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London police appealed for help
London police appealed for help yesterday in catching a serial rapist responsible for at least 28 sex attacks including rapes of elderly women as old as 93.Detectives working on the capital's biggest-ever hunt for a serial rapist said the man first... [Read more]

Blue skies again at Chelsea
LONDON - THERE was good news aplenty for Chelsea on Saturday.They beat Middlesbrough 3-0 in the Premiership to keep pace with Manchester United.The man tipped to replace Jose Mourinho as manager ruled himself out of the job.England international Frank Lampard insisted... [Read more]

Hutchison to vote on Indian telco sale next month
HONG KONG - HUTCHISON Telecommunications will hold an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) next month to seek approval for the planned sale of Indian cellphone operator Hutchison Essar to Britain's Vodafone Group for US$11.1 billion (S$17 billion). Shareholders will vote on March... [Read more]

Rubbish-chute fire hits Shenton Way building
About 800 people were evacuated from a Shenton Way building yesterday morning after a fire broke out on the ground floor. No one was hurt at the 25-storey Shenton House. The evacuation was performed as a precaution by staff of the... [Read more]

Isetan burglary: 3 charged
THREE youths - including one who applied for bail so that he could collect his O-level results - were yesterday charged with housebreaking and theft of goods worth a total of $9,616. Ethan Khoo Ee Ren and Yuen Wei Jie, both... [Read more]

Fed officials see no rate cut, citing inflation risks
WASHINGTON - UNITED States Federal Reserve officials, armed with figures showing inflation picking up, made it clear that they are not close to cutting interest rates. Hours after the government reported on Wednesday that consumer prices rose more than forecast last... [Read more]

World Quickly
GLOBAL CHILD PORN RING EXPOSEDVIENNA: The Austrian authorities yesterday said they had uncovered a major international child pornography ring.It involved at least 2,360 suspects from 77 countries who paid to view videos of children being sexually abused.Interior Minister Guenther Platter said... [Read more]

Video game maker raided for using illegal software
A COMPANY that develops video games was raided on Thursday morning - allegedly for using illegal software. The case has more than a touch of irony, considering the company is part of an industry that has always railed against the impact... [Read more]

Impact of Deng's policies grows: Analysts
BEIJING - CHINESE leader Deng Xiaoping died 10 years ago on Feb 19, but the impact of his policies on China and the world has only grown with time, analysts say. China's official Xinhua news agency carried a long article on... [Read more]

Two fatal accidents in five months near condo - do something please
I am a resident of Springdale Condo in Upper Bukit Timah Road.On the morning of Feb 15, a fatal accident occurred just in front of the condominium. It's scary that two fatal accidents occurred within five months in the same location... [Read more]

Russia flexes muscles in Gulf, but US holds most of the cards
LONDON - FOREIGN ministers from the United States, the European Union and Russia were joined by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon in Berlin yesterday for another effort to restart the Middle East peace process. But all eyes were firmly on... [Read more]