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Sex, cash and starlets: Berlusconi's "Rubygate"

In the dry wording of prosecution documents, sex parties at Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi's villa followed a well scripted routine drawing in erotic dancers and underage prostitutes.

Japan sets safety limit for radiation in fish

Japan imposed a legal limit for radioactive iodine in fish, as the operator of Fukushima nuclear plant pumped toxic water into the Pacific Ocean for a second day.

Carnival singer Martelly 'wins Haiti presidential poll'

Michel Martelly, a carnival singer with a colorful past, is Haiti's new president after storming to a landslide victory, preliminary results showed.

Missing tape found in Barry Bonds trial

In the Barry Bonds trial, prosecutors said they had a recording of Bonds' surgeon discussing Bonds and steroids with the slugger's ex-business manager.

First 3D movie dubbed in Vietnamese

Vietnamese audience will have the opportunity to enjoy the first Hollywood 3D cartoon dubbed in Vietnamese “Rio” as from April 8.

UN, French forces attack Gbagbo bases in Ivory Coast

French and UN helicopters fired at the Ivory Coast presidential palace and bases of strongman Laurent Gbagbo.

Obama takes aim at second term

President Barack Obama urged supporters to rebuild the energetic grass-roots powerbase in a subdued launch to his 2012 reelection bid.

Obama announces 2012 re-election bid

President Barack Obama on Monday formally announced his 2012 re-election bid, saying the country needed "to protect the progress" it had made.

Japan crisis fuels India nuclear safety concer

Japan's nuclear crisis has fuelled public unease in India over ambitious government plans to ramp up nuclear power capacity.

Battle rages in Libya as another Kadhafi man quits

The United States agreed to extend air strikes in Libya into Monday as the oil town of Brega saw heavy fighting.

Strong quakes hit Indonesia, Fiji region

A quake with magnitude of 7.1 struck off Java island of Indonesia on the early morning of Apr. 4, with no immediate report of damage or casualty.

Invincible Djokovic vanquishes Nadal at Miami ATP

Novak Djokovic has done it again, defeating world number one Rafael Nadal 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) to win the ATP Miami Masters crown.

Japan post-quake business confidence to drop: BoJ

Japanese business confidence is set to plunge in the months following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis, the Bank of Japan said.

French seize Ivory Coast's main airport

The French army took over Ivory Coast's main airport on Sunday as recognised leader Alassane Ouattara came under fire for a massacre in the west.

Nights of short films in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City

Three nights of short films is being organized in Hanoi, Hue and Ho Chi Minh City from April 1 to 9 by the French Cultural Center and Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam.

Battle for Abidjan rages, carnage in western I.Coast

Heavy artillery fire and explosions shook central Abidjan, as rival forces were accused of massacring hundreds in western Ivory Coast.

Facebook sued for $1 billion over Intifada page

Facebook and co-founder Mark Zuckerberg have been hit with a lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages over a page on the social network.

Japan PM vows help in first tour of tsunami zone

Japan's prime minister set foot in the tsunami zone for the first time since calamity struck three weeks ago, as the UN warned of a "very serious" nuclear situation.