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Give Trump time, don't assume worst: Obama Jeff Mason - AAP on November 20, 2016, 5:51 pm Barack Obama has continued his efforts to calm anxieties since Donald won the US presidential race. US President Barack Obama did in Latin America what he tried to do in Europe: tell worried citizens...

Facebook apologises for removing photo AP on September 13, 2016, 7:52 pm Facebook's chief operating officer has apologised to Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg for deleting a photograph from its pages and conceded that "we don't always get it right.'' Sheryl Sandberg said in a letter to...

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Singapore Zika cases top 150 AAP on September 2, 2016, 10:08 am The number of Zika cases in Singapore has climbed to 151, including a second pregnant woman. China has intensified its checks on people and goods arriving from Singapore as an outbreak of the Zika virus in the small city-state...

Turkey airport ad accuses Sweden of 'highest rape rate' AFP on August 20, 2016, 4:46 am Istanbul (AFP) - A billboard at Istanbul's international airport accused Sweden of having the highest rate of rape worldwide, AFP pictures showed on Friday, just days after Stockholm accused Ankara of...

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Turkey's failed coup: what we know AFP on July 21, 2016, 4:53 am Ankara (AFP) - Some 50,000 people in Turkey have been either detained or sacked in the wake of last weekend's failed bid to topple President Recep Erdogan. Here is what we know about the widening purge and the violent events...

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Wednesday, 6 July 2016 | MYT 10:37 PM Durian prices spike in Singapore as Malaysian drought dries up supply by fabian koh SINGAPORE: A drought in Malaysia has led to a spike in durian prices down south, with some sellers here charging over S$10 (RM30) a kilogram more than they did a year...

Russian governor accused of taking bribes AAP on June 25, 2016, 2:17 pm Russian investigators have detained the governor of the Kirov region, saying they had caught him accepting a bribe in a Moscow restaurant. The governor, Nikita Belykh, has been critical of the Kremlin and was formerly...

Pakistani mother arrested for burning daughter alive for ‘honour killing’ PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 08 June, 2016, 7:01pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 08 June, 2016, 7:01pm Associated Press A Pakistani woman was arrested on Wednesday after dousing her daughter with kerosene and burning her alive...

Model gets 15 1/2 years for killing millionaire ex-boyfriend Ciaran Giles, The Associated Press First posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 07:00 AM EDT | Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 08:29 AM EDT Mayka Kukucova MADRID -- A Spanish court sentenced a Slovakian model to 15 1/2 years in prison after...

Google Paris HQ raided in tax inquiry AAP on May 25, 2016, 12:02 am French investigators have raided Google's Paris headquarters as part of a tax evasion inquiry, the financial prosecutor's office says. Google said it was fully complying with French law. Facing public anger at the way...

China arrests 135 for illegal vaccines AP on May 21, 2016, 9:28 pm China has arrested 135 people in 22 provinces for illegally buying and selling vaccines. BEIJING May 21 AP - China has arrested 135 people in 22 provinces for illegally buying and selling vaccines, in the latest scandal...

Colombia to extradite Panama drug-money suspect to US AFP on May 7, 2016, 4:41 am Bogota (AFP) - Colombia will extradite a leader of a prominent Panama business family to the United States where he is charged with laundering money for ruthless drug gangs, authorities said Friday. Police...