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Chinese big spenders in Singapore
Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2014
» Tourists from China have outspent Indonesians in Singapore for the first time.
Syria's warring parties kick off new round of talks
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» Syria's warring sides launched a new round of peace talks Monday, as an agreement from the first round last month was being implemented with aid convoys evacuating the besieged city of Homs.
Congo warlord Ntaganda 'key' to ethnic crimes, ICC hears
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» Former warlord Bosco Ntaganda played a "key role" in ethnic crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo, using child soldiers and capturing sex slaves for his rebel army, the International Criminal Court heard on Monday.
Keep grief symbols out of Games, athletes told
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» The International Olympic Committee on Monday warned against wearing black armbands and other symbols of mourning during competitions at the Sochi 2014 Games, in a controversy that has raised strong emotions among athletes.
Snowboarder Jenny Jones proves no snow, no problem
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» Jenny Jones's success in slopestyle snowboarding was notable for more than just the fact she claimed Britain's first ever Olympic medal on the snow.
Ice hockey star Tikhonov grieves for father with Sochi dream
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» Just six months after the tragic death of Vasili Tikhonov, Russian hockey's legendary Tikhonov family has one of their own to cheer for at the Sochi Games.
B15m illegal logs seized in Mukdahan
Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2014
» The Marine have confiscated 15 million baht worth of Siamese rosewood, or payung, found in an apartment in Mukdahan’s Nikhom Kham Soi district, the Royal Thai Navy said on Monday.
Pheu Thai: Thaksin was in Myanmar last week
Online Reporters, Published on 10/02/2014
» Speculation was rife on social media and a Pheu Thai Party leader on Monday confirmed that the rumours were true.
German in Mount Kinabalu death fall
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» A 22-year-old German tourist died on Monday after falling from the peak of Mount Kinabalu on Malaysia's Borneo island, police said.
Germany's Hoefl-Riesch defends super-combined gold
AFP, Published on 10/02/2014
» Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch closed in on Janica Kostelic's record of four Olympic golds with a thrilling victory in the women's super-combined on Monday.