2014-12-28 Singapore Health

NDTV   

Four die of bird flu in Libya: minister   
The News International
BENGHAZI: Four people have died of bird flu in Libya in recent days, the health minister of the country´s internationally recognised government said on Saturday. Rida al-Awkali said a fifth person suspected of having contracted the virus is currently in hospital ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Science

Malay Mail Online   

Flight warning after Guatemala volcano spews out ash   
Malay Mail Online
The organisation cautioned air craft from flying in the vicinity of the ash-spewing volcanoes. — AFP picGUATAMALA CITY, Dec 27 — Ash clouds from two active volcanoes in Guatemala prompted local air travel warnings yesterday. The country's National ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Entertainment

AsiaOne   

Brown 'back on with Karrueche'   
Yahoo Singapore News
Singapore-born polar bear Inuka received a giant ice kachang cake on his 24th birthday on Friday. The birthday treat was filled with his favourite food -- salmon, blueberries, watermelon and strawberries topped with whipped cream. Video courtesy of Wildlife ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Sports

Telegraph.co.uk   

Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic in frame for Crystal Palace role   
Herald Sun
Cannot Contact Server. Please upgrade your browser to view HTML 5 content. Tony Popovic in the running for Crystal Palace's top job 0:57. Play video. http://cdn.newsapi.com.au/image/v1/. Western Sydney Wanderers coach Tony Popovic is again touted as ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Technology

Fox News   

Sony Admits PlayStation Problem Was Cyberattack   
NBCNews.com
Sony has appeared to admit for the first time that the disruption to its PlayStation network that ruined Christmas for untold children was the result of a cyberattack. "The video game industry has been experiencing high levels of traffic designed to disrupt ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Business

Channel News Asia   

SCCCI issues Budget 2015 recommendations   
AsiaOne
TOPPING the wish list of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is for the government to not raise foreign worker levies and tighten quotas further. Coming a close second is the desire for close consultation with trade associations and businesses before ...

2014-12-28 Singapore World

Daily Caller   

Racist jibe at Obama in North Korea row   
Herald Scotland
North Korea has called US President Barack Obama a "monkey" and blamed Washington for internet outages that it has experienced during a confrontation with the United States over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. North Korea has called US ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Southeast Asia

NDTV   

Indonesia arrests six heading to Syria   
Sydney Morning Herald
Jakarta: Indonesian police have arrested six people attempting to fly to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group, officials say, the latest in a wave of potential sympathisers emerging from the world's most populous Muslim nation. Those arrested at ...

2014-12-28 Singapore Singapore

AsiaOne   

Singapore police defends handcuffing teens after picture goes viral   
Malay Mail Online
At 9.33am, Facebook user Shan Ang posted a photo of police officers handcuffing three young boys outside the shopping mall along East Coast Road. — Today picSINGAPORE, Dec 28 — The three boys arrested outside 112 Katong mall yesterday “were ...