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Roma's physical tactics upset Lyon
LYON have accused Roma of rough play during Wednesday's 0-0 Champions League match. 'It was quite a rough match with unfair behaviour by the Roma players,' said Lyon chairman Jean-Michel Aulas, after the game in Rome. 'There was some verbal abuse... [Read more]

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FAMILY FLAG DAY Charity group Focus On The Family Singapore, dedicated to strengthening families through family life education, is holding a flag day to raise funds.When: Today Where: Somerset, Woodlands, Outram, Pasir Ris and Jurong East MRT stations. VEGAS CHARITY GALAA... [Read more]

'Commitment by govts needed' to tackle region's water woes
ONE word - commitment - stood out as experts distilled the challenges ahead, on the second day of the Asia Pacific Water Forum's inaugural governing council meeting here. Only political commitment by leaders can result in policy action in tackling the... [Read more]

Why no new $10 polymer notes?
AFTER queuing for almost an hour at a POSB branch for its $500 Prosperity Pack, I was surprised to find that the new $10 notes were not of the polymer type, and the serial numbers were not in sequence. Has the... [Read more]

Taiwan V-P sends phone wishes to 1m
TAIWANESE Vice-President Annette Lu chalked up NT$300,000 (S$14,000) in phone bills sending out pre-recorded Chinese New Year greetings to one million voters.The 30-second phone message was sent randomly to people all over Taiwan through an automatic dialling system, cable news channel... [Read more]

Tycoon jailed for embezzlement
THE former head of China's leading sports beverage manufacturer, and until recently a member of the Forbes China Rich List, has been jailed for 15 years for embezzlement.Zhang Hai, the ex-president of the Jianlibao Group, was convicted by a court in... [Read more]

Thousands march in US against Iraq war
WASHINGTON - TENS of thousands of anti-war protesters from around the country converged on the National Mall here on Saturday, galvanised by opposition to President George W. Bush's plan to increase the number of troops in Iraq. Protests attended by several... [Read more]

Anger boils over civilian killings for reward
NEW DELHI - HOPING against hope, Mr Ghulam Rasool Paddar watched police investigators unearth a body from under a grove of poplar trees in Indian Kashmir last week. Sobs shook his body as recognition struck. 'It's him, it's him,' the elderly... [Read more]

YouTube: Just how big a deal was that?
NEW YORK - EVERYONE suspected that the investors, founders and early employees of YouTube made tidy sums when the video- sharing site was acquired by Google for US$1.65 billion (S$2.53 billion) in stock late last year. But until Wednesday, few knew... [Read more]

BLVD unit sets record $3,205 psf price for Orchard Rd area
TWO homes in the Orchard Road area have sold at prices that have broken past records in the prime district.The Straits Times understands that a Singapore permanent resident has forked out more than $6.5 million for an apartment at The Boulevard... [Read more]

A season Liverpool want to forget
LONDON - NEXT season cannot come soon enough for Liverpool. Their slim chances of overhauling Manchester United dissolved in the rain after an embarrassing 1-2 Premiership defeat by Newcastle on Saturday. They are now 16 points behind league leaders United, with... [Read more]