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- Shane Todd's family abandoning coroner's inquiry Yahoo! Newsroom
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.
- SMRT to conduct full-scale inspection of NSEW rail network Yahoo! Newsroom
SMRT will embark on a full-scale inspection of the entire North-South and East-West lines to detect any potential rail cracks.
- AVA stops sale of brand of Taiwan bubble tea pearls Yahoo! Newsroom
The Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) has stopped the sale of a brand of tapioca balls commonly used to make Taiwan bubble tea in Singapore. In a Facebook post on Monday, the AVA
World powers early Thursday vowed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had no role in the future of Syria and pledged to boost support to the opposition until a transitional government is in place.
- Guatemala's Maya outraged at genocide ruling annulment AFP News
Native Mayas who survived massacres during Guatemala's 1960-1996 civil war voiced outrage Wednesday at the overturning of the genocide conviction of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt.
- Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived Reuters
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal twister that devastated an
- Two babies among US tornado victims AFP News
Two babies are among the 24 people killed by a tornado that tore through this US community, officials said Wednesday, as residents began the daunting task of rebuilding their lives.
Muslim leaders from across the globe knelt in prayer for the Holocaust dead at the Auschwitz's notorious Wall of Death on Wednesday, in an emotional visit to the Nazi German death camp in southern
- Contemporary spin on ancient art in Rome exhibition AFP News
From ancient Greek statues with futuristic helmets to gladiator shields decorated with shoes, a series of Italian contemporary art works are going on show among the ruins of Rome's Forum.
- Cheaper yen attracts record visitors to Japan AFP News
A record 923,000 foreigners travelled to Japan in April, up 18.1 percent from a year earlier, taking advantage of a weaker yen and an increase in chartered flights, a government agency said Wednesday.
- Spanish flamenco's coming home... to India AFP News
Spain's oldest flamenco festival will visit India in 2014, retracing the origins of the classic Spanish musical form, organisers said Wednesday.
By Poornima Gupta SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Hewlett-Packard Co raised its 2013 earnings outlook after quarterly results beat low expectations, as CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan helped offset
- Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media Reuters
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets including the Associated Press, the
- China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals Reuters
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a relatively light debt load are setting it
- Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches AFP News
Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media organizations and others.
- Oklahoma tornado victims astounded at how they survived Reuters - 25 minutes ago
By Carey Gillam and Ian Simpson MOORE, Oklahoma (Reuters) - Tornado survivors thanked God, sturdy closets and luck in explaining how they lived through the colossal More »
- Two babies among US tornado victims AFP News - 33 minutes ago
Two babies are among the 24 people killed by a tornado that tore through this US community, officials said Wednesday, as residents began the daunting task of More »
- 'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack AFP News - 37 minutes ago
A man believed to be a British soldier was brutally murdered by suspected Islamists near a London barracks on Wednesday in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron More »
- U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in overseas attacks Reuters - 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that it had killed four Americans in counterterrorism operations in More »
- Di Canio happy with role as Sunderland close in on director of footbal … GOAL.com - 51 minutes ago
The Italian is happy to leave transfer business to the incoming Roberto Di Fanti and chairman Ellis Short, but the former Swindon boss insists he will have a final More »
- With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict Reuters - 54 minutes ago
By Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with More »
- In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns AFP News - 55 minutes ago
Farmers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town More »
- FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings Reuters - 57 minutes ago
By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a man of Chechen origin who turned violent while being More »
- General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls Reuters - 58 minutes ago
By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah More »
- Guan adds another US event to schedule AFP News - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang has added another stop to his US tour, accepting a sponsor's exemption for the US PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic in Memphis. More »
- 'British soldier' butchered in suspected Islamist attack AFP News - 37 minutes ago
A man believed to be a British soldier was brutally murdered by suspected Islamists near a London barracks on Wednesday in an attack Prime Minister David Cameron More »
- In tense Mexico state, vigilantes refuse to drop guns AFP News - 55 minutes ago
Farmers wearing bulletproof vests and toting assault rifles ride in pick-up trucks emblazoned with the word "self-defense" to protect this rural western Mexico town More »
- Guan adds another US event to schedule AFP News - 1 hour 0 minutes ago
Chinese schoolboy Guan Tianlang has added another stop to his US tour, accepting a sponsor's exemption for the US PGA Tour's St. Jude Classic in Memphis. More »
- France seeks to brand Hezbollah as 'terrorist' group AFP News - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
France is to call for the military arm of Hezbollah to be added to an EU terror blacklist due to its backing of the Syrian regime, French Foreign Minister Laurent More »
- Storm shelters few in 'Tornado Alley' AFP News - 1 hour 19 minutes ago
Seventy-five percent of the world's tornadoes occur in the United States, yet few people who live in "Tornado Alley" bother with the trouble and expense of a proper More »
- Squash: Ice queen Nicol into British Open quarters AFP News - 1 hour 39 minutes ago
World number one Nicol David survived a huge temperature drop to carry her bid for a fifth British Open title into the quarter-finals with a straight games win over More »
- Squash: British Open results - 3rd update AFP News - 1 hour 40 minutes ago
Results on Wednesday on the third day of the British Open (x denotes seeding): More »
- US formally takes responsibility for killing Awlaki AFP News - 1 hour 43 minutes ago
The United States formally said for the first time on Wednesday that it had killed radical Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki and three other US citizens in More »
- Twitter tightens security after high-profile breaches AFP News - 2 hours 4 minutes ago
Twitter said Wednesday it was stepping up security measures for the popular messaging service following a series of high-profile breaches by hackers hitting media More »
- Ex-Man City star Reyna named new NYCFC exec AFP News - 2 hours 5 minutes ago
Former Rangers and Manchester City midfielder Claudio Reyna, who won 112 caps for the USA, was named the director of football for Major League Soccer's new New York More »
- Bangkok set for 2014 Formula E Grand Prix ANN - 17 hours ago
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Bangkok was yesterday chosen to host a race in the inaugural season of the FIA Formula E Championship for electric cars next year. The More »
- EDITORIAL: Dealing with Pyongyang ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - North Korea has ratcheted up tensions again in a measured way by firing what appeared to be short-range missiles into the East Sea More »
- Seoul cinema takes on Arab and Indian flavors ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Seoulites may want to take a short break from local and Hollywood films in May and June, as two upcoming film festivals are bringing More »
- VIEW: Pakistan's new era under Sharif ANN - 17 hours ago
Islamabad (Dawn/ANN) - Good, bad or ugly, the 2013 elections are over; and now testing times are ahead for the new incumbents. It is the third coming for Nawaz More »
- Most Thai CEOs believe high baht hurting business, survey finds ANN - 17 hours ago
Bangkok (The Nation/ANN) - Four in five CEOs believe that the baht bubble is battering their business, the long-term health of the economy remains unclear and More »
- Samsung conducts Korea's first surgery using 3-D printing ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Samsung Medical Center said Tuesday its doctors successfully utilized 3-D printing technology for cancer surgery for the first time More »
- FEATURE: Not friends, but not quite foes either ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - A movie about three North Korean spies dispatched to South Korea on a covert mission is slated for opening in June. More »
- Kim Hyun-joong donates 100 million won to China earthquake victims ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - Kim Hyun-joong, a former member of K-pop idol group SS501, has donated 100 million won for the victims of the Ya'an earthquake in More »
- Finding the exotic in familiar landscapes ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - The nature depicted by artist Kim Bo-hie looks familiar to many with common motifs such as leaves, trees and flowers. More »
- Shinsegae fined for faking Prada discount ANN - 17 hours ago
Seoul (The Korea Herald/ANN) - The Fair Trade Commission said on Tuesday it slapped fines of 5 million won (US$4,500) on Shinsegae and issued a corrective action More »
- U.S. acknowledges killing four Americans in overseas attacks Reuters - 48 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government formally acknowledged on Wednesday for the first time that it had killed four Americans in counterterrorism operations in More »
- With Hezbollah coffins, Syria now exporting conflict Reuters - 54 minutes ago
By Erika Solomon HERMEL, Lebanon (Reuters) - On a country road in Lebanon's northeast, traffic is heavy; ambulances screech by, sirens blaring, and cars packed with More »
- FBI says man shot dead while being questioned about Boston bombings Reuters - 57 minutes ago
By Barbara Liston and Mark Hosenball ORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An FBI agent shot and killed a man of Chechen origin who turned violent while being More »
- General says Israel poised for war on Syria if Assad falls Reuters - 58 minutes ago
By Dan Williams HERZLIYA, Israel (Reuters) - Israel is poised for a large-scale assault on Syria to prevent advanced weapons reaching jihadi rebels or Hezbollah More »
- Twitter beefs up security after hacking spree on media Reuters - 1 hour 17 minutes ago
By Jim Finkle (Reuters) - Twitter Inc unveiled technology to boost security for its users, following a spate of attacks on accounts of prominent media outlets More »
- CNN host Piers Morgan writing book about his career: publisher Reuters - 1 hour 22 minutes ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - British CNN host Piers Morgan is writing a book about his career, his job as news show anchor and his interviews with Hollywood stars and world More »
- China's Lenovo buys and diversifies to outshine PC rivals Reuters - 1 hour 26 minutes ago
By Lee Chyen Yee and Umesh Desai HONG KONG (Reuters) - Lenovo Group Ltd's bold acquisitions in its flagship PC business, a foray into mobile gadgets, and a More »
- Short story writer Lydia Davis wins major fiction prize Reuters - 1 hour 30 minutes ago
By Ana Nicolaci da Costa LONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body More »
- Iran pushes ahead with nuclear plant that worries West Reuters - 2 hours 13 minutes ago
By Fredrik Dahl VIENNA (Reuters) - Iran is pressing ahead with the construction of a research reactor that Western experts say could eventually produce plutonium More »
- Singer Aretha Franklin postpones three more concerts Reuters - 2 hours 17 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul music legend Aretha Franklin postponed three June concerts, the singer's spokesman said on Wednesday, a week after health issues caused More »
US scientist's family walks out of Singapore inquest
The family of a US scientist found hanged last year in Singapore walked out of a coroner's inquiry into his death Tuesday, saying they had "lost faith" in the proceedings.
Shane Todd's family abandoning coroner's inquiry
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.
Man apologises for slapping co-worker in viral video taken by SIM student
A clip of a man hitting an office worker – who appears to be an employee under his supervision - has gone viral in Singapore, sparking outrage and calls for the authorities to step in.
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