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BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The brother of the journalist now famous for hurling his shoes at President Bush said his sibling's actions were "spontaneous" and represented millions of Iraqis who want to "humiliate the tyrant." Dhirgham al-Zaidi, who sometimes worked as his brother's cameraman...

Jeanette acted very well....falling in love with her already...so sweet, so innocent,so beautiful and so demure....heads over heals in love with here oledie.....HELP!!!! Jeanette Aw as Huang Juxiang and Yue Niang She has to portray two different characters in the drama – Huang Juxiang...

US auto bailout collapses in Senate Posted: 12 December 2008 1200 hrs WASHINGTON: Senate lawmakers failed to agree Thursday on a bailout deal for teetering US automakers, a move that Democrats warned would put millions of jobs in jeopardy. Talks on the US$14-billion package, backed by...

Nouriel Roubini Known as Dr. Doom, the NYU economics professor saw the mortgage-related meltdown coming. We are in the middle of a very severe recession that's going to continue through all of 2009 - the worst U.S. recession in the past 50 years. It's the bursting of a huge leveraged-up...

Woman to take mental test She challenged bank's call to assess her ability to handle $8.9m account By Selina Lum A 92-YEAR-OLD woman who sued OCBC Bank for freezing her $8.9 million account has been ordered by the High Court to undergo an independent psychiatric test. Madam Hwang...

More mid-career professionals consider joining teaching force By Pearl Forss, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 09 December 2008 2001 hrs SINGAPORE: The Education Ministry (MOE) is bringing forward manpower hiring plans amidst the economic downturn, in hope of employing more than 2,200 teachers...

ATHENS, Greece (CNN) -- Bursts of tear gas exploded in downtown Athens as police continued to battle hundreds of young self-styled anarchists rioting Sunday in major cities across Greece. In a fury over the death of a teenager killed by police on Saturday, angry demonstrations had not abated...

ARAFAT: After spending the day at the spiritual highpoint of meditation and prayers in Arafat, millions of pilgrims moved after sunset to Muzdalifah to spend the night there before they proceed at daybreak to Mina and Jamrat. There they will perform the stoning and other rituals, including...

Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve to undergo expansion By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 December 2008 1614 hrs SINGAPORE: One of Singapore's largest wetland reserves is set to undergo a revamp in the next five years. A draft masterplan was launched on Saturday to expand the...

any banker or economist or any knowledgeable forumers here? why fixed deposit interest still so low??? i thought the banks and finance houses need money! why the interest lower and lower....and the mortgage loans interest still remain so high??? anyone care to help this peasant...

Crisis-torn Canada suspends parliament Posted: 05 December 2008 0330 hrs OTTAWA : Canada's crisis-torn parliament was suspended Thursday in a move which helped Prime Minister Stephen Harper block an opposition bid to topple his government and take over without fresh elections. Acting...

China, US join forces as world recession looms Posted: 04 December 2008 1009 hrs BEIJING: US and Chinese officials joined forces Thursday against the world financial crisis, vowing to ward off the threat of a world recession as major US automakers appeal to be rescued from bankruptcy...

KFAR CHABAD, Israel (CNN) -- Thousands of mourners and emissaries from the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Chabad movement poured into an Israeli village Tuesday for the funerals of a rabbi and his wife killed last week in the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men and boys pray next to...

The Mumbai attack is yet another manifestation of the hate war between the majority Hindus and the minority Muslims. This Muijandeen group is home grown.Many people believe it's a result of long feud between the two religious groups.This intensified after the Gujarat riots in 2002. This is a...

By Claire Huang, 938LIVE | Posted: 01 December 2008 1804 hrs SINGAPORE: Bus commuters can expect a smoother ride with the implementation of the Mandatory Give Way To Buses Scheme. The Land Transport Authority (LTA) says the pilot scheme will be rolled out along three roads from 20...

Police on Saturday afternoon surrounded and cordoned off Suvarnabhumi airport as the prime minister denounced the virtual international isolation - signs a violent end game is approaching. The no-nonsense police cordon came after PAD protesters scuffled with officers and kidnapped two earlier...

The Taj Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India, temporarily increased security after being warned of a possible terrorist attack, the chairman of the company that owns the hotel said Saturday. But Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata said those measures, which were eased shortly before this week's terror...

Once again, this sort of Bold Headlines put Singaporean lives further at risk. You think these young lads are cowards to come ashore and attack a city ? These lads are cowards to take on the whole company of commandos ? Are they cowards to hole themselves in the hotels and fight to death...

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat declared a state of emergency at Bangkok’s two commercial airports on Thursday and instructed the police and some military units to deal with protesters occupying the facilities. The order, announced in a nationally televised address, came after a...

10 well co-ordinated attacks by heavily armed militants in Mumbai had shocked a country of 1 billion people paralysing the country's financial and economic hub and killing and wounding hundreds and taking hundreds hostages.... Are you shocked by such attacks? This world is going crazy with...