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China eyes 2015 AIIB launch
Published on 03/01/2015
» China expected Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be operational before the end of 2015, the Chinese Finance Ministry says.
3 dead in Mercedes-pickup truck crash
Jumphol Nikomruk, Published on 03/01/2015
» Three people were burned beyond recognition when a speeding Mercedes Benz veered off the road and slammed into an oncoming pickup truck before catching fire in Rayong on Saturday afternoon.
South Africa's Amla, De Villiers dig in against West Indies
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» South African captain Hashim Amla made a patient half-century as he and AB de Villiers steered their team towards a sound position on the second day of the third and final Test against the West Indies at Newlands on Saturday.
Norway cargo ship sinks off Vietnam
Published on 03/01/2015
» COPENHAGEN — A Norwegian ship owner says one if its cargo vessels has sunk off Vietnam. Bergen-based Gearbulk says only one of the 19 Filipino crew members was known to have survived.
Switzerland plans to export prisoners
Published on 03/01/2015
» BERLIN — Little Switzerland has too many criminals and too few prisons.
Al-Qaeda suspect dies days before US trial
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» A Libyan accused over the 1998 Al-Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa died on Friday, days before he was to stand trial in New York.
Gerrard announces move to United States
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard revealed on Saturday that he will join an as-yet unnamed team in the United States when he leaves Anfield at the end of the season.
Iraq oil exports highest since 1980 but low prices hit revenue
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» BAGHDAD - Iraq's oil exports reached their highest level in decades in December, the oil ministry's spokesman said on Saturday, but vital revenues were being hit by the plummeting prices of crude.
Djokovic illness hands Murray first win of season
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» World number one Novak Djokovic withdrew from the final of the Mubadala World Tennis Championships in Abu Dhabi on Saturday handing Andy Murray his first title of the season.
Volvo Ocean Race fleet depart for China with Team Vestas Wind
AFP, Published on 03/01/2015
» ABU DHABI - Team Vestas Wind, the crew whose boat was grounded in the middle of the Indian Ocean, waved farewell to the rest of the Volvo Ocean Race fleet on Saturday as they set sail for the third leg to China from Abu Dhabi.