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FBI says it knows IS executioner
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» The United States has identified the masked Islamic State militant who murdered two kidnapped American journalists in separate videotaped beheadings, FBI chief James Comey said Thursday.
France orders plain cigarette packs
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» PARIS - France said Thursday it would introduce plain cigarette packaging and ban electronic cigarettes in certain public places, in a bid to reduce high smoking rates among the under-16s.
Evans to leave cycling fulfilled with no regrets
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Cadel Evans said he can walk away from cycling in February knowing he has fulfilled his potential on two wheels.
China kills 40 Xinjiang 'rioters'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» BEIJING - Forty "rioters" were killed Sunday in China's far-western Xinjiang region after a series of coordinated explosions, state media said Thursday.
UN confronts deadly Ebola epidemic
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» World leaders gathered at the United Nations heard dire warnings and desperate pleas for assistance Thursday as the deadly Ebola virus forced Sierra Leone to quarantine a million people.
Japan PM vows to work against 'war culture'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged Thursday to eliminate "war culture" from the world as he highlighted Tokyo's aid in crises from the Middle East to Ukraine.
Spanish PM visits China in bid to boost trade
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» BEIJING - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday made his first visit to China, meeting with top officials in Beijing on a trip aimed at expanding trade with the Asian giant.
Six Nobel laureates boycott summit over Dalai Lama visa
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» CAPE TOWN - Six Nobel peace laureates will boycott a global summit in South Africa next month after the government refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa, a spokeswoman said Thursday.
Japanese dancer Carlotta Ikeda dies in France
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» BORDEAUX - Japanese dancer and choreographer Carlotta Ikeda has died at her home in France at the age of 73, her dance company said Thursday.
US: 1,000 Asians fighting for IS
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» WASHINGTON - About 1,000 volunteers from the Asia-Pacific region have sought to join the Islamic State group, a senior military officer said Thursday.