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Narathiwat forest fires under control
Waedao Harai, Published on 10/05/2016
» Fire fighters contained areas of wildfire in four districts of Narathiwat province on Tuesday, but they had to continuously hose down the boundaries as strong winds posed threats of fresh outbreaks.
Treasure Islands: Britain's offshore hubs
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» LONDON - Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure to demand greater transparency from Britain's overseas tax havens, which critics say help promote and support corruption.
Team player Russell Crowe shines in private eye bromance
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Russell Crowe was preparing on set to shoot Ridley Scott's 2010 epic "Robin Hood" when word reached him that his co-star, stage and screen legend William Hurt, was freaking out.
Dwyane Wade powers Heat past Raptors in overtime
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» LOS ANGELES - Dwyane Wade scored 30 points and had a clutch steal and dunk in overtime as the Miami Heat evened their second-round playoff series with a 94-87 win over Toronto.
Indonesian coffee crop down 10% as drought bites
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/05/2016
» JAKARTA - Coffee production in Indonesia will probably drop 10% this year after dry weather caused by the worst El Nino in almost two decades damaged crops and delayed the harvest.
SET down 6.78 to 1,387.36 at midday
Online Reporters, Published on 10/05/2016
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand main index fell 0.49%, or 6.78 points, to 1,387.36 at noon on Tuesday.
Art-loving mafia mobster's collection in Italy show
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» REGGIO CALABRIA (ITALY) - The prized art collection of a mafia boss, confiscated by Italian police, has gone on show in Calabria in an exhibition billed as a "victory of the state" over organised crime.
Five things we learned from North Korea's party congress
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» SEOUL - North Korea has wrapped up its first ruling party congress in nearly four decades.
Rwandan mayors go on trial in France over 1994 genocide
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» PARIS - Two former Rwandan mayors go on trial in France Tuesday facing charges of crimes against humanity and genocide over the 1994 massacres in the central African country.
From waterless village to rowing in Rio
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» PUNE (INDIA) - An Indian rower has achieved an improbable feat by qualifying for the Rio Olympics -- despite coming from a drought-plagued village where there is not even enough water to drink.