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China urges Indonesia to release crew after sea confrontation
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» JAKARTA - A Chinese envoy called on Indonesia Monday to release eight crew members of a Chinese fishing boat detained during a maritime confrontation, after he was summoned by furious Indonesian ministers.
Israel 'rescues' 19 Jews from war-torn Yemen in covert operation
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» JERUSALEM - Israel has brought 19 Jews from Yemen to the Jewish state in a "complex, covert operation," officials said on Monday, noting they were among the last remaining in the war-torn country.
Australia stock market chief quits amid bribery probe
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» SYDNEY - The head of Australia's stock market operator resigned Monday, amid a police inquiry into bribery allegations at a gaming group he previously managed.
Ethnic ministry 'vital': Myanmar president-elect
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» NAYPYIDAW (MYANMAR) - Myanmar's new president-elect told lawmakers Monday that plans to create a new ethnic affairs ministry were "vital" for the conflict-torn nation, in his maiden address since being elected the first civilian leader in decades.
Russian court finds Ukraine pilot Savchenko guilty over journalist killings
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» DONETSK (RUSSIA) - A court in southern Russia on Monday found Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko guilty of murder over the killing of two Russian journalists in war-torn east Ukraine, at a trial condemned by Kiev and the West as a political sham.
Decision due on retrial for French rogue trader Kerviel
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» PARIS - Investigators were to decide Monday 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.
Emin launches show in Hong Kong as Art Basel comes to town
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HONG KONG - The pain of intimacy, raw physicality, love, sadness, loneliness: British artist Tracey Emin's trademark themes run through her new Hong Kong show "I Cried Because I Love You" -- her first in greater China.
Paris attacks suspect's 'accomplice' identified
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» BRUSSELS - Belgian prosecutors on Monday said they had discovered the real identity of a possible accomplice of Paris terror suspect Saleh Abdeslam, as they met with French counterparts to discuss the probe into November's carnage.
Starwood swings back to Marriott in bid battle
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» NEW YORK - Marriott International on Monday made a roaring comeback in its battle to build the world's biggest hotel group, winning Starwood Hotels's green light for an improved bid and pushing Chinese rival Anbang to the sidelines.
1,600 migrants land in Greece, despite EU-Turkey deal
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» ATHENS - More than 1,600 migrants have landed in Greece since a landmark EU-Turkish deal on curbing the influx took effect, officials said Monday, highlighting the challenges still facing efforts to tackle the crisis.