The Hougang by-election on May 26 will be a straight fight between Mr Png Eng Huat of the Workers' Party and Mr Desmond Choo of the People's Action Party.

Hong Kong stocks plunged 3.19% as they led falls in Asian markets on Wednesday on news Greece will go to the polls again after talks to form a coalition failed, stoking fears it will exit the eurozone.

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China and Japan hold high-level maritime talks on Wednesday expected to focus on a group of uninhabited islands that are at the heart of an ongoing territorial row between the two countries.

The trial of wartime Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic opened before a UN court on Wednesday, where he faces charges for some of the worst atrocities committed in Europe since World War II.

One of two goal-line technology systems being tested for FIFA's rules body is to be used at two Danish league matches in the coming week, the world governing body said on Wednesday.

A male masseur who accused John Travolta of sexual battery has withdrawn a lawsuit, his lawyer said Tuesday, as the star's attorney vowed a similar second legal action would also fail.

Kooky comedy and buffoonery were on the agenda on Wednesday as the 65th Cannes Film Festival, with its trademark mix of high cinematic art and Hollywood glitz, kicks off on a light note.

Japanese technology titan NEC has unveiled a gadget that allows users to control their TV, mobile phone or tablet computer using a virtual input device.

Channel NewsAsia has launched an application for the iPhone and iPad, downloadable from Apple's iTunes App Store.