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Six dead, 22 hurt in Afghan cycle bomb blast

KUNDUZ, Afghanistan (AFP) – Five civilians and one policeman were killed Friday by a bicycle bomb which exploded in a busy bazaar in northern Afghanistan, the...

UNESCO lists Australia, Kenya beauty spots

PARIS (AFP) – Natural beauty and wildlife spots in Australia, Japan and Kenya have won UNESCO world heritage status, the UN cultural body said on Friday. The...

Robot, drone fail on Japan nuke-plant missions

TOKYO – Two high-tech machines intended to help workers at Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant malfunctioned Friday, including a long-awaited Japanese robot...

Pakistan army rejects report on bin Laden’s cellphone (Reuters)

Reuters – The Pakistan army condemned Friday a report in the New York Times that a cellphone found in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden contained contacts to a...

PHILIPPINES: Flood-hit Mindanao battles water lilies

Photo: Asheffield/FlickrWater lilies have clogged the river for a weekCOTABATO CITY, 20 June 2011 (IRIN) – Armed with machetes and cutting equipment, and in a bid...

Blues down Waratahs to secure Super 15 semi-final spot

AUCKLAND (AFP) – The Auckland Blues beat an injury-weakened NSW Waratahs side 23-13 with a dominant second-half performance to secure a Super 15 semi-final berth...

US, Philippine navies to train near disputed waters

MANILA, Philippines (AFP) – The United States and the Philippines said Friday they would hold joint naval exercises next week in waters close to disputed areas of...

Sri Lanka’s Tharanga gets drugs ban

LONDON (AFP) – Sri Lanka batsman Upul Tharanga was banned from all cricket for three months after failing a drugs test at the World Cup in March, the International...

Denmark’s Gade ousts home boy Hidayat in Badminton

JAKARTA (AFP) – Danish star Peter Gade defeated local hero Taufik Hidayat on his home turf in the first men's singles quarter-final of the Indonesian Open on...

Pakistan court adjourns Shoaib appeal

LAHORE, Pakistan (AFP) – A Pakistani court on Friday adjourned an appeal by retired international paceman Shoaib Akhtar against a record seven million rupee...