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Australia slashes foreign aid budget
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» CANBERRA - Australia has slashed its foreign aid budget by almost A$1 billion (27 billion baht) with Asian and African countries bearing the brunt, according to budget papers released Tuesday.
Ginger 'fanatic plotted Prince Charles murder to make Harry king'
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» LONDON - A right-wing fanatic who felt marginalised because of his ginger hair plotted the assassination of Prince Charles in the hope that his red-haired son Harry would become king, a British court heard Tuesday.
Bangladesh detains ship with 116 Malaysia-bound migrants
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» DHAKA - A joint patrol team of Bangladesh coast guards and navy detained a trawler in the Bay of Bengal Tuesday after it was cast adrift with 116 Malaysia-bound illegal migrants on board, a coast guard commander said.
WHO works on plan to tackle disease outbreaks after Ebola fiasco
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization, reeling under stinging criticism for its late response to the worst ever Ebola outbreak, on Tuesday said it was creating a blueprint to handle future disease outbreaks.
Myanmar student protesters go on trial
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» THARRAWADDY (MYANMAR) - Dozens of Myanmar education activists Tuesday went on trial in a case that has sparked international alarm and raised fears of a return to junta-era tactics in the slowly reforming nation.
Pakistani defector 'was key in Bin Laden operation'
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» ISLAMABAD - Two former senior Pakistani military officials told AFP Tuesday that a defector from Pakistani intelligence assisted the US in its hunt for Osama Bin Laden but denied the two countries had officially worked together.
Pakistan PM pledges support in Afghan fight against Taliban
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» KABUL - Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday pledged support to Afghanistan in its fight against the Taliban during a visit to Kabul, the latest sign of a thaw in their once-frosty relationship.
Wife of slain Myanmar reporter decries army acquittals
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» YANGON - The wife of a reporter shot dead by Myanmar's army slammed military impunity in the former junta-run nation on Tuesday, after a human rights body said two soldiers were acquitted by a court martial.
Taiwan opposition presidential hopeful to visit US
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's main opposition leader plans to visit the United States at the end of this month, seeking to improve relations between her party and the island's leading ally ahead of elections in 2016.
Verizon buys faded Internet pioneer AOL for $4.4 bn
AFP, Published on 12/05/2015
» WASHINGTON - Verizon unveiled plans Tuesday to buy AOL for $4.4 billion, bringing together the US telecom giant and faded Internet pioneer in a bid to compete better in online media and advertising.