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Hong Kong students take democracy protest to leader's home
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» More than 2,000 people marched on the residence of Hong Kong's leader Thursday night as students escalated their protest action against China's refusal to grant the city full democracy.
Crew including first woman cosmonaut in 17 years blasts off for ISS
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carrying an American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts, including the first woman cosmonaut in 17 years, blasted off on schedule Friday, Russian mission control said.
Venice girls in a tizz ahead of Clooney wedding
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Venice is abuzz, with Hollywood stars and the world's paparazzi arriving by gondola for the event of the year: George Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee.
350 refugees rescued by cruise ship 'refuse to disembark in Cyprus'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» LIMASSOL (CYPRUS) - Some 350 mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner on Thursday refused to disembark in Cyprus's southern port of Limassol, demanding instead to be taken to Italy, the cruise company said.
Basketball federation denies religious ban on headscarves
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Basketball's world governing body said Friday it could start next year to ease a ban on headgear in international competitions that has led Qatar's women's team to forfeit two matches at the Asian Games.
Difficult win for error-prone Gulbis
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» KUALA LUMPUR - Latvian Ernests Gulbis had to slog for two hours Thursday before defeating Germany's Philipp Petzschner with a 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-1 win to check into the quarterfinals of the Malaysian Open.
US-led air strikes disrupt jihadist oil operations in Syria
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» US-led air strikes in Syria disrupted the Islamic State group's lucrative oil-pumping operations as Britain's parliament on Friday debated joining anti-jihadist raids in neighbouring Iraq.
Syrian refugees refuse to disembark in Cyprus after rescue
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» Almost 300 mostly Syrian refugees rescued by a cruise liner were refusing Friday to disembark in Cyprus's southern port of Limassol, demanding instead to be taken to Italy, the cruise company said.
FBI head criticizes Apple, Google over data encryption
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» WASHINGTON - Federal Bureau of Investigation director James Comey hit out at Apple and Google over new data-security measures designed to reassure customers wary of government prying.
Party fever in Venice as stars descend for Clooney wedding
AFP, Published on 26/09/2014
» VENICE - The party of the year is happening here: the fresco-adorned Aman hotel on Venice's Grand Canal is feverishly preparing for George Clooney's wedding to Amal Alamuddin, his Lebanon-born British fiancee.