British couple freed by pirates ‘happy to be alive’
Paul and Rachel Chandler said they were “happy to be alive” after the Somali pirates who hijacked the British couple’s yacht near the Seychelles last year released them for a ransom.
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Bukit Beruntung group to voice its stand
PETALING JAYA: A group of disgruntled PKR leaders and members in Hulu Selangor will state their stand on the party elections in a day or two.
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After 388 days, Somali pirates free British couple
(11-14) 19:27 PST NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The retired British couple were sailing the world on a 38-foot-yacht that represented most of their life savings when Somali pirates captured them last year, demanding the sort…
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Japan, China agree on ways to improve ties
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Japan and China’s foreign ministers agreed on Sunday to improve ties through private and cultural exchanges, a Japanese official said, after tensions spiked over a territorial row in the East China Sea Relations between Asia’s two biggest economies soured after Japan in September detained a Chinese skipper whose fishing boat collided with Japanese patrol vessels off …
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