Heat beat Magic on Beasley's controversial basket - Summary
Los Angeles - Michael Beasley was just following orders and it worked to perfection on Wednesday night. Beasley's put-back slam of a missed shot by Dwyane Wade with 1.6 seconds remaining, lifted the visiting Miami Heat to a dramatic 99-98 victory ove...
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Chinese premier to attend Copenhagen climate talks
Beijing - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will attend global talks on reductions of carbon emissions in Copenhagen early next month, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said China aimed to reach a fair and reasonable arrang...
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UNODC: Amphetamine trafficking, use up sharply in Asia in 2008
Bangkok - Supply and demand for amphetamine-type drugs is climbing rapidly in South-East and East Asia with potentially fearful consequences, a UN report released in Bangkok Thursday said. Gary Lewis, regional representative of the United Nations Off...
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Turkey to join group to monitor Philippine peace talks
Manila - Turkey has accepted an invitation to be part of an international group that would monitor peace talks between the Philippine government and the country's largest Muslim separatist rebel group, an official said Thursday. Britain, Japan and Sa...
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EXTRA: Key suspect in Philippine massacre charged with murder
Manila - Philippine police Thursday filed a criminal complaint of multiple murder against the scion of a powerful political clan for the grisly killing of at least 57 people in the country's troubled south. Justice Secretary Agnes Devenadera said the...
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Duch's defence in disarray as closing arguments conclude
Phnom Penh - The defence in Cambodia's war crimes tribunal showed signs of falling apart Thursday as the trial of former Khmer Rouge prison camp commander Comrade Duch entered its scheduled final day. Duch's international defence lawyer Francois Roux...
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Publicity-hungry socialites reportedly crashed state dinner
Washington - A wealthy couple apparently crashed this week's state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The Washington Post reported early Thursday on its website that Tareq and Michaele Salahi, described as possible participants in an up...
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Released Canadian, Australian journalists due to fly to Kenya
Mogadishu - A Canadian journalist and Australian photographer freed after 15 months of captivity in Somalia were on Thursday due to fly to Nairobi, the capital of neighbouring Kenya. Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout and Australian photographer Nig...
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