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Unbeaten Rios, Gamboa book world title bout
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» Unbeaten former world champions Brandon Rios and Yuriorkis Gamboa will fight for the vacant World Boxing Association lightweight title on April 14, promoters said on Friday.
Australian sues Twitter over hate blog: report
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» An Australian man is suing Twitter for defamation after he was wrongly named as the author of a hate blog, a report said Friday.
Moroccan in custody for plotting to bomb US Capitol
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» A Moroccan immigrant was in federal custody Saturday after he allegedly tried to carry out a suicide bombing at the US Capitol, under the watch of the FBI in a sting operation.
World Bank to select new president by April 20
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» The World Bank said Friday it would select a new president to succeed Robert Zoellick by April 20, the start of the World Bank and IMF's spring meetings in Washington.
Tibetan monk self-immolates to protest China: group
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» A Tibetan monk burned himself to death on Friday in a protest against a crackdown on his monastery, in the latest of a wave of self-immolations against Beijing's rule, an exile group said.
Malaysian group demands action over dubious voters
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» A Malaysian electoral reform group called Friday for Prime Minister Najib Razak to clean up the electoral roll after an audit indicated possibly large numbers of dubious voter registrations.
Countries agree on new mobile spectrum at radio conference
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» The International Telecommunication Union said Friday its World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC-12) has agreed a treaty aimed at revising the radio frequency spectrum to speed up mobile services.
US iPad owners tend to be older, have money
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» US owners of iPads tend to be older and richer than people who buy rival tablet computers, according to a study released on Friday by NPD Group.
British student jailed for hacking Facebook
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» A student who infiltrated Facebook in what prosecutors called "the most extensive and flagrant" case of social media hacking ever heard in a British court was jailed for eight months on Friday.
Oil price hits nine-month high
AFP, Published on 18/02/2012
» Oil prices struck a nine-month high in New York Friday, driven by simmering geopolitical tensions over key crude producer Iran and optimism the Greek debt crisis can be resolved, traders said.