IAEA Expresses Alarm at Iranian Defiance

Listen to the Audio In other news Monday, the U.N. nuclear agency voiced new concern at Iran's continued defiance over its nuclear program. HARI SREENIVASAN: The U.N. nuclear agency expressed alarm at Iran's continued defiance over its nuclear program. In a new report, the International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has banned two of its most experienced inspectors and still refuses to answer ...

Hart: Airports are the best place to people-watch

There might not be a better place in the world to watch people than in an airport. Big, small, white, black, business suits and cowboy boots -- they all wait in line and trek down the terminals.

Alarm over rise in SE Asian piracy

Calls have gone out for more action to combat piracy in the South China Sea after the latest attack on Sunday - there have been nine pirate attacks in the area between Singapore and Borneo in the past three weeks.

Underline it. Highlight it. Circle it. Whatever you do, don’t forget it.

That’s the number that Singaporeans must wake up to. If it hasn’t set off alarm bells in you, you are not paying enough attention. It’s the number that the PAP wants to increase our population to. Unbelievable? Here’s what National Development Minister Mah Bow Tan: “A recent review of our long-term land use and transportation [...]

More evolution than Eureka!

BaselWorld and the SIHH in Geneva are magnificent showcases of the world’s watch manufacturers. Although we journalists tend to think that they attend for our benefit, the watch companies participate with one objective: to sell ... and 2006 appears to have been a fabulous year.