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US investors 'in talks to buy Everton'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» LONDON - A consortium led by two US technology investors is negotiating to buy Everton Football Club for an estimated pound sterling200 million (272 million euros, $297 million), The Times newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Afghan reinforcements reach Helmand as Taliban advance
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» KABUL - The Afghan government Wednesday rushed reinforcements to Helmand after Taliban militants captured large swathes of a strategic opium-producing district, prompting the first British troop deployment to the troubled province in 14 months.
Pakistan minorities live in fear after blasphemy mob killings
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» KOT RADHA KISHAN (PAKISTAN) - Four-year-old Aliya's life collapsed last year when her illiterate Christian parents were falsely accused of tossing out pages of the Koran in their rubbish, and then lynched and burnt on a brick kiln by an angry mob.
China's counterterrorism bill 'inspired by US'
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» BEIJING - China studied US legislation to draft its controversial counterterrorism law, it said Wednesday, amid concerns in Washington that the bill's provisions may tighten media controls and threaten the intellectual property of foreign tech firms.
Thaksin asks court to keep his passports
Online Reporters, Published on 23/12/2015
» Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has filed a lawsuit with the Central Administrative Court against the state's revocation of his two regular Thai passports.
Scottish minimum drink price 'breaks EU law', court rules
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» LUXEMBOURG - The EU's top court ruled Wednesday that Scotland's minimum price system for alcohol, designed to stop people "drinking themselves to death," was contrary to EU law.
Beatles songs set for streaming by Christmas
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» LONDON - The Beatles are set to release their back catalogue on streaming sites including Spotify, Apple Music and Tidal for the first time from Christmas Eve, the band's website said Wednesday.
Facebook in India row over Internet access for the poor
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» NEW DELHI - Facebook went on the offensive Wednesday in an escalating row with Indian authorities over a controversial initiative which the social network says is aimed at widening online access in the developing world.
France arrests two over foiled attack plot near Orleans: minister
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» TOULOUSE (FRANCE) - A jihadist attack plot was foiled and two men arrested last week in the French region of Orleans, southwest of Paris, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Tuesday.
Colombia legalises medical marijuana
AFP, Published on 23/12/2015
» BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos signed a decree Tuesday legalising and regulating medical marijuana, the latest softening of the country's hardline tactics in the war on drugs.