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Near riot over Sihanouk photos
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» PHNOM PENH : Police in Cambodia were called in Monday to prevent a riot at a factory whose Chinese manager angered 1,000 workers by ripping up photos of recently deceased former king Norodom Sihanouk.
UN offers support against 'cyberterrorism'
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» The United Nations published Monday a report offering guidance and support to countries on tackling "terrorists" who use the Internet to plan attacks, recruit and disseminate propaganda.
Lance Armstrong loses titles
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» GENEVA : Disgraced Lance Armstrong's fate was sealed on Monday, as cycling's under-fire world governing body decided to back a life ban for doping and strip him of his record seven Tour de France titles.
Vietnam PM admits 'faults' on economy
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung admitted on Monday that his government had made mistakes in its stewardship of the troubled economy, in the latest bout of self-criticism by the secretive Communist regime.
Japan firm launches real-time telephone translation
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Japan's biggest mobile operator said on Monday it will launch a translation service that lets people chat over the telephone in several different languages.
India bids farewell to Bollywood's 'king of romance'
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Tributes poured in on Monday for the renowned Indian filmmaker Yash Chopra, dubbed Bollywood's "king of romance", who died in Mumbai aged 80 after suffering from dengue fever.
Sting forces venue switch in Philippines tree row
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Rock superstar Sting has forced organisers to move his planned one-night show in the Philippines to another Manila venue amid a spat over pine trees involving the original hosts, it was announced Friday.
Supermodel Eva Herzigova launches Kazakhstan luxury mall in style
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» The Esentai Mall, part of a luxury development which also includes the country's tallest building, the Esentai tower, opened Friday in Kazakhstan. Czech supermodel Eva Herzogova was joined by over 1,000 fellow VIPs to celebrate the opening, which takes advantage of Almaty's position as a major new financial services center in Central Asia.
The ultimate Bond book for the ultimate Bond fan
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» Two years, 100 filing cabinets full of documentation and over 100 million images in the making, The James Bond Archives published by Taschen could well be the definitive guide to the world's most famous, suave, and sophisticated fictional secret agent.
One chef, one ingredient: Raymond Blanc on pumpkin
AFP, Published on 22/10/2012
» If you are what you eat, then it could be said that chefs are what they cook. In an exclusive weekly series from Relaxnews, some of the top chefs from around the world share their favorite food ingredient to cook with, and eat. Whether it be peas, asparagus, beef, or seafood, the answers are as varied as the chefs themselves. Chef Raymond Blanc, who presides over Le Manoir Aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton, Oxford, England, which serves modern French cuisine, chose Ironbark pumpkin (Potiron Muscade de Provence).