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  • New records, reflection mark Everest 60th anniversary

    26 May 2013 : Sixty years ago this week two men became the first to stand on the roof of the world in a remarkable feat of endurance and strength of the human spirit.

  • Australia to end live betting odds during sports: PM

    26 May 2013 : Australia will ban the broadcast of betting odds during live sports matches under new rules unveiled Sunday, designed to keep the watching of sport separate from the promotion of gambling.

  • Spotlight grows on China's harsh labor camps

    26 May 2013 : When she refused to sign a form renouncing her faith, Wang Chunying said she was handcuffed between two bunkbeds for 16 hours, deprived of food, water and sleep as she felt her wrists bleeding.

  • Moreno closing in on first LPGA victory

    26 May 2013 : Colombia's Paola Moreno was closing in on a first LPGA title, firing a four-under par 41 in the 12-hole second round of the inaugural Pure Silk Bahamas LPGA Classic.

  • Million doses of fake aspirin from China seized in France

    26 May 2013 : French customs officers have seized 1.2 million doses of counterfeit aspirin from China, the biggest haul of fake medicines ever in France and the EU, the economy ministry announced Saturday.

  • Death toll in Indian Maoist attack rises to 23

    26 May 2013 : The death toll from an ambush by Maoist rebels in central India rose to at least 23 with senior politicians among the victims, a top police officer said Sunday, in the deadliest attack by the insurgents in over a year.

  • Thousands protest in Malaysia

    25 May 2013 : Tens of thousands of people rallied near Malaysia's capital Saturday night against alleged electoral fraud, further raising the political temperature after divisive recent polls.

  • Taiwan protests Philippine ships in disputed waters

    25 May 2013 : Taiwan on Saturday protested to the Philippines for sending naval ships to disputed South China Sea islands in the latest diplomatic spat between the two governments.

  • China, S.Korea in Sudirman Cup badminton final

    25 May 2013 : Eight-time champions China reached their 10th consecutive Sudirman Cup badminton final on Saturday, seeing off Denmark in Kuala Lumpur and setting up a clash for the title with South Korea.

  • 2-child limit on Myanmar Muslims

    25 May 2013 : YANGON - Authorities in Myanmar's western Rakhine state have imposed a two-child limit for Muslim Rohingya families.

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