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Missing air force major sparks massive manhunt
AN AIR force major, missing for 24 hours and sparking a frantic search in the nature park where his car was found, had gone home - unaware of the stir he caused. The discovery of his car at the park, with... [Read more]

The Friendship Express: a high-profile symbol of peace efforts
THE 'Friendship Express' train service is a high-profile symbol of the peace efforts between India and Pakistan. Here are the key facts about the train service: The Samjhauta (Friendship) Express was launched on 22 July, 1976, to connect the north-western Indian... [Read more]

FA Cup
Saturday Arsenal 0 Blackburn 0 Chelsea 4 Norwich 0 Middlesbrough 2 West Bromwich 2 Plymouth 2 Derby 0 Watford 1 Ipswich 0 Manchester United 1 Reading 1 Sunday Manchester City 3 Preston North End 1 Tottenham 4 Fulham 0... [Read more]

The factions tearing Chelsea apart
THE RUSSIANS: Led by billionaire-owner Roman Abramovich (above). Includes his long-time business partner and Chelsea director Eugene Tenenbaum, life-long friend Eugene Shvidler and club chairman Bruce Buck. The Russian speakers - Ukrainian striker Andriy Shevchenko and former Israel coach, Avram Grant... [Read more]

Muslim outrage over Israeli excavation
JERUSALEM - EXCAVATION work by Israel near Jerusalem's sacred Islamic shrine has sparked anger among Muslims, and the Palestinians say it could derail peace in Gaza with the Jewish state. Israeli Defence Minister Amir Peretz is also said to have written... [Read more]

Delhi's famous roadside food stalls face chop
NEW DELHI - HOT roadside snacks in New Delhi could soon be a thing of the past under a plan to clean up the Indian capital's streets.The Supreme Court has passed an order to ban the cooking of food at stalls... [Read more]

Science student finds his talent in art
SCIENCE student Christopher Tay has a dose of the arts in his life: He is taking art and design as part of the requirements under the new junior college curriculum. But it has turned out to be more than just a... [Read more]

Philips' after-sales service a big letdown
I bought a Philips 37-inch plasma TV on June 19, 2004. Whenever I switched on the TV, the channel shown was not the one I saw last when I switched it off.Because this is my first plasma TV, I was not... [Read more]

Bollywood cashes in on merchandising
MUMBAI - FOR decades, Bollywood was happy just to sell filmgoers a 20 rupee (S$0.70) cinema ticket. Now studios, tentatively evolving from dynastic family firms to Hollywood-style companies with a taste for merchandising, are increasingly trying to market everything from action-hero... [Read more]

Iran 'can build N-bomb in 3 years'
LONDON - IRAN is as little as two to three years away from building an atomic bomb, a leading security think-tank said on Wednesday.The estimated period by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) is shorter than one issued last June... [Read more]

Who's who
James Lawton, chief sports writer and columnist for The Independent, an English dailyGordon Farquhar, BBC sports news correspondentBarry Whitbread, former Singapore coach and current Liverpool FC director of recruitmentRobert Alberts, Football Association of Malaysia technical directorSpencer Robinson, British-born sports writer based... [Read more]