Change call after Australia fires   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 04:26:43 +0000
A report into Australia's worst bushfires, in 2009, recommends sweeping changes to the way the government responds to natural disasters.

China mine explosion 'kills 15'   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:48:01 +0000
At least 15 people die at a mine in northern China, as a suspected explosives store blows up.

China river hunt for toxic drums   Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:30:04 +0000
Search teams in north-east China are still searching for thousands of barrels of toxic chemicals washed into a major river by flooding.

HK tycoon buys UK power group   Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:50:38 +0000
A consortium headed by Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-Shing agrees to buy the UK networks of French power group EDF for £5.8bn ($9.1bn).

Rare tortoise sold openly at expo   Fri, 30 Jul 2010 11:46:44 +0000
An endangered tortoise is seen on sale at an expo in the Indonesian capital Jakarta, highlighting concerns about the illegal pet trade.

What's your maid to you?   31 Jul 2010 08:03 GMT

WHAT is your maid to you?

Is she the $6 million maid, or the is she the one who had to tie her employer's shoelaces in public?


2 diamond thieves caught   31 Jul 2010 01:52 GMT

TWO suspected diamond thieves were arrested at the Singapore International Jewellery Show on Thursday, said police.

The two suspects, aged 39 and 42, were spotted behaving suspiciously at one of the booths by police officers conducting anti-crime rounds during at the event, held at the Marina Bay Sands.



2 Sarawakians get death   30 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT

TWO Sarawakian men who bashed to death a Chinese national while robbing him were on Friday convicted of murder and sentenced to the mandatory death penalty.

Jabing Kho had struck Mr Cao Ruyin, a construction worker, on the head with a tree branch with such force that his accomplice, Galing Kujat, saw their 40-year-old victim's head crack open.



Business sentiment down   30 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT

THE outlook in the key manufacturing and services sectors remained buoyant, but fewer companies are now upbeat about the future, in anticipation of slower growth in the second half of the year, said two surveys released on Friday.

The latest survey from the Economic Development Board showed that a weighted 25 per cent of manufacturers expect business conditions to improve from July to December, down from 34 per cent from the survey in April.



26,500 new jobs in Q2   30 Jul 2010 22:00 GMT

THE Singapore economy added 26,500 jobs in the second quarter, bringing total employment to 3,053,000, a Manpower Ministry report said on Friday.

That was fewer than the 36,500 jobs gained in the first quarter of 2010.



U.N. extends Darfur peacekeeping mission   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:53:37 EDT
The U.N. Security Council renews its mission in Darfur for a year, days after hearing that fighting has stepped up between rebels and the Sudanese government.

Thousands to join Love Parade memorial   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:51:02 EDT
Thousands of people are expected to gather Saturday for a memorial service a week after a stampede at a German music festival left 21 people dead.

Woman facing stoning: I'm afraid to die   Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:51:26 EDT
In a letter to supporters, Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, writes of her fears of dying. Her stoning sentence was recently put on hold, but Iran's judiciary may release their final decision in the case next week.

Greek military to deliver fuel amid strike   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 03:18:32 EDT
The Greek government ordered the country's armed forces to help deliver fuel as truck drivers voted to continue a contentious strike, state media reported.

Police: China tax office blast planned   Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:55:50 EDT
A blast at a tax office that left four dead and 19 injured in central China was a deliberate attack, state media reported Saturday.

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