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Taliban seize Afghan police base after mass surrender
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» KUNDUZ (AFGHANISTAN) - Taliban insurgents seized a police base in northern Afghanistan after more than 100 policemen surrendered, inflicting one of the heaviest...
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Typhoon Halola lands on western Japan island
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» TOKYO - A strong typhoon made landfall on one of Japan's main islands Sunday after high winds and heavy rain caused the cancellation of scores of domestic flights...
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Form not fitness behind Clarke's struggles, says Di Venuto
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» DERBY (UNITED KINGDOM) - Australia captain Michael Clarke's run of modest scores is not being exacerbated by his longstanding physical problems, according to...
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NATO to meet Tuesday at Turkey's request
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» BRUSSELS - Ambassadors of NATO states will meet on Tuesday at Ankara's request for talks on a spike in violence between Turkey, the Islamic State group and PKK...
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Casey Stoner breaks leg and shoulder at Suzuka
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» SUZUKA (JAPAN) - Former world MotoGP champion Casey Stoner suffered a broken shoulder and fractured leg at the Suzuka 8 Hours Race on Sunday.
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Bashful Kvyat rewarded for resilient display
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» BUDAPEST - Daniil Kvyat shrugged and smiled Sunday when he claimed the best result by a Russian driver in Formula One history.
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Shadow of Armstrong dogs dominant Froome
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» PARIS - Chris Froome bristles at comparisons to Lance Armstrong but there is one way in which he cannot avoid them: his success breeds as much scepticism as the...
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'Monster Hunt' passes 'Lost in Thailand' on China money list
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» BEIJING - The animated movie "Monster Hunt" has become the highest grossing Chinese film of all time in the world's second-largest cinema market, state...
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Turkey in new air raids against PKK Kurdish rebels in Iraq: report
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» ISTANBUL - Turkish warplanes took off Sunday evening for a new wave of air raids on bases of the rebel Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq, according...
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Turkey policeman killed in Istanbul clashes
AFP, Published on 27/07/2015
» ISTANBUL - A Turkish policeman was killed on Sunday during clashes with protesters in the flashpoint Istanbul district of Gazi which have raged for the last three...