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S. Korea says prepared for another North nuclear test
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» SEOUL - South Korea is fully prepared for North Korea to carry out a fifth nuclear test in defiance of tough UN sanctions imposed over its surprise fourth test in January, officials said Monday.
S. Korean activists to scatter millions of anti-North leaflets
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» SEOUL - South Korean activists said Monday they planned to launch millions of anti-Pyongyang leaflets into North Korea, a move likely to escalate already elevated tensions on the divided peninsula.
ICC to hand down verdict against DRCongo ex-leader
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» THE HAGUE - War crimes judges deliver their verdict Monday against former Congolese vice president Jean-Pierre Bemba, blamed for vicious rapes and killings by his private army in neighbouring Central African Republic over a decade ago.
Indonesia's mentally ill languish in shackles
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» BREBES (INDONESIA) - In a small faith healing centre in rural Indonesia, Sulaiman chanted in a confused fashion, tugged at a chain attached to his ankle, and shifted restlessly on a hard, wooden bench.
Decision due on retrial for French rogue trader Kerviel
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» PARIS - Investigators will decide Monday on whether French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel has the right to a retrial over his conviction for gambling away 4.9 billion euros ($5.5 billion) and almost bankrupting one of Europe's biggest banks.
Money to burn? China firms seek new investors
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» SHANTOU (CHINA) - The Guangdong Yixiang Folk Culture Co. has a licence to print money -- thousands of lookalike US dollars roll off its clattering presses every minute, intended as burnt offerings for the heavenly bank accounts of Chinese ancestors.
Calls for climate action over Great Barrier Reef bleaching
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» SYDNEY - Environmental groups on Monday urged greater action on climate change after the government declared the highest alert level over an epidemic of coral bleaching in the pristine northern reaches of Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
Australian FM defends refugee policy on Indonesia trip
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» JAKARTA - Australia's foreign minister defended Canberra's controversial refugee policy Monday during a trip to the key transit nation Indonesia, after Jakarta pressed for more help for people waiting for resettlement.
Good neighbours ease fears in Pakistan polio fight
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» KARACHI - In a rundown district of Karachi, Rabia balks at a neighbour's proposal to vaccinate her children, demonstrating one of the biggest hurdles to eradicating polio in Pakistan by the end of the year: confused and frightened parents.
Obama to meet Castro in groundbreaking Cuba talks
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - President Barack Obama will hold rare talks with his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro on Monday in Havana, setting aside a more than half-century bitter standoff between the United States and the communist island.