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North Korea shuts down Pyongyang model village
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» SEOUL - North Korea has closed a multi-million dollar model village in Pyongyang because it reminds leader Kim Jong-Un of his executed uncle who managed the project, media reports said on Tuesday.
American gets 10 years for buying child sex in Cambodia
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PHNOM PENH - A court on Tuesday sentenced an American man to a decade in jail for sexually abusing girls as young as five, part of the latest effort to deter foreign paedophiles.
Iniesta shines as Spain flex Euro 2016 muscles
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» TOULOUSE - He symbolised the end of an era after a disastrous first-round exit from the 2014 World Cup, but Andres Iniesta's critics were eating their words as the champions flexed their Euro 2016 muscles on Monday.
World Rugby to look at Pacific talent drain
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» WELLINGTON - World Rugby pledged on Tuesday to examine a raft of issues that cash-strapped South Pacific unions complain is draining talented players from their ranks.
All Blacks defend struggling winger Julian Savea
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» WELLINGTON - All Blacks assistant coach Ian Foster on Tuesday expressed confidence winger Julian Savea would return to his blockbusting best after a lacklustre performance against Wales.
Austria skipper Fuchs no ordinary footballer
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PARIS - Social media fiend, clothing line designer and head of a football academy in New York, Austria captain Christian Fuchs is as committed off the pitch as he is to fairytale Premier League champions Leicester City.
Human flesh, hair found inside bear after fatal attack
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» TOKYO - Human flesh and hair were found inside the stomach of a bear suspected of attacking at least one of four people missing in a forest in northern Japan, officials said Tuesday.
Pistorius back in court for sentencing hearing
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» PRETORIA - Oscar Pistorius returned to court Tuesday a day after being described as a "broken" man who should be hospitalised rather than jailed, as he attended sentencing for the murder of his girlfriend three years ago.
Ex-Italian PM Berlusconi has surgery after heart attack
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» ROME - Italy's controversial former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was undergoing cardiac surgery after a heart attack that his doctor said could have killed the 79-year-old.
Brexit fears drive German bond yields to below zero
AFP, Published on 14/06/2016
» FRANKFURT - Fears of a possible Brexit and economic concerns pushed yields on Germany's sovereign debt into negative territory for the first time on Tuesday, meaning investors are willing to actually pay to hold German government debt rather than receive any return.