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Beckham returns from exile with goal and win
MADRID - DAVID Beckham capped his return to the Real Madrid starting line-up with a goal and a win.After Real's 2-1 Spanish Primera Liga victory over Real Sociedad, the midfielder earned the plaudits of his teammates, coach Fabio Capello, and the... [Read more]

30,000 fake Olympic mascots seized
BEIJING - WARNING: The cuddly Beijing 2008 Olympics mascots known as 'Fuwa' could be hazardous to your health.Police in the Chinese capital have seized nearly 30,000 counterfeit versions of the fluffy stuffed mascots, some made with toxic materials, the state-run Beijing... [Read more]

11 killed as morning bomb attacks rip through Baghdad
BAGHDAD - A CAR bomb and a suicide attacker killed at least 11 people across Baghdad yesterday as militants showed increasing defiance amid a major security operation in the capital. More than 100 people have been killed in Baghdad since Sunday... [Read more]

Blonde bombshell Anna Nicole Smith dies at 39
HOLLYWOOD - ANNA Nicole Smith, the curvaceous blonde whose life played out as an extraordinary tabloid tale - Playboy centrefold, jeans model, bride of an octogenarian oil tycoon, reality-show subject, tragic mother - has died after collapsing at a hotel. She... [Read more]

FairPrice supermarkets to provide in-store banking
SHOPPERS at NTUC FairPrice supermarkets will soon be able to add some surprising items to their shopping baskets. They will be able to open a savings account and apply for credit and debit cards as they shop for groceries. Later, they... [Read more]

Buyer beware
The world of beauty97 No. of complaints (January to December 2006)Most common type of complaints1. Unsatisfactory services2. Pressure sales tactics CASE STUDYA consumer received a call from a vendor, offering a free makeover and photography session. However, during the free session,... [Read more]

Two Selangor water treatment plants closed
KUALA LUMPUR - TWO water treatment plants catering to about a million residents in Selangor have been closed down for cleaning following ammonia contamination at a major river.However, water supply to the residents of the state has not been affected by... [Read more]

Repo man rammed car into me and injured legs: Accused
THE woman accused of stomping on the roof of a repossessor's car in a street- side altercation claimed in court yesterday that he injured her legs by ramming his car into her. Wong Nguek Chin said she had asked the man,... [Read more]

Taste of the swiss alps
Mr Jens LeHel, 40, and Mr Stephan Freidank, 39, put the finishing touches on the newly installed cable car at Marche VivoCity.The cable car, which operated from 1963 until 1998, was imported from Saas-Fee, a village in Switzerland. It was used... [Read more]

Multi-pronged approach to ease CTE traffic jams
I REFER to Mrs Cindy Brown's letter, 'ERP isn't working, rein in number of cars instead?' (ST, Feb 3) and Mr Chia Yong Soong's letter, 'Evening ERP on CTE ineffective after gantry' (ST, Feb 10). Mrs Brown commented that Electronic Road... [Read more]

Abdullah calls for halt to sex-spy plan
JAKARTA - MALAYSIAN Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi yesterday called on state governments to stop forming 'snoop squads' to spy on Muslim couples.His comments at the end of a two-day visit to Indonesia followed an earlier announcement by Terengganu state that it... [Read more]