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  • Choi edges sizzling Nordqvist for LPGA lead

    19 May 2013 : South Korea's Chella Choi fired a six-under par 66 Saturday to seize a one-stroke lead over Sweden's surging Anna Nordqvist after the third round of the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic.

  • Myanmar leader starts landmark US visit

    19 May 2013 : Myanmar President Thein Sein began Saturday the first visit to Washington by a leader of his country in nearly 50 years as the United States throws its support behind his reforms.

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  • Italy says will send marines back to India for trial

    22 Mar 2013 : Italy said two marines on trial for murder in India would return to the country by Friday, a stunning turnaround after Rome earlier unleashed a diplomatic furore by saying they would not go back.

  • 'Canadian Psycho' case adjourned

    22 Mar 2013 : A preliminary hearing into the case of a Canadian former porn actor accused of murdering and dismembering a Chinese man was adjourned until April 8 here Thursday, court officials said.

  • Li makes winning return to WTA tour

    22 Mar 2013 : China's Li Na made a winning return to WTA action on Thursday, beating Kiki Bertens of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-1 in her second-round opener at the Miami WTA and ATP Masters hardcourt tournament.

  • Myanmar rioters kill 11, burn mosque

    22 Mar 2013 : YANGON - At least 11 people died and a mosque was burned in two days of rioting in a central Myanmar town, in the latest challenge for the government in keeping the peace while making the transition to pluralist democracy.

  • Myanmar must launch probe into rights abuses: UN body

    22 Mar 2013 : Myanmar must launch an independent investigation into reports of widespread human rights violations, the United Nations' top human rights body said Thursday.

  • UN to launch probe into N.Korea rights abuses

    21 Mar 2013 : The United Nations on Thursday said it will for the first time establish a commission of inquiry into grave human rights violations in North Korea that may amount to crimes against humanity.

  • China, Taiwan to consider exchanging liaison offices

    21 Mar 2013 : Taiwan and China have agreed to consider exchanging liaison offices in yet another sign of warming ties between the former rivals, officials said Thursday.

  • Chinese workers jailed for high-rise demo in Singapore

    21 Mar 2013 : A Singapore court on Thursday sentenced two Chinese workers to four weeks in jail each for staging a high-rise protest atop construction cranes in December, local media reported.

  • Sea Shepherd sues Japan whaler in Netherlands for 'piracy'

    21 Mar 2013 : Environmental group Sea Shepherd has filed a suit against the crew of Japanese whaling ship Nisshin Maru alleging piracy and attempted manslaughter after they clashed in the Antarctic Ocean in February, their lawyers said on Thursday.

  • Thousand attend Ieng Sary's cremation

    21 Mar 2013 : MALAI, Cambodia - About 1,000 mourners massed Thursday for the cremation of Ieng Sary, a co-founder of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, highlighting the stark divide between supporters and victims of the brutal communist regime.

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