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Japan commemorates 10th anniversary of cat stationmaster
Published on 09/01/2017
» WAKAYAMA, JAPAN - A Japanese railway operator has held an event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of a cat's appointment as a stationmaster, drawing more than 100 fans of the iconic mascot despite it having died more than a year ago.
FA Cup results: Fourth-tier Plymouth hold Liverpool youngsters
Reuters, Published on 09/01/2017
» LONDON - Fourth-tier Plymouth Argyle shut up shop and kept the door firmly closed to earn a superb 0-0 draw away to Liverpool's youngest ever starting XI in Sunday's FA Cup third round tie at Anfield.
Rafsanjani, Iran ex-president, dead at 82
Published on 09/01/2017
» TEHRAN - Former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a wily political survivor and multimillionaire mogul who remained among the ruling elite despite moderate views, died Sunday, state TV reported. He was 82.
Korean monk's immolation protests Japanese 'comfort women'
Published on 09/01/2017
» SEOUL - A South Korean Buddhist monk is in critical condition after setting himself on fire to protest the country's settlement with Japan on compensation for wartime sex slaves, officials said Sunday.
New details emerge in Netanyahu probes
Published on 09/01/2017
» JERUSALEM - Israeli media on Sunday reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to negotiate a deal for more positive coverage by a major Israeli newspaper two years ago.
4 dead in Jerusalem truck attack
Published on 09/01/2017
» JERUSALEM - Four Israeli soldiers were killed and more than 15 other people were injured Sunday when a truck slammed into a group of soldiers at a Jerusalem bus stop before the assailant was fatally shot, police said.
Little respite for ravaged Central, South
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/01/2017
» Thirteen provinces in the lower Central region and the South have been warned to brace for more possible flash floods as heavy rain is forecast over the next day or so, according to the Meteorological Department yesterday.
347 accused of cheating in police exam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/01/2017
» The chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB)'s Training Centre lodged a complaint Sunday with Phahon Yothin police against 347 people allegedly involved in cheating in the latest police entrance examination.
Government to get tough on fake goods sales
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2017
» The Department of Intellectual Property (DIP) has vowed to get tough on online sales of counterfeit goods.
Tak province shaken by back-to-back earthquakes
News, Published on 09/01/2017
» A series of earthquakes took place near the Thailand-Myanmar border in Tak's Umphang district early yesterday, according to the Seismological Bureau. No injuries or damage were reported.