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Who is Rania Nashar, Saudi Arabia's first female CEO, makes Forbes 100 most powerful women list

Rania Nashar, who is also dubbed as the first Saudi woman, to have been appointed as a CEO of a company

Dec 14, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Niger attack: How ISIS-affiliates in Africa are turning out to be a formidable force

Though ISIS may have lost its caliphate in Syria and Iraq, the terrorist group is gaining strength is Africa

Dec 14, 2019

By Johnlee Varghese

Beachcombers puzzled over phallic shaped creatures washing ashore

A variant of the spoon worm washed ashore of the Drake beach in California leaving the beachgoers shocked and puzzled

Dec 13, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Two Singaporean students receive top Commonwealth Essay prizes at Buckingham Palace

Write for royals on social media and Buckingham Palace will pay you $65,000

British Royals have advertised for a job on Linkedln looking for a person to manage their social media

Dec 13, 2019

By Parwinder Sandhu

Queen Elizabeth says Brexit deal is governments top priority in speech to parliament

Queen wears a 'never seen before' piece of royal jewellery at the Diplomatic Reception

The priceless piece of jewellery was worn by the sovereign during the Buckingham Palace's annual Diplomatic Reception

Dec 13, 2019

By Parwinder Sandhu

Johnson or Corbyn? 8 questions answered as UK set to vote in historic election

UK parliament election results can be known as early as 2AM on Friday. The counting will start immediately after the polls close at 22:00 GMT.

Dec 12, 2019

By Jacob J

Aung San Suu Kyi breaks silence on Rohingya crisis

As Suu Kyi looks on, Gambia details mass rapes, killings in Myanmar

Suu Kyi is expected to repeat denials of genocide and argue that military operations launched in August 2017 were a legitimate counterterrorism response to attacks

Dec 10, 2019

By Reuters

Car park next to ICA Building to cease operations from 2020

The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority announced that the existing URA car park adjacent to the ICA Building will cease operations from 2020

Dec 10, 2019

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Indonesia arrests poachers trafficking Sumatran Tiger fetuses for Chinese medicine

Sumatran tigers are found only in the Sumatran Island and are listed as a critically endangered species

Dec 9, 2019

By Parvathy Rajagopal

Thailand delays deporting family of Rakhine insurgent leader

Tun Myat Naing is the top commander of the Arakan Army that is fighting for greater autonomy for Rakhine state

Dec 8, 2019

By Reuters

Singapore and US agree to set up RSAF training detachment in Guam

After studies conducted on various factors Singapore and US ink agreement for the RSAF's fighter detachment training in Guam

Dec 7, 2019

By IBTimes SG Desk

Pearl Harbor Day Dec 7: Japan lived in 'infamy' ever after

Japan was blamed for unprecedented diplomatic folly attacking Pearl Harbor on December 7 without proper declaration of war, forcing US into World War Two

Dec 5, 2019

By Nagesh Narayana