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No one wants to bury Boston bomb suspect
Tamerlan Tsarnaev died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma injuries, the funeral home holding the Boston Marathon bombing suspect's body has revealed.
May 4, 2013, 7:52 pm
Saudi's Kingdom Holding signs 200 million pound refinancing deal for Savoy
RIYADH (Reuters) - A subsidiary of Saudi Arabia's Kingdom Holding Co last week agreed to refinance the debt it used to buy London's Savoy Hotel with a new 200 million-pound loan, it said on Saturday. ...
May 4, 2013, 7:33 pm
China returns 10 trafficked children to Vietnam
BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese authorities have returned 10 Vietnamese children who were kidnapped and trafficked into China, state media said on Saturday.
May 4, 2013, 7:22 pm
Arson-hit South Korean landmark reopens to public
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korea on Saturday reopened its landmark Namdaemun gate to the public, five years after the historic jewel in central Seoul was burned down in an arson attack that shocked the nation.
May 4, 2013, 7:18 pm
Obama doesn't foresee US troops in Syria
Speculation has mounted that the Obama administration could reverse its opposition to arming the rebels in Syria.
May 4, 2013, 7:13 pm
Indonesia recruits civil servants to offset pilot shortage
JAKARTA (AFP) - Indonesia has started to train civil servants to become flight instructors to meet demand for pilots in its fast-growing aviation industry, the transport ministry spokesman said on Saturday.
May 4, 2013, 7:07 pm
S. Korea stops anti-North leaflet launch
SEOUL (AFP) - South Korean police on Saturday stopped a planned launch of anti-North Korean leaflets across the tense border, sparking an angry protest from activists, witnesses said.
May 4, 2013, 6:48 pm
Anti-immigration UKIP breaks through in English polls
LONDON (AFP) - The anti-immigration UK Independence Party broke through as a major political force on Saturday following local elections which delivered a bloody nose to Britain's ruling coalition.
May 4, 2013, 6:09 pm
Pakistan tribesmen embrace historic polls
MICHNI, Pakistan (AFP) - Pakistan's tribal belt may have been dubbed the world's most dangerous place by the United States, but enthusiastic tribesmen are defying the Taliban to vote for change at next week's polls.
May 4, 2013, 5:55 pm
China detains 900 over toxic meat scandal
BEIJING (AFP) - China has detained 900 people for crimes including selling rat and fox meat as beef and mutton, the public security ministry said, in another blow to the nation's food safety.
May 4, 2013, 5:11 pm
Australia opposed to PNG death penalty
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has spoken to PNG's leaders about the challenges of law and order, and Australia's stance against the death penalty.
May 4, 2013, 5:08 pm
New Asian football boss 'victim of smear campaign'
KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) - Asia's new football chief said he was the victim of a smear campaign involving a government after his election was overshadowed by claims of vote-buying and human rights abuses.
May 4, 2013, 5:05 pm-
Author Murakami sends message to Boston
TOKYO (AFP) - Japanese author and keen runner Haruki Murakami sent a "personal message" to the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing and said he also felt wounded by the attack on his favourite race.
May 4, 2013, 4:56 pm -
Raging California wildfire nearly doubles in size
MALIBU, California (AFP) - A raging California wildfire nearly doubled in size, although firefighters said they gained more control over it, and allowed the western US state's scenic coastal highway to reopen.
May 4, 2013, 4:22 pm 
Israel's Netanyahu, Palestine's Abbas head to China
By Sui-Lee Wee
May 4, 2013, 4:10 pm
BEIJING (Reuters) - China will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas next week for separate bilateral talks as it tries t...
Support for Najib falls ahead of election - poll
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Support for Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak fell among all the country's main racial groups in an opinion poll, signalling the tough fight he faces in an election in the ...
May 4, 2013, 4:09 pm
Black Italian politician defies racism
Although she's been targeted with racial slurs so vile an inquiry has been ordered, Italy's first black minister is determined to change people's minds.
May 4, 2013, 3:11 pm
Missing US journalist `in Syrian prison'
A US journalist was likely abducted by a pro-Syrian government group in November and is being held in a prison near Damascus, GlobalPost says.
May 4, 2013, 3:06 pm
German WWII bomber to be salvaged off UK
A complex salvage operation off the coast of southeast England hopes to rescue the only known surviving example of the German Dornier Do 17 bomber.
May 4, 2013, 2:47 pm
Australia forces athletes to answer doping probes
SYDNEY (AFP) - The Australian Olympic Committee said Saturday it had introduced new rules forcing Australia's athletes and officials to truthfully answer questions put to them by the country's doping authority.
May 4, 2013, 2:41 pm
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