The corruption trial of Singapore’s former anti-drug chief kicked off on Tuesday, with the prosecution claiming he obtained sexual favours from an IT executive despite knowing she wanted business from his agency. Former Central Narcotics Bureau (CNB) director Ng Boon Gay’s lawyers said on Tuesday it is premature to claim trial for his charges...
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One of the most powerful typhoons in decades churned towards the Korean peninsula Monday after lashing Japan’s Okinawa with heavy rains and wind, leaving at least five injured. South Korea was bracing for the arrival of major typhoon Bolaven on Monday with a main port and ferry routes closed, classes cancelled and officials put...
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Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf while appearing before the five-member bench of the Supreme Court has sought four to six weeks time to write the Swiss letter. The prime minister head earlier asked the five-judges bench for four to six weeks time from the court to implement the court orders. He had also requested...
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A Norwegian court has found that mass killer Anders Behring Breivik is sane and sentenced him to 21 years in jail. Breivik was charged with voluntary homicide and committing acts of terror in the attacks in Oslo and on Utoya Island on July 22, 2011. Many survivors and families of the victims wanted a...
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Typhoon Saola is moving slowly across Taiwan, dumping torrential rains, triggering landslides, and forcing nearly the entire island to shut down. The typhoon arrived in Taiwan early on Thursday, a day after the storm killed 23 people and forced 154,000 from their homes in the Philippines. They were also seeking to locate at least...
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