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AFP – A prominent Iraqi state television anchorman was shot dead on Tuesday as he was driving in the capital, a colleague told AFP, as a media watchdog reported the conflict has been the most …
AFP – World oil prices fell on Tuesday as the market reacted to the end of the peak demand season coming at a time when supplies are high, analysts said.
New York’s main contract, light sweet …
AFP – Australia left interest rates on hold at 4.50 percent for the fourth month on Tuesday, with the central bank saying inflation was close to its target and the global outlook uncertain.
The Reserve Bank …
AFP – European powerhouse Germany received a blow Tuesday as orders for its industrial goods unexpectedly dropped significantly in July, following a strong rise the month before, official data showed.
Industrial orders fell by 2.2 percent …
AFP – River defences in Pakistan’s flood-hit south were bolstered Tuesday in a bid to save two towns from catastrophic flooding as the UN warned the world community must help the militant-hit nation recover.
Eight million …
AFP – Prime Minister George Papandreou reshuffled his government Tuesday to speed up the economic revival of recession-mired Greece, which had been on the brink of bankruptcy, the government spokesman said.
The expanded government, announced nearly …
AFP – Men who wish to attract women on the disco floor would be better advised to learn a few moves that answer the female mating drive rather than bother with the moonwalk.
Psychologists have identified …
AFP – The Palestinian Authority has arrested several Hamas members for organizing and carrying out two recent attacks on Israeli settlers, a senior official said on Tuesday.
The Palestinian security official, speaking to AFP on condition …
AFP – A judge has granted bankruptcy protection to ailing Mexicana airline, which indefinitely suspended all its flights last month, judicial sources said Tuesday.
The group has one year to restructure and avoid bankruptcy, judge Felipe …
AFP – The main suspect in the Philippines’ worst political massacre goes on trial on Wednesday, amid allegations of witness intimidation and fears the case could drag on for years.
Andal Ampatuan Jnr and over 100 …
AFP – It was only this week that Colombia’s pint-sized Edward Nino was on top of the world, named the Guinness Book’s smallest man on the planet. Now a tiny Nepalese teen is about to …
AFP – The Iraqi government wants jailed former deputy prime minister Tareq Aziz to die in prison and has shown no compassion for his declining health, his Amman-based son said on Monday.
The warders of 74-year-old …
AFP – US President Barack Obama unveils plans Monday to spend at least 50 billion dollars to expand and renew US roads, railways and airports, in a fresh bid to fire up sluggish economic growth.
Obama, …
REUTERS – Whether a hoax or not, a new documentary about Joaquin Phoenix and his transition from acclaimed, brooding actor to bearded, shambolic hip-hop wannabe has captivated viewers at the Venice film festival.
"I’m Still Here" …
AFP – Chinese filmmaker Wang Bing on Monday shone a cold light on human suffering at a re-education camp in the windswept Gobi Desert in “The Ditch” at the Venice film festival.
Set in 1960, the …
AFP – German attacking midfielder Toni Kroos on Monday announced his intention to take Lukas Podolski’s place on the left flank in the national side.
“All the players that play in positions where I can play …
