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1.25 million bought Pacquiao-Cotto pay per view

AFP - Saturday, November 21

NEW YORK (AFP) - - Manny Pacquiao's 12th-round TKO of Miguel Cotto was the top-drawing pay-per-view bout of 2009 with 1.25 million purchases worth 70 million dollars in revenue, Home Box Office Sports said Friday.

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Australia

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  • Second Bangladeshi twin opens eyes after separation op

    Second Bangladeshi twin opens eyes after separation op

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - - A second Bangladeshi twin began returning to consciousness on Friday, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in a landmark operation in Australia, the hospital said.

  • Aussie pilot who landed in shark waters hailed a hero

    Aussie pilot who landed in shark waters hailed a hero

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - An Australian pin-up pilot forced to bring an emergency medical flight down in shark-infested waters was Friday hailed a hero for the daring landing from which all aboard escaped unharmed.

  • Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission

    Australia 'disappointed' at Japan whaling mission

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    SYDNEY (AFP) - - Australia said it was "deeply disappointed" after a fleet of Japanese whaling ships set out to kill hundreds of the giant ocean mammals on their annual hunt.

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China

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  • China's Wen welcomes new EU president post

    AFP - Saturday, November 21

    BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Friday congratulated the European Union for creating the new posts of president and foreign policy chief, calling it a "step forward" for EU integration.

  • Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media

    Chinese defence chief to visit N.Korea: media

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING (AFP) - - Chinese Defence Minister Liang Guanglie will visit North Korea soon, state-run media said on Friday, amid efforts to draw Pyongyang back to nuclear disarmament talks.

  • China orders more accurate swine flu tallies

    China orders more accurate swine flu tallies

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    BEIJING (AFP) - - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu deaths after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak claimed the true number of fatalities was being covered up.

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India

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Indonesia

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Japan

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  • Tokyo crowned new gourmet capital by Michelin

    AP - Friday, November 20

    TOKYO - The Epicurean king who oversees the Michelin Guide fears he may be banished from France.

  • Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant

    Smoke rises from Japan nuclear plant

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    TOKYO (AFP) - - Smoke rose on Thursday from the world's largest nuclear power plant in Japan, which was shut down by an earthquake two years ago, but the operator said no-one was injured and there was no radiation leak.

  • US soldier in Okinawa questioned about hit-and-run

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    TOKYO - A U.S. soldier suspected of being involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident in Japan's southern island of Okinawa has refused further questioning by Japanese police, a U.S. Army officer and Japanese police said Thursday.

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Malaysia

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  • Malaysia defends slide in global graft ranking

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia has stepped up efforts to combat graft to maintain investor confidence as a survey showed the country's corruption ranking worsened this year, Trade Minister Mustapa Mohamad said Wednesday.

  • Malaysian newspaper for Indians gets gov't warning

    AP - Sunday, November 15

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysia's government has warned a newspaper that its coverage of a fatal police shooting of five ethnic Indian criminal suspects could stir racial tensions and cause the publication to be suspended, the daily's chief executive said.

  • Malaysia bars Catholic paper using tribal language

    AP - Friday, November 13

    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - The government in Muslim-majority Malaysia has barred a Roman Catholic newspaper from publishing a supplement in a language spoken by indigenous people on Borneo island, an official said Friday.

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Philippines

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  • Top Islamist militants killed in Philippines: army

    Top Islamist militants killed in Philippines: army

    AFP - Friday, November 20

    ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AFP) - - Philippine troops have killed one of the top commanders of the Al Qaeda-linked Abu Sayyaf group, the military said Friday.

  • Philippine troops kill militant commander

    AP - Friday, November 20

    MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops killed a senior commander of al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militants wanted for kidnappings and bombings amid an ongoing offensive, the military said Friday.

  • Philippine gay group fights to contest elections

    AP - Friday, November 20

    MANILA, Philippines - A Philippine gay rights group is waging a legal battle to be allowed to run in next year's polls after the Elections Commission ruled it cannot register as a political party on grounds that it advocates immorality.

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Thailand

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  • Cambodia confirms takeover of air traffic company

    AP - Saturday, November 21

    PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - The Cambodian government on Friday confirmed its temporary takeover of management of the country's air traffic control company after one of its Thai employees was arrested last week on a spying charge.

  • Thai police make 4th arrest for rumors about king

    AP - Friday, November 20

    BANGKOK - Police in Thailand have detained a fourth person suspected of using the Internet to spread rumors about the king's health, but plan no further arrests, a senior police officer said Thursday.

  • Fourth charge over Thai king health rumours

    Fourth charge over Thai king health rumours

    AFP - Thursday, November 19

    BANGKOK (AFP) - - Thai police have charged a fourth person with spreading false rumours about the health of the country's revered king, after concerns over his condition sent stocks plunging, police said Thursday.

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Vietnam

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  • Bomb left over from Vietnam war explodes, kills 4

    AP - Thursday, November 19

    HANOI, Vietnam - A police officer says four fishermen were killed when a Vietnam War-era bomb they were handling exploded.

  • Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    Four killed in Vietnam by war-era bomb: police

    AFP - Wednesday, November 18

    HANOI (AFP) - - Four men were instantly killed when a bomb left over from the Vietnam War blew up as they were trying to open it to remove explosive material, police said Wednesday.

  • Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    Electricity-hungry Vietnam looks to join nuclear club

    AFP - Tuesday, November 17

    HANOI (AFP) - - Vietnam is expected to take a key step towards meeting its burgeoning appetite for electricity by paving the way for its first nuclear power plant, but debate is still raging over the controversial project.

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