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Taliban target Myanmar
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» ISLAMABAD : The Pakistani Taliban Thursday threatened to attack Myanmar to avenge crimes against the Muslim Rohingya, unless Pakistan halts all relations with the Naypyidaw government and shuts the Myanmar embassy in Islamabad.
Madonna faces backlash after short Paris show
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Madonna was on the receiving end of an angry backlash from her fans on Friday for ending a Paris concert after just 45 minutes.
Saudis angry over Olympic judo hijab ban
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Saudi Arabia have complained to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after judo fighter Wojdan Shaherkani was banned from wearing the hijab head scarf during competition.
Daley hopes China's divers will crack
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Britain's teenage star Tom Daley is hoping China's divers will crack under pressure at the London Olympics as he seeks to break the dominance of the "Dream Team" on home soil.
Japan may send troops to disputed islands
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» Japan's defence minister on Friday warned Tokyo could send troops to a chain of East China Sea islands at the centre of a territorial row with China if the simmering dispute escalated.
Germany, France vow to do 'protect eurozone'
AFP, Published on 27/07/2012
» The leaders of Germany and France threw their political support Friday behind ECB chief Mario Draghi's vow to do "everything" to protect the eurozone, after another brutal week of market turmoil.