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Bolt, Pearson through as Isinbayeva row lingers
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Usain Bolt and Sally Pearson both safely negotiated their way through qualification at the world championships on Friday as Yelena Isinbayeva backtracked over her apparent support of Russia's anti-gay law.
Army mortar fire 'kills 14 civilians near Damascus'
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Mortar fire by the Syrian army on the Mleha district southeast of Damascus killed at least 14 civilians, four of them children, a watchdog said on Friday.
Indonesia boat accident death toll rises to 13
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Indonesian rescuers found five more bodies Friday after a boat taking people home following holidays at the end of Ramadan sank, an official said, taking the death toll from the accident to 13.
Qatari firm vows 'affordable' mobile access for Myanmar
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Qatari telecoms giant Ooredoo on Friday pledged to introduce "affordable" phone services to Myanmar next year as it pumps $15 billion into one of the world's few remaining frontier mobile markets.
Eurozone inflation flat, trade surplus higher: Eurostat
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Inflation in the 17-nation eurozone was flat in July at an annual rate of 1.6 percent, official data showed on Friday.
EU seeks WTO ruling on Chinese steel pipe duties
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» The EU, fresh from solving one major trade dispute with China, called Friday for the WTO to rule on another over Chinese anti-dumping duties on imports of EU steel pipes, after talks with Beijing failed.
Pakistan rocket attack on train kills two
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» Unidentified militants killed two people and wounded 24 Friday in a gun and rocket attack on a passenger train in restive southwest Pakistan, officials said.
China vice mayor 'jailed for three years'
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» A former vice mayor of China's eastern city of Wenzhou was Friday sentenced to three years in jail for abuse of power in a land deal, state media reported.
China upholds jail term for Nobel laureate's relative
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» A Chinese court Friday upheld an 11-year prison sentence given to a relative of jailed Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo, a lawyer said, in a verdict the family claimed was littered with "lies".
All Blacks target Toomua, Folau
AFP, Published on 16/08/2013
» The All Blacks will target Australia's uncapped fly-half Matt Toomua and explosive winger Israel Folau in Saturday's Bledisloe Cup opener, New Zealand skipper Richie McCaw said.