People

Some 2,000 people participate in fundraising event at Botanic Gardens (Channel NewsAsia)

6 Jul 2008

SINGAPORE: Some 2,000 people, including those in wheelchairs, turned up for the Handicaps Welfare Association's fundraising event on Sunday morning. Some got a little assistance, while others managed fine on their own at the 3-km "Wheel, Walk or Jog" event that was held at the Botanic Gardens.

Two people leap from fourth-floor apartment (Asbury Park Press)

6 Jul 2008

Two people jumped out of a fourth-floor window to escape a fire that engulfed an apartment in a high-rise on Route 35 and 10th Avenue on Saturday night.

Sodomy claim: Police have statements from 18 people (The Star)

6 Jul 2008

KUALA LUMPUR : Police have recorded statements from 18 people, including doctors who examined the person who accused Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim of sodomising him.