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Settlement program threatens Israel's future: Kerry
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Israel's settlement building in the West Bank threatens both hope for peace with the Palestinians and the country's own future as a democracy.
London stocks close 'highest ever'
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» LONDON - London's stock market hit Wednesday its highest ever closing level, buoyed by strong performers in the energy and mining sectors and general optimism for the new year.
Galatasaray get Beijing offer for Podolski
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» ISTANBUL - Turkish Super Lig club Galatasaray of Istanbul said on Wednesday it had received a significant offer from Beijing Guoan for star German striker Lukas Podolski.
Sponsorless Tour of Qatar bites the dust
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» PARIS - The 2017 Tour of Qatar was on Wednesday called off due to lack of a sponsor, cycling's ruling body announced.
China police kill four after Uighur attack
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» BEIJING - Chinese police have shot dead four people who allegedly attacked a Communist Party office in the restive Xinjiang region on Wednesday, state media said, in the bloodiest such incident in months.
'Wiggo' -- cycling's colourful history-maker
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» LONDON - Bradley Wiggins has bowed out of professional cycling after a glittering career that saw him become the first Briton to win the Tour de France and his country's most decorated Olympian.
Former tennis world No 1 Ana Ivanovic retires
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» PARIS - Former world No 1 Ana Ivanovic on Wednesday announced her retirement from tennis, admitting that the physical toll of the circuit had proved too much.
Shiffrin doubles up at Semmering World Cup giant slalom
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» SEMMERING (AUSTRIA) - American slalom queen Mikaela Shiffrin won Wednesday's World Cup giant slalom at Semmering to follow up her success in the same discipline at the Austrian resort the day before.
Lame-duck Kerry sets new Israel agenda
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» WASHINGTON - In a stern parting shot, US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel on Wednesday that building settlements on Palestinian land threatens the country's very future as a democracy.
'Major' cyber attack launched on OSCE
AFP, Published on 29/12/2016
» VIENNA - The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, an international election and war monitor, said Wednesday it had become the latest global institution to suffer a "major" cyber attack.