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    • Mystery surrounds shock death of part-time student Yahoo! Newsroom
      Mystery surrounds shock death of part-time student

      26-year-old Tan Songchun was a healthy part-time student at Singapore Institute of Management. When he returned from work and went into his room at his parents’ home in Sengkang to take a nap on Tuesday …

    • S'poreans prefer partners who can cook: survey Yahoo! Newsroom
      S'poreans prefer partners who can cook: survey

      Ever wondered what most Singaporeans look for in their search for a life partner? Well, according to a food survey done by Electrolux Asia Pacific, the way to a man's heart is indeed through his stomach …

    • No surprise in Hougang by-election results: analysts Yahoo! Newsroom

      Political watchers are not surprised by the Hougang by-election results, which showed Workers’ Party candidate Png Eng Huat winning handily in the opposition party’s stronghold.

    • Eurovision set for battle of the oldies
      Eurovision set for battle of the oldies

      Usually a jamboree of youthful exuberance — and questionable taste — this year's Eurovision Song Contest features a pair of elderly acts among its top contenders.

    • Brother of blind Chinese activist Chen returns home - lawyer Reuters
      Brother of blind Chinese activist Chen returns home - lawyer

      BEIJING (Reuters) - The brother of blind Chinese activist Chen Guangcheng who was reported to have gone missing has returned to his village in northeastern China, a lawyer said on Saturday. The short disappearance …

    • Azerbaijan hosts Eurovision final AFP News
      Azerbaijan hosts Eurovision final

      Azerbaijan prepared Saturday a spectacular show for a Eurovision Song Contest final pitting pensioners against young stars which it hopes will dispel concerns over the country's poor rights record.

    • Iran downplays UN find, media wary of Moscow talks AFP News
      Iran downplays UN find, media wary of Moscow talks

      Iran on Saturday downplayed a report by the UN atomic watchdog that uranium traces have been detected of a higher grade than any found before, as local media voiced doubts about the next round of talks …

    • US eases airport screening for travelers 75-plus
      US eases airport screening for travelers 75-plus

      The US government is easing the airport screening process for travelers 75 and older, rolling out new rules just in time for the long Memorial Day holiday weekend, an official said Friday.

    • Women ink in enthusiasm for tattoos AFP News
      Women ink in enthusiasm for tattoos

      They may need more work to look like screen beauty Angelina Jolie or pop star Lady Gaga, but growing numbers of women are taking a step toward emulating the stars by having their skin tattooed.

    • Chile to cover sex change operations AFP News
      Chile to cover sex change operations

      Chile will soon cover sex change surgeries under its public health plan in order to allow citizens of limited means to "recover their true sexual identity," Health Minister Jaime Manalich said.

    • US postage stamps honor legendary Hollywood directors AFP Relax
      US postage stamps honor legendary Hollywood directors

      Marilyn Monroe strums a ukulele from 1959's Some Like It Hot on a new Billy Wilder stamp and Humphrey Bogart holds a Maltese Falcon statue from the 1941 film adaptation of the novel on the stamp commemorating …

    • Astronauts float inside SpaceX Dragon capsule
      Astronauts float inside SpaceX Dragon capsule

      CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Astronauts aboard the International Space Station opened the hatch and floated inside a Space Exploration Technologies' Dragon capsule on Saturday, the first privately …

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