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Problems pile up for rugby's Stade ahead of Toulon clash
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» PARIS - French champions Stade Francais tackle European kings Toulon on Sunday in a heavyweight Top 14 clash with both sides nursing a series of headaches over discipline and form.
Sony swings to $1.95 bn net profit as PlayStation sales soar
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» TOKYO - Sony on Friday posted a nine-month net profit of almost $2.0 billion, as strong sales of its PlayStation video games console and image sensors found in mobile gadgets help it move past years of losses.
German retail sector posts strongest growth in 21 years in 2015: data
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» FRANKFURT - Retailers in Germany clocked up their strongest annual increase in sales in 21 years in 2015, with business expanding by 2.7 percent, official data showed on Friday.
Penpix of Australian Open women's finalists
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» MELBOURNE - Penpix of the Australian Open women's finalists, top seed Serena Williams and seventh seed Angelique Kerber (x denotes seeding):
Six Nations wins alone won't cure European blues, says Gatland
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» LONDON - The latest edition of the Six Nations Championship, Europe's elite international competition, begins on February 6 amid much soul-searching in northern hemisphere rugby union.
Embattled N. Korea sends top diplomats to Russia, China: reports
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» SEOUL - Facing a US-led push for tough United Nations sanctions over its latest nuclear test, North Korea appeared to be looking for Security Council allies Friday, sending top diplomats to Moscow and possibly Beijing.
Former South Korea PM gets suspended jail term for corruption
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» SEOUL - Former South Korean prime minister Lee Wan-Koo was handed an eight-month suspended jail sentence on Friday following his conviction on corruption charges.
Pilots blamed for 2014 TransAsia crash on Taiwan island
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» TAIPEI - Two TransAsia Airways pilots caused a 2014 plane crash that left 48 people dead by flying too low as they attempted to land on an island during a typhoon, Taiwan's aviation authorities said Friday.
Emperor Akihito visits Japanese troop shrine in Philippines
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» CALIRAYA, PHILIPPINES - Japanese Emperor Akihito offered flowers Friday at a shrine built in the Philippines for Japanese soldiers killed during Japan's brutal World War II occupation of the Southeast Asian nation.
Maldives ready to extend Nasheed's prison leave
AFP, Published on 29/01/2016
» COLOMBO - The Maldives said Friday it could extend the prison leave granted to former president Mohamed Nasheed to go to London for medical treatment after he hinted at delaying his return.