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North Korea fires 5 missiles from east coast
Kyodo News, Published on 21/03/2016
» TOKYO — North Korea on Tuesday fired five missiles from its east coast, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.
US opens Airbnb in Cuba to global travellers
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - Ahead of President Barack Obama's landmark trip to Cuba, the US government has given Airbnb the green light to accept bookings in Cuba from non-American customers.
Barcelona extend advantage despite blowing two-goal lead
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» MADRID - Barcelona extended their lead at the top of La Liga to nine points despite blowing a two-goal advantage to draw 2-2 at Villarreal on Sunday.
Juve stretch unbeaten run on record day for Buffon
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» MILAN - Champions Juventus took their Serie A unbeaten run to 20 games with a 4-1 derby win at Torino that saw goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon set a new clean sheet record of 973 minutes.
Leverkusen down Stuttgart to boost Euro hopes
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» BERLIN - Bayer Leverkusen rejoined the fight for a Champions League qualifying berth on Sunday with a 2-0 win at VfB Stuttgart that saw them break back into the German Bundesliga's top six.
Istanbul football derby postponed over 'serious' threat
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» ISTANBUL - A derby between bitter Istanbul rivals Galatasaray and Fenerbahce was postponed Sunday over a "serious" threat, authorities said, a day after a suicide bomb attack in the Turkish city killed four people.
Hope fades to fear for Chinese refugees
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» Preferring to risk death than face deportation, Dong Junming boarded a boat off Thailand's coast alongside eight fellow Chinese asylum-seekers in early March with the improbable plan of steering themselves to New Zealand.
Obama to end half century conflict with Cuba trip
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» HAVANA - US President Barack Obama flew to Cuba on Sunday to bury the hatchet in a more than half-century-long Cold War conflict, but the arrest of dozens of dissidents just as his plane took off underlined the delicacy of the mission.
Has France finally reclaimed Joan of Arc's ring?
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» ROUEN (FRANCE) - A ring thought to belong to France's most famous historical martyr, Joan of Arc, was unveiled on Sunday at a theme park, even as historians remained sceptical about its authenticity.
Clermont beat Toulouse to reclaim top spot
AFP, Published on 21/03/2016
» PARIS - Fijian wing Alivereti Raka scored a pair of tries as Clermont beat 14-man Toulouse 32-23 on Sunday to return to the summit of the French Top 14.