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Atletico: Club to support Falcao's decision

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:17:12 -0400

SINGAPORE - Atletico Madrid will not stand in the way of striker Radamel Falcao if he wants to leave the club this offseason, general manager Miguel Angel Gil Marin said Monday.

China State Grid to buy stake in Australia network

Fri, 17 May 2013 04:21:19 -0400

SYDNEY - China's State Grid Corp. is buying a stake in an Australian electricity network company for about $800 million.

Singapore's Ser Miang enters IOC presidential race

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:37:06 -0400

PARIS - Singapore's Ng Ser Miang has entered the race for IOC president, saying he is a "global citizen" who can help the Olympic movement deal with a changing world.

Singapore hires Bernd Stange as head coach

Wed, 15 May 2013 21:35:07 -0400

SINGAPORE - Bernd Stange has been hired as Singapore's head coach, the latest in a long list of football appointments for the well-traveled German.

Singapore church on trial in pop star scandal

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:14:11 -0400

SINGAPORE - Singapore opened a long-anticipated corruption trial Wednesday of six church leaders accused of embezzling more than $40 million to fund the pop music career of the wife of their evangelical movement's founder.

AP sources: Singapore member eyes IOC presidency

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:20:05 -0400

LONDON - IOC Vice President Ng Ser Miang of Singapore is set to become the second declared candidate in the race to succeed Jacques Rogge as IOC president.

Singapore begins inquiry into US worker's death

Mon, 13 May 2013 06:29:25 -0400

SINGAPORE - The girlfriend of a U.S. software engineer whose parents insist he was murdered in Singapore said at a coroner's inquest Monday that he had been unhappy at work and feared "heavy hands coming after him."

IRS teams with Australia, UK, to expose tax cheats

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:40:51 -0400

WASHINGTON - The U.S. is teaming up with Australia and the U.K. in an effort to expose tax cheats from around the world.

Singapore to host WTA Championship from 2014-18

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:06:16 -0400

Eyeing a stronger presence in Asia, the WTA is moving its season-ending championships to Singapore for 2014-18 in a five-year deal worth more than $70 million.

Pyongyang glitters but most of NKorea still dark

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:31:30 -0400

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The heart of this city, once famous for its Dickensian darkness, now pulsates with neon.

Malaysia's opposition banks on new economic deal

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:50:38 -0400

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - With less than a week to general elections, Malaysia's opposition alliance is banking on the promise of bold change to end the governing coalition's 56-year rule. It says a new economic playing field will strip away decades of race-based policies that it believes bred corruption and hampered growth