alloush killed: monitor, opposition
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» BEIRUT - Zahran Alloush, head of the powerful Jaish al-Islam Syrian rebel group, was killed on Friday east of Damascus, a monitoring group and Syria's opposition said.
British queen hails triumph over 'darkness' in Christmas message
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» LONDON - Britain's Queen Elizabeth II used her Christmas address Friday to highlight the triumph of good over evil after a string of attacks in 2015, and to draw attention to the plight of refugees.
Lyon replace Fournier with right-hand man Genesio
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» LYON - Hubert Fournier became the second French Ligue 1 coach in two days to be replaced when he was removed from the hotseat at mid-table Lyon on Thursday, the seven-time champions announced.
Collins pens new two-year West Ham deal
AFP, Published on 25/12/2015
» LONDON - Welsh international defender James Collins on Thursday signed a new two-year deal with West Ham which will keep him at the London club until 2018.