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German tennis star Kerber stays healthy in Sydney heat battle
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» SYDNEY - German Angelique Kerber defied fierce heat and early lethargy to maintain her trouble-free build-up to next week's Australian Open on Monday.
Mumbai police force-feed thief dozens of bananas
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» MUMBAI - Indian police successfully deployed an unusual technique to retrieve a gold chain that a thief had swallowed while officers were in hot pursuit -- they force-fed him more than 40 bananas.
PM shoots down Suthep advice
Published on 11/01/2016
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ruled out former deputy prime minister Suthep Thaugsuban's proposal that the government buy rubber from farmers at 60 baht a kilogramme, saying he would solve the problem systematically starting Tuesday afternoon.
17 arrested so far over Thalang police station riot
Online Reporters, Published on 11/01/2016
» Seventeen of the 86 suspects wanted under arrest warrants for the Oct 10 riot at Thalang police station in Phuket province have been arrested, the chief of Region 8 Provincial Police said on Monday.
Princess Cristina and husband's landmark trial begins in Spain
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» PALMA (SPAIN) - Princess Cristina of Spain and her husband went on trial on Monday under global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation.
David Bowie: Chameleon of rock
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» LONDON - From Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke and Aladdin Sane, David Bowie was rock's definitive chameleon.
Suvarnabhumi apologises for snake found on luggage cart
Associated Press, Published on 11/01/2016
» Suvarnabhumi airport issued an apology after a snake slithered into the arrival hall and wrapped itself around the base of a luggage cart over the weekend.
Nearly all suspects in Cologne New Year violence 'foreign origin'
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» DUESSELDORF (GERMANY) - German authorities said Monday that nearly all the suspects in the New Year's Eve violence mainly against women in Cologne were "of foreign origin", as they released initial findings of a criminal probe.
8 children dead after Russia strike hits Syria school: monitor
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» BEIRUT - At least eight children were killed along with their teacher in a Russian air strike that hit a school in Syria's Aleppo province on Monday, a monitor said.
UK athletics wants world records wiped out
AFP, Published on 11/01/2016
» LONDON - Britain's athletics federation on Monday called for all world records to be reset because of drugs and corruption scandals that have tainted the sport.