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Dozens of people have been killed at the hands of security forces in Libya today, as the violent state response to escalating protests against the regime of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s rule grows more desperate. An anti-government rally in the Libyan capital Tripoli came under sustained attack from security forces. Although... 

MANAMA, Bahrain — Tens of thousands of red-and-white draped, flag-waving protesters flooded this tiny kingdom’s capital Tuesday, a massive show of force against the embattled monarchy as the king made another concession to the marchers – releasing dozens of political prisoners. Upbeat, determined demonstrators... 

“If, for instance, you put in a Malay officer who’s very religious and who has family ties in Malaysia in charge of a machine gun unit, that’s a very tricky business. We’ve got to know his background… I’m saying these things because they are real, and if I don’t think that, and I think even if today the Prime... 

To Singaporeans, the HDB is a big fail, We thought house will be a smooth sail, So we ran happily after HDB’s tail, But its prices hurt us like a sharp nail, An affordable home to us the HDB won’t bail, But houses to foreigners it will gladly hail, Us Singaporeans it won’t bother even if we wail, End up we... 

At least 9 members of the Reform Party (RP) have resigned from it, including 5 in its top decision-making committee and a couple regarded as potential candidates for the upcoming general election.  The central executive committee (CEC) members who quit are: 51-year-old Treasurer James Teo, 41-year-old Organising secretary... 

Singaporean Minister for Home Affairs and Minister of Law K Shanmugam (L) signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Security Cooperation with his Chinese counterpart, State Councillor and Minister of Public Security Meng Jianzhu in Singapore, Feb. 18, 2011 Visiting Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security... 

Agnes Kharisma, 19, was found dead in a gutter in Lenteng Agung, South Jakarta, on Sunday. She was friends with several expatriates, police say. JAKARTA – An American and a Singaporean is sought by Jagakarsa Police in South Jakarta in connection with the rape and killing of a 19-year-old girl whose body was found... 

Stock markets worldwide slumped into the red today as investors resorted to profit booking amid escalating political unrest in Libya that also pushed oil prices higher. Right from Tokyo to London to Mumbai, bourses ended in the negative zone and investor sentiment was also hit by fears that pricier oil could put brakes... 

Dear Singaporeans, I am a young Singaporean living and working in Australia for the last 7 years. Like many, I was a product of the highly efficient Singapore education production line. According to our world-class and oft praised education system (for which I am still grateful for), I was an average student, “streamed”... 

In psychology, Stockholm syndrome is a term used to describe a paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express adulation and have positive feelings towards their captors that appear irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, essentially mistaking a lack of abuse from their captors as...