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First US penis transplant performed on 64-year-old man
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» WASHINGTON - A 64-year-old man who lost most of his penis to cancer is recovering well after undergoing the United States' first penis transplant operation, doctors said Monday.
Myanmar religious tolerance activists face police action
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» YANGON - Myanmar police said Monday that they have begun legal action against five protesters over a weekend rally intended to promote religious tolerance.
Turkey's Erdogan blasts Europe's silence on Bangladesh leader's execution
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» ANKARA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday lashed out at Europe's silence over the execution of a veteran Islamist leader in Bangladesh, accusing the West of "double standards."
Sarandon slams accused paedophile Woody Allen
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» CANNES - Outspoken actress Susan Sarandon said Sunday she "has nothing good to say" about director Woody Allen after claims he abused his daughter surfaced again during the Cannes film festival.
Pro-democracy Hong Konger arrested in China for drone plot: Xinhua
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» BEIJING - A Hong Kong man linked to the city's pro-democracy opposition was arrested in China over a plot to use a drone to disrupt a visit to the city by a top Communist Party member, state media reported Sunday.
Seven dead in raid on Iraqi gas plant claimed by IS
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» BAGHDAD - Suicide attackers stormed a gas plant north of Baghdad Sunday, killing at least seven people and setting fire to tanks in the latest such assault claimed by the Islamic State group.
Norway sovereign wealth fund to sue Volkswagen
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» LONDON - Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest, is to sue German carmaker Volkswagen over an emissions-cheating scandal that caused it huge losses, the Financial Times reported Sunday.
Philippines' Duterte wants friendly ties with China
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» DAVAO, PHILIPPINES - Philippines' president-elect Rodrigo Duterte said Sunday he wanted friendly relations with China and confirmed he was open to direct talks over a territorial row that has badly damaged bilateral ties.
Suu Kyi, generals form a cosy alliance
News, Larry Jagan, Published on 16/05/2016
» Myanmar's new democratic government, led by the charismatic Aung San Suu Kyi, has only been in power for 50 days.
Hundreds of horses prance to mark Queen Elizabeth II's 90th birthday
AFP, Published on 16/05/2016
» WINDSOR (UNITED KINGDOM) - Performing ponies, trotting war horses and sturdy steeds hung with glittering decorations pranced in an equine extravaganza at Windsor Castle on Sunday to mark the 90th birthday of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.