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39 die as migrant boat sinks off turkish coast

Witness accounts confirm more than 500 refugees drowned in Mediterranean boat capsize

Citing eye-witnesses, the UN agency officials said hundreds of people drowned in a matter of minutes as the boat sank.

Apr 21, 2016

Bukit Batok by-election: Multi-pronged fight looms a SDP seeks alliance

SDP's Chee exudes confidence as Bukit Batok by-election confirmed on 7 May

According to the elections department, there are 25,616 voters in the Bukit Batok single member constituency.

Apr 21, 2016

Elderly woman dies in Collyer Quay accident

Three injured in multi-vehicle accident on Woodlands Avenue 12

Eye-witnesses who spoke to TODAY said they saw an overturned lorry on the Seletar Expressway.

Apr 21, 2016

Apple Pay rolled out in Singapore for Amex users

Customers who have American Express-issued credit cards can start using Apple Pay service form Tuesday.

Apr 19, 2016

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte leads opinion polls; apologises for rape remark

Duterte had initially refused to offer apology, saying he will not say sorry for a mistake he did not commit.

Apr 19, 2016

Ecuador earthquake: Death toll hits 262; more than 2,500 injured

Ecuador earthquake toll rises past 400; more people saved alive

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa said he feared the death toll could go up even higher.

Apr 19, 2016

Car bomb targeting military kills 28 in Turkey

Netanyahu says will 'settle accounts with terrorists' after Jerusalem bus blast

The prime minister called the attack an act of terrorism though the police did not term the incident a terror attack

Apr 19, 2016

student Makhzoomi forced out of southwest airlines

Khairuldeen Makhzoomi recounts 'Islamophobia ordeal' after plane eviction

Southwest said its employees responded to the situation as per protocol and that it does not condone discrimination of any kind.

Apr 19, 2016

Ridhuan Tee Abdullah: Controversial Malaysian writer 'denied entry in Singapore'

Singapore beefs up checkpoint security with BioScreen thumbprint scanning

Travellers aged above six who use the manned counters at checkpoints will have to scan thumbprints on arrival and departure.

Apr 19, 2016

Malaysian PM Najib's brother Nazir Razak 'offered to resign' as CIMB chairman

Nazir, who was re-elected as CIMB chairman, said the funds transfer was a one-off event to help his brother.

Apr 18, 2016

Malaysian boxer Ramkumar who won silver in SEA Games killed in prison

Ramkumar, who had been arrested and kept in the prison over a kidnap case, was stabbed in the back.

Apr 18, 2016

Minister says Zika virus will 'inevitably' come to Singapore

Large number of tourist arrivals in Singapore means it is tough to close the door shut on the dreaded zika virus.

Apr 18, 2016

Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte will not say sorry for comment on rape victim Jaqueline Hamill

Footage shows Duterte saying rape victim was so beautiful that he should have been the first to rape her.

Apr 18, 2016

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff loses crucial impeachment vote

Roussef faces a Senate trial on charges of manipulating budget accounts.

Apr 18, 2016

Ecuador earthquake: Death toll hits 262; more than 2,500 injured

The quake, the strongest to hit Ecuador since 1979, leaves thousands injured while hundreds are reported missing.

Apr 18, 2016

Militants abduct four Indonesians in southern Philippines

Seven gunmen in a speed boat attacked two Indonesian flagged tugboats off the cost of Sitangkay island in Tawi-tawi.

Apr 16, 2016

Manny Pacquiao vs Timothy Bradley 3: Where to watch live online the final fight

Pacquiao Vs Mayweather: Is rematch on cards after Pacman's impressive win?

Boxing expert Bob Arum says a Pacquiao vs Mayweather fight could happen if one of the sides throws a hat in the ring.

Apr 16, 2016

Singaporeans lose $1 million in phone scam involving fake Chinese officials

Singapore police have said more than 400 reports have been filed so far relating to the scam.

Apr 16, 2016

North Korea to test nuclear-tipped ICBM after claiming clean warhead re-entry

North Korea gearing up for another 'nuclear test' after failed missile launch

United States called the test of the road-mobile missile a "fiery, catastrophic" failure.

Apr 16, 2016

1MDB probe: Mysterious millions in Malaysian PM Najib's accounts spent on luxury goods, political payouts

1MDB funds a donation says Saudi minister in flip-flop 'to help' Najib

The latest revelation by the Saudi minister was scoffed at by opposition media in Malaysia.

Apr 16, 2016

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