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Firemen douse a charred ambulance and a car after a riot broke out among foreign workers in Singapore's Little India district (Credit: AFP) (19 Dec) - Human rights activists say Singapore's impending deportation of rioters breaches human rights. Activists are criticising Singapore for planning to deport dozens of South... 

Deputy Consul General Devyani Khobragade, 39, has publicly campaigned for women's rights and gender equality. But the woman she hired to clean her house and look after her two young daughters says Khobragade paid her less than $600 a month - $3.31 an hour - despite telling U.S. immigration officials the staffer would be... 

(19 December) - In Smokescreen, a fast-paced espionage thriller by Khaled Talib, someone wants the prime minister of Israel dead. An innocent man will be blamed for the assassination. Israel’s leader has held secret talks with the Palestinians, including Hamas, and is willing to make serious concessions in exchange for peace....