SINGAPORE – Motor industry players said the introduction of the new Carbon Emissions-based Scheme announced yesterday in the Budget statement, is a positive move. They said some green car buyers could also potentially enjoy a higher rebate compared to the existing Green Vehicle Rebate Scheme. The take-up rate of green vehicles in Singapore remains modest, [...]

Israel’s prime minister has said Iran is “destabilising the world” and its “aggression must be halted”, following a series of explosions in Thailand and India it is blaming on Tehran. Two Iranian men have been charged in connection with three explosions in Bangkok on Tuesday. Israel has already stated it believes the attacks were linked [...]

To view this content you need Flash and Javascript enabled in your browser. Please download Flash from the Adobe download website. 11:23am UK, Friday February 10, 2012 Twin car bomb attacks have struck Syria’s second city of Aleppo, according to state TV, as up to 10,000 troops are reported to be massing on the outskirts [...]

It is an integral part of any New Yorker’s life – connecting the bright lights of Manhattan to communities throughout the five boroughs. Now photographs from the beginning of the last century show how the New York City subway clambered to its feet to become the service millions of commuters take for granted today. The [...]