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Robert Magid sells Cairns hotel for $75m as buyers swarm

Sydney investor Robert Magid and his one-time Singaporean partner Ascendas Hospitality Trust have finally offloaded their Cairns hotel in a deal worth $75.08 million, with a syndicate assembled by Yong Quek's little-known Shakespeare Property Group ... >> view original

Kim Jong-un visits fish farm without defense chief

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un visited a fish farm under the military, the North's media said Friday, without the presence of the North's defense chief, who was allegedly purged late last month. North Korea executed Defense Minister Hyon Yong-chol in late ... >> view original

Obama: Deal with Palestinians not possible in coming year

US President tells Al-Arabiya that through trust building steps, "the the logic of a two-state solution will reassert itself." obama camp david. US President Barack Obama speaks during a news conference at Camp David in Maryland May 14, 2015. (photo ... >> view original

Luxembourg's prime minister first EU leader to marry same-sex partner

Luxembourg's prime minister is to become the first European Union leader – and only the second worldwide leader – to marry someone of the same sex. Xavier Bettel, 42, and his partner, Gauthier Destenay, an architect from Belgium, are among the first gay ... >> view original

Iraq Sends Troops to Ramadi, Largely Held by Islamic State

BAGHDAD — An Iraqi military spokesman says reinforcements have been dispatched to Ramadi, a city now largely held by the Islamic State group. The spokesman of the Joint Operations Command, Brig. Gen. Saad Maan Ibrahim, told Iraqi state television ... >> view original

India, China Businesses Agree on $22 Billion Worth of Deals

SHANGHAI—Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged business leaders in China's commercial capital Shanghai to turn their attention to his country, as he watched executives shake hands on deals his government valued at around $22 billion. >> view original

Burundi's president urges end to protest, coup leader at large

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza's spokesman said he had returned to the capital on Friday after a failed coup but that the general behind it had not been arrested as he had reported earlier, adding to confusion after three days ... >> view original

Yemen: Aid Coordinator Asks Saudis to Simplify Restrictions

Scrambling to bring emergency aid into Yemen during a five-day humanitarian pause in the Saudi-led bombing of Houthi rebels and their allies, the United Nations said Friday that the relief effort was still encumbered by Saudi Arabia's stringent import ... >> view original

Palmyra: Will ISIS bulldoze ancient Syrian city?

(CNN) Another world wonder is on the brink of destruction as ISIS continues its rampage through the cultural heritage of Iraq and Syria. This time it is the ancient oasis city of Palmyra in Syria, a UNESCO World Heritage Site dating back 2,000 years. >> view original

Malaysia seeks Myanmar help on migrant 'catastrophe'

Malaysia's prime minister said on Saturday he would seek help from Myanmar to address the unfolding “humanitarian catastrophe” involving a wave of boatpeople flooding to Southeast Asia, thousands of whom are ethnic Rohingya fleeing oppression in the ... >> view original