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Gasquet suspended after positive test for cocaine
05-11 20:03 (Sports)
French tennis star Richard Gasquet, who tested positive for cocaine during the Miami Masters in March, was provisionally suspended by the International Te...

Opening salvos fired in battle for Wang fortune
05-11 18:34 (Hong Kong)
A court battle over the fortune of late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum has begun, pitting a charitable foundation against a fung shui master for her estimated H...

Malaysian opposition wins court fight for Perak
05-11 18:01 (World)
Malaysia's ruling coalition has received a major blow after a court ruled that its takeover of a northern state is illegal and that the opposition is still in char...

Plea for Mideast peace as pope begins Israel visit
05-11 17:55 (World)
Pope Benedict XVI is pleading to Israelis and Palestinians to reach a peace deal. ''Even though the name Jerusalem means 'city of peace,' it is all ...

HSBC 'well ahead' with first-quarter earnings
05-11 16:59 (Business)
HSBC said pre-tax profits in the first quarter were ''well ahead'' of the figure for the same period of last year, despite the world financial crisis. ''...

Five Chinese workers injured in PNG mine mayhem
05-11 16:55 (World)
Several Chinese staff were injured in a rampage by Papua New Guinea mine workers who trashed vehicles and equipment at a major nickel project. The viol...

Japanese music producer escapes jail for copyright scam
05-11 16:47 (World)
Disgraced Japanese music producer Tetsuya Komuro has received a suspended three-year jail term for cheating an investor out of 500 million yen (HK$43.68 mill...

Swine flu scare won't affect Sudirman Cup, says official
05-11 16:46 (Sports)
The first case of swine flu in mainland China will have no effect on the Sudirman Cup, currently taking place in Guangzhou, an official said. A 30-ye...

Japanese opposition leader quits over fund scandal
05-11 16:21 (World)
Japanese opposition leader Ichiro Ozawa has resigned to try to restore his party's prospects in a looming election, after a fundraising scandal dampened its hope...

Absent Asif angers detention probe panel
05-11 16:19 (Sports)
Suspended Pakistan pace bowler Mohammad Asif, pictured, has angered a committee investigating his brief detention in Dubai last year by leaving for the United...

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