Singapore to build new airport terminal to boost capacity |
- Singapore to build new airport terminal to boost capacity
- Riot police fire water cannon at India rape protest
- Appeals court upholds 16 years jail, 10 strokes on labourer for rape
- VIDEO: Trainee cosmonauts in crash test
- China, Japan engage in new invective over disputed isles
- Dozens missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks
- New England to bear brunt of powerful blizzard
- VIDEO: Bolshoi 'witch hunt' accusation
- The do's and don'ts of proper dim sum etiquette
- User statistics show people are not taking a Facebook holiday
- Siri coming to Apple desktops?
- Google boosts mobile ad campaigns
- Tablets gain more ground on PCs: survey
- Apple's NeXT step: a look back at a historic business decision
- Hong Kong activist jailed for burning Chinese flag
- Child moons China's premier-to-be
- S. Korean air force parodies 'Les Miserables'
- Fukushima survivors to sue Japan government
- VIDEO: Chinese New Year: 200m on move
- VIDEO: Ex-LAPD man hunted for killing spree
| Singapore to build new airport terminal to boost capacity Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:57 AM PST Singapore said Friday it will spend nearly Sg$1.3 billion ($1.05 billion) to build an additional airport terminal and other facilities to bolster its status as an international aviation hub. | ||
| Riot police fire water cannon at India rape protest Posted: 08 Feb 2013 12:56 AM PST Riot police fired water cannon Friday at hundreds of protestors in the Indian state of Kerala demanding the resignation of a lawmaker over allegations he raped a schoolgirl 17 years ago. | ||
| Appeals court upholds 16 years jail, 10 strokes on labourer for rape Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:59 PM PST The Court of Appeal here today upheld the conviction and jail sentence of 16 years and 10 strokes of the rotan on a labourer for raping his underaged sister-in-law at a rubber estate in 2008. | ||
| VIDEO: Trainee cosmonauts in crash test Posted: 07 Feb 2013 11:31 PM PST Candidates in the Russian space agency's cosmonaut training competition have been given their first real endurance test at Russia's specialist training centre. | ||
| China, Japan engage in new invective over disputed isles Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:32 PM PST BEIJING (Reuters) - China and Japan engaged on Friday in a fresh round of invective over military movements near a disputed group of uninhabited islands, fuelling tension that for months has bedevilled relations between the Asian powers. 
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| Dozens missing as Bangladesh ferry sinks Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:03 PM PST DHAKA (Reuters) - A ferry carrying more than 50 people sank on Bangladesh's giant Meghna River on Friday after colliding with a sand barge and dozens were missing, officials said. 
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| New England to bear brunt of powerful blizzard Posted: 07 Feb 2013 09:25 PM PST BOSTON (Reuters) - New England braced on Thursday for a possibly record-setting winter storm, with forecasts of up to 2 feet (60 cm) of snow already causing airlines to cancel thousands of flights and utilities to prepare for power outages. 
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| VIDEO: Bolshoi 'witch hunt' accusation Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:46 PM PST A principal dancer at Russia's Bolshoi ballet has accused the company's management of conducting a campaign to discredit him. | ||
| The do's and don'ts of proper dim sum etiquette Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:58 PM PST While there's no art to enjoying an authentic dim sum meal, there are a few do's and don'ts that diners should be aware of before they tuck into the Chinese version of a tapas brunch. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| User statistics show people are not taking a Facebook holiday Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:56 PM PST Results of Pew Research Center's latest social media study fail to tally with Facebook's own user statistics. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Siri coming to Apple desktops? Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:54 PM PST Apple's voice-activated virtual assistant Siri could be integrated into the next version of Apple's computer operating system, OSX 10.9, due for release later this year. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Google boosts mobile ad campaigns Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:52 PM PST Google began Wednesday letting businesses target mobile ads based on how close smartphone users might be to shops or what they might be craving at certain times of day. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Tablets gain more ground on PCs: survey Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:50 PM PST One-third of computers sold worldwide in the fourth quarter of 2012 was a tablet, according to a survey released Wednesday. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Apple's NeXT step: a look back at a historic business decision Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:49 PM PST Sixteen years ago Wednesday, Apple issued a press release announcing that it had finalized the acquisition of NeXT Software Inc with the intention of using the small company's operating system as a replacement for its own aging Mac OS 9. No one could have predicted the long-term impact such a short-term business decision would have, or how it would change the way we live our livesThe reason why the decision was to prove so monumental is because as part of the deal, NeXT's founder, a certain Mr. Steve Jobs, returned to the company he had co-founded -- and from which he had been unceremoniously shown the door in 1985 -- to "serve as an advisor to Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio, Apple's Chairman and CEO." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now | ||
| Hong Kong activist jailed for burning Chinese flag Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:39 PM PST A prominent Hong Kong political activist has been jailed for nine months for burning both the Chinese and city flags during anti-Beijing protests, court officials said Friday. | ||
| Child moons China's premier-to-be Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:39 PM PST State media coverage of a routine visit to a home by China's incoming premier Li Keqiang has become a colourful Internet sensation after a boy appeared on camera half-naked. | ||
| S. Korean air force parodies 'Les Miserables' Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:38 PM PST The South Korean air force has posted a "Les Miserables" video parody on YouTube, complete with snow-shovelling airmen, a lovelorn military service conscript and a vindictive superior officer. | ||
| Fukushima survivors to sue Japan government Posted: 07 Feb 2013 10:36 PM PST People whose homes or farms were hit by radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant will file class-action lawsuits next month to seek damages from the Japanese government, lawyers said Friday. | ||
| VIDEO: Chinese New Year: 200m on move Posted: 07 Feb 2013 05:38 PM PST Over 200 million people are on the move in China to be with their families for Chinese or Lunar new year this weekend. | ||
| VIDEO: Ex-LAPD man hunted for killing spree Posted: 07 Feb 2013 07:21 PM PST Los Angeles area police have launched a huge manhunt for a sacked officer who is suspected of killing three people, including a former colleague |
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