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Published: Friday March 22, 2013 MYT 7:11:00 PM Updated: Friday March 22, 2013 MYT 7:21:39 PM Singaporean dies in fire in Johor Baru house The double-storey house in Jalan Setia 5/3, Taman Setia Indah that went ablaze at 10.30am. JOHOR BARU: A Singaporean man was killed in a fire at a...

US defence contractor, 59, 'gave classified information to 27-year-old Chinese lover in honeytrap' Benjamin Pierce Bishop, 59, of Honolulu, charged with passing on secrets The defence contractor met younger lover at military defence conference He did not tell authorities about her as he...

US colonel charged with giving security secrets to Chinese girlfriend An American defence contractor has been charged with giving national security secrets to his younger Chinese girlfriend. Benjamin Bishop's home in Kapolei, Hawaii The home of civilian defense contractor Benjamin Pierce...

China's Xi Jinping invokes Paul the Octopus in battle to rebrand Communism China's new president, Xi Jinping, has invoked an unlikely ally in his battle to rebrand the Communist Party: Paul, the Weymouth-born octopus famed for its ability to predict World Cup football results. China's new...

Chinese bowl bought for $3 sells for $2.2m A 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl that was bought for a few dollars at a garage sale in New York state has sold for more than $2.2 million at auction. The small pottery bowl, finely crafted with an ivory glaze, turned out to be a thousand year old...

China's new president Xi Jinping orders Communist students to do their own homework Work-shy Communist Party officials have been ordered to do their own homework and eat their school dinners as part of a high-profile war on "lavish behavior" being waged by China's newly elected president Xi...

Al-Qaeda beheads French 'spy' Al-Qaeda's north African branch claims to have beheaded a French hostage in Mali as a "spy". An ethnic Tuareg Malian soldier stands guard at a checkpoint in Gao. Photo: REUTERS Agence France-Pressed, edited by Bonnie Malkin 12:52AM GMT 20 Mar 2013 A man...

Indian hotel manager denies attempted rape of British tourist An Indian hotel manager charged with the attempted rape of a British tourist who jumped from a second floor window to escape has denied any assault, saying he simply knocked on her door for an early morning wake-up call. Sachin...

Al-Qaeda document suggests attacking 'pipelines, internet and tankers' A secret al-Qaeda document discovered at Osama bin Laden's hideout in Pakistan sets out a strategy for attacking economically important targets including "pipelines, internet cables and tankers". The document was...

Women at their 'most attractive' at 30, men at 34, survey says People are at their most attractive entering their thirties according to new research which suggested women are "most beautiful" at 30 and men "most handsome" at 34. Anne Hathaway looks attractive at 30 years old Photo: AFP/GETTY...

Britain to airlift chemical weapons detection kits to Syria Britain is to airlift hundreds of chemical weapons detection and protection kits to Syrian rebels as part of its first shipment of non-lethal equipment since a EU arms embargo was relaxed to allow battlefield supplies. Syrian...

Future dim for PI Bala’s family Anisah Shukry | March 20, 2013 With Balasubramaniam’s death, his wife and three children are now in dire financial state. KUALA LUMPUR: The nation reeled in shock last week as private investigator P Balasubramaniam abruptly passed away, just days before...

Rosmah denies Altantuya links in biography launched by Dr M MARCH 19, 2013 KUALA LUMPUR, March 19 – Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor has denied any involvement in the 2006 murder of Mongolian Altantuya Shaariibuu, in her biography launched by former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today. In...

Russia regrets U.S. not pressing charges over boy's death By Thomas Grove MOSCOW | Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:22am EDT (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday criticized a decision by U.S. authorities not to file charges against the adoptive parents of a Russian-born boy whose death in January was seized on...

Li Li, the most beautiful member of Mao Zedong's family Staff Reporter 2013-03-14 15:22 Li Li, left. (Internet photo) Li Li, the grandniece of Mao Zedong, was said to be the most beautiful member of the former Chinese Communist leader's family. Li lost her hearing when she suffered from a...

Chinese demand tougher policing of shoddy goods Xinhua 2013-03-16 09:34 A store in Sichuan which sells fake luxury brand items. (Photo/CNS) Chinese consumers have long been plagued by rampant production and distribution of fake goods, and on Thursday people voiced their hopes that the...

Bo Xilai's 170 mistresses: Wen Wei Po Staff Reporter 2013-03-15 10:11 Bo Xilai during a meeting in 2012. (Photo/CNS) Bo Xilai, the former party secretary of Chongqing, allegedly had sexual relationships with almost 170 women before his infamous downfall from China's political scene...

Yoshinoya's Beijing branches using dirty dishes, stale rice Staff Reporter 2013-03-17 08:58 A Yoshinoya branch in China. (Photo/CFP) Employees at two branches of Japanese restaurant chain Yoshinoya in Beijing were found serving customers unclean eating utensils and reused steamed rice this...

Apple criticized for double-standard warranties Xinhua 2013-03-17 08:58 An Apple store in Hong Kong. (Photo/Xinhua) Apple, the world's most popular smartphone producer, has adopted differential policies for repair and return services in China, national broadcaster China Central Television...

Official Apple photo sparks rumors of new yellow iPhone Staff Reporter 2013-03-17 10:47 The photo that has sparked all the rumors. (Photo courtesy of Ubergizmo) A photo of a yellow iPhone displayed on Apple's official website has sparked rumors that the global electronics giant will offer...