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Nephew fingers Israel for Arafat poisoning
07-12 21:15 (World)
Israel poisoned the late Yasser Arafat with the lethal radioactive substance polonium, a nephew of the veteran Palestinian leader alleged today. But Israel ...

Lowest US jobless filings in four years
07-12 21:05 (Business)
The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits last week fell sharply to the lowest level in four years, a hopeful sign for the struggling la...

BBC World Service faces bad news with office switch
07-12 20:53 (World)
BBC World Service, the British Foreign Office organ that promotes the UK’s interests abroad, blowing Britain’s trumpet on shortwave radio, but which al...

Spaniard in Bangkok posts suicide on Facebook
07-12 20:26 (World)
A Spanish man found dead in his apartment in downtown Bangkok on the eve of his 37th birthday had blogged his suicide live on his Facebook page, Thai police sa...

Manila slams duplicitous China in islands dispute
07-12 20:15 (World)
Philippines foreign minister denounced China’s “duplicity’’ and “intimidation’’ in the South China Sea, souring the mood at a regional summit designed t...

Lack of veterans make elderly home worse, study shows
07-12 19:59 (Hong Kong)
The living conditions of elderly homes have deteriorated rapidly due to the lack of experienced staffs. Dr. Cheung Chiu-Hung, lecturer of Department of Appli...

Jump on the saddle for a career ride
07-12 19:57 (Hong Kong)
If you love horses, are older than 16 and have secondary four education, then the Hong Kong Jockey Club may have a spot for you. Starting on Monday, the club...

Fu cracks into final 8 in Australian Open
07-12 19:29 (Sports)
Hong Kong's snooker elite Marco Fu Ka-chun beat Scotland’s Jamie Burnett 5-1 in the second round of the Australian Goldfields Open. He will face Steph...

Police chief's pledge on media freedom
07-12 19:28 (Hong Kong)
The Police Commissioner Andy Tsang Wai-hung says the force has absolutely no intention to interfere with the work of journalists. He made his first comme...

Nepali gets 170 years jail for trafficking girls to India
07-12 19:11 (World)
A Nepalese court has jailed a man for a record 170 years for trafficking teenage girls to work as prostitutes in India, a public prosecutor said. Bajir Singh ...

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