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The family of Shane Todd, a U.S. scientist found hanged dead in Singapore last year, will not participate in the remainder of a coroner’s inquiry into his death.
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Relief workers and clean-up crews defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims.
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The jihadist group led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar that claimed twin suicide car bombings in Niger that killed at least 20 people threatened on Friday to launch further attacks in the country.
- Massive Far East quake felt in Moscow, no casualties AFP News
A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no immediate reports of casualties.
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French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day Friday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced tycoon during her time as finance
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Researchers from the University College London found that people who enjoyed their life the most were three times more likely to live longer than people who enjoyed their life the least. If you want
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Our weekend highs crash-land when Monday morning swings around and most of us get a nasty case of the Monday blues. Here we reveal seven great ways to beat those blues and make Mondays something you
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The US International Trade Commission sided with Microsoft in a patent dispute with Google-owned Motorola Mobility that could have led to Xbox 360 videogame consoles being banned from import.
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(Reuters) - Google Inc is considering buying Israeli mobile satellite navigation start-up Waze Inc, which may lead to a bidding war with Facebook Inc, Bloomberg news reported, citing people familiar
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are in the early stages of an antitrust probe into whether Google Inc, the top player in Web display advertising, breaks antitrust law in how it handles some
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By Ronald Grover LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former News Corp president Peter Chernin and private equity fund Guggenheim Digital Media have placed bids for Hulu, two people with knowledge of the matter
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Relief workers and clean-up crews defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims. More »
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The 23-year-old has enjoyed a prolific European campaign for Bayern Munich, and Al Hain-Cole thinks that he offers exceptional value to score last against Borussia More »
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South Africa's James Kingston posted a six-under par 66 to lead the first round of the European PGA Championship on Thursday on a day of frustration for Rory More »
- No Vettori for Kiwis as they bid to hold England AFP News - 29 minutes ago
Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on More »
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The Argentine striker looks set to swap Madrid for Turin in the coming days after six years in Spain - and he is just what the Bianconeri need to challenge in More »
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The jihadist group led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar that claimed twin suicide car bombings in Niger that killed at least 20 people threatened on Friday to launch More »
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A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no More »
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- Cars, schools torched in fifth night of Stockholm riots AFP News - 47 minutes ago
More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the More »
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Relief workers and clean-up crews defied thunderstorms while families and friends gathered for the funeral of one of the Oklahoma tornado's youngest victims. More »
- Kingston leads, McIlroy in Wentworth woe AFP News - 29 minutes ago
South Africa's James Kingston posted a six-under par 66 to lead the first round of the European PGA Championship on Thursday on a day of frustration for Rory More »
- No Vettori for Kiwis as they bid to hold England AFP News - 29 minutes ago
Daniel Vettori's hopes of making a return to Test cricket in New Zealand's series finale with England in Leeds ultimately came to nothing after he was ruled out on More »
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The jihadist group led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar that claimed twin suicide car bombings in Niger that killed at least 20 people threatened on Friday to launch More »
- Massive Far East quake felt in Moscow, no casualties AFP News - 46 minutes ago
A massive undersea earthquake Friday in Russia's Far East prompted a tsunami warning and was felt in cities including Moscow far to the west, but there were no More »
- IMF chief grilled for second day over payout scandal AFP News - 47 minutes ago
French prosecutors began questioning IMF chief Christine Lagarde for a second day Friday to decide if she should be charged over a state payout to a disgraced More »
- Cars, schools torched in fifth night of Stockholm riots AFP News - 47 minutes ago
More than a dozen cars were torched and schools, shops and a police station were set ablaze as riots swept through Stockholm's immigrant-dominated suburbs for the More »
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Sex may be a turn-off for Hollywood audiences but violence is all over the big screen, as filmmakers seek to capture the youth market, industry figures at the More »
- Syria regime agrees to attend peace conference: Russia AFP News - 1 hour 13 minutes ago
Russia said on Friday that the Damascus regime had agreed "in principle" to attend an international peace conference on the Syria crisis that world powers hope will More »
- S.Korea commission to probe $20 bln river project AFP News - 1 hour 33 minutes ago
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- FEATURE: A sacred strategy emerges ANN - 5 hours ago
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Thich Nhat Hanh expounds on his plans to revitalise Thai Buddhism and reconcile Thai politicians More »
- VIEW: Air Asia's Tony Fernandes to 'fire up' investors ANN - 5 hours ago
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- M'sian opposition members to face sedition charges ANN - 5 hours ago
Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - Malaysian police arrested three opposition figures under the Sedition Act while the Home Ministry seized some 3,000 copies of More »
- EDITORIAL: Reviving Nordpolitik ANN - 5 hours ago
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- M'sian rally organisers told to follow law or face penalty ANN - 5 hours ago
Putrajaya (The Star/ANN) - Those who do not adhere to the Peaceful Assembly Act will "pay a heavy price" for their offence, said Home Minister Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi. More »
- Korean girl statue for 'comfort women' to be set up in California ANN - 5 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - The City of Glendale in California, U.S. will install a statue identical to one of a Korean girl that sits in Seoul in front of the More »
- EDITORIAL: Confucianism isn't a quick fix for China moral vacuum ANN - 5 hours ago
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- Korean singer survives apparent suicide attempt ANN - 5 hours ago
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- Shoal to be defended to the last soldier: Philippine official ANN - 5 hours ago
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - Vowing to defend the country "up to the last soldier standing," Defence Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Thursday said China More »
- Russia's oldest human rights group fights "foreign agent" tag Reuters - 1 hour 2 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest human rights group went to court on Friday to try to stop state prosecutors forcing it to register as a "foreign agent" under a More »
- Magnitude 8.2 earthquake strikes Russian Far East Reuters - 2 hours 2 minutes ago
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A magnitude 8.2 earthquake struck off Russia's eastern coast on Friday, briefly prompting a tsunami scare but causing no casualties or More »
- Obama seeks end to perpetual U.S. 'war on terror' Reuters - 3 hours ago
By Matt Spetalnick and Warren Strobel WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Twelve years after the "war on terror" began, President Barack Obama wants to pull the United States More »
- Bridge collapses in Washington state, sending cars into river Reuters - 4 hours ago
By Jonathan Kaminsky OLYMPIA, Washington (Reuters) - Part of a four-lane freeway bridge over a river in a rural area north of Seattle collapsed on Thursday, sending More »
- Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes Northern California - U.S. Geological Surv … Reuters - 4 hours ago
REUTERS - A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter of the quake was located 2 More »
- Elderly Korean women cancel meet with Osaka mayor over war brothel rem … Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Yoshiyuki Osada OSAKA, Japan (Reuters) - Two elderly South Korean women forced to work in Japanese wartime military brothels abruptly cancelled a meeting with More »
- Boy Scouts of America votes to end century-old ban on gay scouts Reuters - 5 hours ago
By Marice Richter GRAPEVINE, Texas (Reuters) - The Boy Scouts of America voted on Thursday to lift a century-old ban on openly gay scouts in a major victory for gay More »
- Catholic order to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 claiming sex abus … Reuters - 6 hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An order of the Roman Catholic Church has agreed to pay $16.5 million to more than 400 adults who said they were sexually abused as children by More »
- Obama shifts U.S. from 'perpetual war-footing,' limits drone strikes Reuters - 6 hours ago
By Matt Spetalnick and Roberta Rampton WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Thursday shifted the United States away from a "boundless global war on More »
- EM ASIA FX-Taiwan dollar, won, Philippine peso firmer Reuters - 7 hours ago
May 24 (Reuters) - The following table shows the position ofAsian currencies against the dollar at 0135 GMT. CURRENCIES VS U.S. DOLLAR Change on the day at 0135 GMT More »
Singaporean filmmaker gets 15-minute standing ovation at Cannes
Singaporean director Anthony Chen described as “surreal” the 15-minute standing ovation that followed the world premiere of his debut feature film "Ilo Ilo" at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. Though the ending of the premiere couldn’t have been more perfect, the 29-year-old Chen said the beginning was quite “nerve-wrecking” as it was marred by technical glitches.
How to build a more gracious (and happier) Singapore
I think there’s a link between the way we use elevators and how gracious our society is. Allow me to explain. For modern elevators, the “door close” button is a lie I recently traveled to Germany for work. In the … Continue reading →
Woman confronted London attackers to deflect danger
A woman who challenged knife-wielding assailants suspected of hacking to death a British soldier in London on Wednesday said she intervened because "it was better having them (the weapons) aimed on one person".
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