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Over 1,800 migrants rescued off Italy, 13 bodies recovered AFP July 28, 2015, 8:22 pm Rome (AFP) - More than 1,800 migrants have been picked up in the Mediterranean and 13 bodies recovered as the exodus from north Africa by boat endures, Italy's coast guard said Tuesday. Vessels taking part...

Police looking for relatives of Mr Pannirselvam AsiaOne Friday, Apr 19, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 58-year-old Pannirselvam to come forward. Mr Pannirselvam passed away on April 18 April at Block 54 Toa Payoh Lorong 5. The next-of-kin or anyone with...

Two arrested for outrage of modesty POSTED: 18 Apr 2013 9:39 PM Police have arrested two men for suspected involvement in separate outrage of modesty cases. SINGAPORE: Police have arrested two men for suspected involvement in separate outrage of modesty cases. Both suspects are aged 21...

Police appeal for the next-of-kin of Soh Cheng Chua AsiaOne Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are appealing for the next-of-kin of 56-year-old Soh Cheng Chua to come forward. Mr Soh, who was previously residing at Blk 26, Sector A, Sin Ming Industrial Estate had passed away on April...

Ex-restaurant staff nabbed for serial housebreaking AsiaOne Saturday, Apr 13, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for suspected involvement in a series of break-ins and thefts. On March 30, at around 3.50pm, officers received notification that a restaurant along Jiak...

Sole proprietor jailed for evading taxes POSTED: 12 Apr 2013 4:23 PM A sole proprietor was sentenced to six months' jail and ordered to pay a penalty of $563,537.88 for omitting his business income from his income tax returns. The Subordinate Courts building in Singapore (photo: Francine...

Man helping police in hit-and-run investigation By Leong Wai Kit POSTED: 11 Apr 2013 1:28 PM A 38-year-old man is helping the police with investigations into a hit-and-run accident which left a cyclist in critical condition. Police said they are taking the statement of the man, and that no...

Cleveland stripper falls from 15-foot balcony while giving lap dance, suffers severe head injury Lauren Block, 22, who is in critical condition, was reportedly performing elaborate moves as she fell from the second floor of Christie’s Cabaret. BY DAVID KNOWLES / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS...

Suspected loanshark runner arrested AsiaOne Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 28-year-old man for suspected involvement in loansharking activities. He was arrested along Choa Chu Kang Street 53 on Dec 26 at about 1.45am after police officers received a tip-off...

Russia clashes over energy with Belarus, Ukraine, EU By Andrei Makhovsky and Vladimir Soldatkin MINSK/MOSCOW | Fri Dec 21, 2012 2:44pm EST (Reuters) - Russia plunged back into the disputes over energy with Ukraine and Belarus that have repeatedly disrupted oil and gas supplies to European...

Two plead guilty to making false GST claims Published on Dec 21, 2012 By Lim Yan Liang He thought he had come up with an undetectable way to game the GST refund system, pocketing more than $37,000 in tax refunds over 20 occasions by generating false electronic tourist refund scheme...

Defiant leader of Cayman Islands under pressure to resign By Shurna Robbins GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands | Fri Dec 14, 2012 6:02pm EST (Reuters) - Embattled Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush faced growing pressure to resign on Friday after his arrest on suspicion of theft and corruption in...

Aust tourists hit by virus Updated: 11:22, Wednesday October 3, 2012 Up to 20 Australians on a skiing holiday in New Zealand were hit with a highly contagious virus after visiting a town whose water supply was contaminated, but the group contacted authorities only once they'd returned home...

Perth pensioner 'abused girls for 24 years' Date October 3, 2012 - 10:15AM An Australian pensioner subjected four young girls to an "entrenched pattern of sustained sexual abuse" which began more than 60 years ago, a London court has heard. Reginald Davies, 78, denies 16 offences against...

CT Images Reveal 300 Million-Year-Old Cockroach A possible precursor to the present-day cockroach that was around millions of years ago is recreated. 1:30am, Wednesday 26 September 2012 One insect is a new species and genus which no longer exists Scientists at a British university have...

Blackberry Shares Surge After £144m Loss Mobile device maker Research In Motion sees a share price surge after its quarterly loss is not as bruising as expected. 7:58am, Friday 28 September 2012 BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has revealed it lost $235m (£144m) in the past quarter. In...

Mona Lisa: 'Original Version' Goes On Show Painting experts claim an earlier version of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo Da Vinci is to go on display in Switzerland. 10:30am, Thursday 27 September 2012 The painting going on display in Switzerland An earlier vision of the Mona Lisa is due to be...

Japan Executes Cult Leader And Robber Japan, one of only a handful of industrialised countries to retain capital punishment, puts two criminals to death. 11:52am, Thursday 27 September 2012 Tokyo Detention House, which holds one of Japan's seven execution centres Japan has executed a man...

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Boy Survives 'Most Venomous Snake' Bite Just one drop of venom from an inland taipan is enough to kill 100 adult men - which makes one teen's survival even more amazing. 11:42am, Thursday 27 September 2012 Inland taipans, also called fierce snakes due to the power of their venom An...