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Nepal to reopen damaged heritage sites
Published on 28/05/2015
» KATHMANDU — Nepal has decided to reopen next month three world heritage sites that have been off-limits to tourists since last month's devastating earthquake, officials said.
Chelsea comes to Bangkok: the good news and the bad
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/05/2015
» English Premier League champion Chelsea is in Bangkok for a match with the Thai national team, their first stop after winning the title. That's great news, but is there any bad?
Bangladesh 'plans to move thousands of Rohingya to island'
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» DHAKA - Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border to a southern island, an official said Wednesday.
UN demands action for crimes against journalists
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The UN Security Council on Wednesday urged world governments to end impunity for those who silence journalists in a resolution applauded as historic by a leading media rights group.
Lucic-Baroni making up for lost years at French Open
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» PARIS - If Mirjana Lucic-Baroni hadn't been a tennis player, she would have become an archaeologist, happy to explore the ruins of Rome or her native Croatia.
US prosecutors allege 'World Cup' of soccer fraud
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» NEW YORK - The United States accused soccer officials of corrupting a sport loved by billions Wednesday, warning the investigation is not over and seeking the extradition of suspects arrested in Switzerland.
Blatter says corrupt officials to be booted out
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» ZURICH - FIFA president Sepp Blatter admitted Wednesday football's world body faces a "difficult time" because of a major corruption storm but vowed any officials found guilty would be expelled from the sport.
Thai police seek local help in people smuggling crackdown
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» BANGKOK - Thai police are seeking help from villagers living near a recently uncovered network of jungle camps to aid their investigation into people-smuggling and human trafficking-gangs, a senior officer said Wednesday.
Philippine, Vietnam troops play sports on disputed island
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» MANILA - Filipino and Vietnamese troops played football and tug-of-war on a disputed South China Sea island on Wednesday, officials said, closing ranks as their rival China ramps up construction of artificial islands.
Nishikori hardened by American dream
AFP, Published on 28/05/2015
» PARIS - Japan's Kei Nishikori believes his rise into the world top five would never have happened had he not forged his skills in America's do-or-die sports environment.