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Brumbies finishing season on upswing (AFP)

AFP – The ACT Brumbies continued their late season renaissance with a convincing 32-17 Super 15 win over the Melbourne Rebels in chilly Canberra on Friday.

Women lost in Nepal ate grass, bamboo to survive (AP)

AP – A Japanese woman who was lost in Nepal’s mountains for nearly two weeks said Friday that she survived by eating grass, drinking river water, taking...

Seoul plans pageant to mark return of historic books

SEOUL (AFP) – South Korea will Saturday stage a city-centre ceremony rich in pageantry to welcome the return of priceless ancient royal books, 145 years after they...

Myanmar’s Suu Kyi to deliver BBC lectures

LONDON (AFP) – Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver two BBC lectures on the struggle against authoritarian regimes, eight months after her release...

Vietnam websites hacked amid China row

HANOI (AFP) – More than 200 Vietnamese websites have been attacked and some defaced with Chinese flags, an Internet security firm said Friday as a maritime dispute...

China cracks the whip on affordable housing

SHANGHAI (AFP) – China's housing authorities said Friday construction of 10 million state-subsidised apartments must start by the end of November in order to...

Panetta backs significant Afghan drawdown

WASHINGTON (AFP) – US Defense Secretary nominee Leon Panetta said Thursday that he backed President Barack Obama's call for withrawing significant numbers...

N. Korea says Seoul ‘begged’ for summit

SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea threatened Thursday to disclose a voice recording of a secret meeting with South Korea, at which it says Seoul "begged" for...

Turkey ruling party eyes victory in Sunday vote

ANKARA, Turkey – Such is the confidence of Turkey’s ruling party ahead of elections Sunday that its campaign posters show the prime minister, eyes raised...

France to pay 460 mn euros to Taiwan over frigate deal (AFP)

AFP – The French government said on Thursday it would have to pay Taiwan 460 million euros after defence giant Thales lost an appeal over its wrongful payment of...