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BBC's Newsnight blunders again, shredding broadcaster's tarnished reputation further
05-16 19:22
UK state broadcaster BBC, which has been deplored for "cretinous'' journalism by British lawmakers, and punished for smearing the innocents, has once again be...

Aussie politician floored in run-in with roo
05-16 18:59
An Australian politician taking his morning jog through the national capital has come off second best after crossing a kangaroo. Shane Rattenbury, a minister...

BP files to stop 'fictitious' claims from oil spill
05-16 18:43
BP is seeking to stop paying millions of dollars in what it calls spurious compensation claims stemming from the catastrophic 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexi...

Singapore church involved in bond scam, court hears
05-16 18:13
Prosecutors in Singapore pressed their case against leaders of a Christian church accused of embezzling millions of dollars to finance the singing career of th...

More foreign helpers denied food in Malaysia, NGO says
05-16 18:02
A non-governmental organization said today there has been an increase in the incidence of foreign domestic helpers in Malaysia being punished by depriving food to...

European sugar firms raided in anti-trust probe
05-16 17:24
The European Commission said on Thursday it had carried out surprise inspections on several sugar companies on concerns they may have breached anti-trust rule...

Malaysian couple who abused and starved young Cambodian helper to death jailed for 24 years
05-16 16:37
A court in Malaysia sentenced a couple to 24 years in jail for starving their Cambodian domestic helper to death. Hardware store owners Soh Chew Tong, 44...

Faced with probing by dead American researcher’s mother, Singapore requests additional evidence
05-16 15:27
Singapore has asked the parents of an American found hanged last year to provide evidence for their claim that he was murdered In a statement issued late yest...

Plane flying tourists crashes in Nepal
05-16 11:59
Nepal police say a small plane with foreign tourists has crashed while attempting to land at a mountain airstrip in northern Nepal. Police say the plane was t...

Envoys entertain batty requests from barmy Brits
05-16 11:53
British embassies were asked if they could silence a cockerel and order an unfit husband to shape up, among other “bizarre’’ requests for help in the last 12 m...

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