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1. Singapore: Sales of new private property homes fell for a second straight month in September after hitting a record high in July. Sound bites of Donald Han, managing director at Cushman & Wakefield and Grace Ng, deputy managing director, agency and business services, Colliers International. (01:30:36)

2. Singapore: Retail sales in Singapore rose 5.2% in August compared to July.  (01:32:55)

3. Singapore: OCBC Bank has announced that it is buying the Asian private banking assets of Dutch lender ING. Sound bites of David Connor, chief executive officer of OCBC Bank and Moh Tze Yang, investment analyst at SIAS Research. (01:33:28)

4. Seychelles: A Singapore flag container ship has been seized by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. (01:35:13)

5. Pakistan: Pakistan's security facilities have been the target of a new wave of militant attacks which has killed 30 people. Sound bite of Jhanzab Khan, policeman. (01:35:40)

6. Malaysia: Malaysia's ruling party United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) has approved internal voting reforms at its annual meeting. Sound bites of UMNO President and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak, former UMNO president Dr Mahathir Mohamad and former UMNO treasurer Razaleigh Hamzah. (01:37:12)

7. Malaysia: The Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA) failed to resolve its leadership crisis today. (01:39:54)

8. Australia: Australia is going to change its national alert system for bushfires as it prepares for a potentially disastrous summer season. Sound bite of Geoff Towner, firefighter, New South Wales. (01:43:45)

9. Thailand: Thais continue to flock to a Bangkok hospital to pray for their revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej. (01:44:53)

10. United States: Diwali has made its debut at the White House with Barack Obama being the first US President to personally take part in the observance.  (01:45:16)

11. Singapore: The annual Interpol General Assembly has ended in Singapore with an agreement to expand the use of Interpol's global databases. Sound bite of Law and Second Home Affairs Minister K Shanmugam. (01:45:36)

12. Singapore: The labour movement has given itself two years to reach its goal of a 'cheaper, better and faster' economy. Sound bite of Lim Swee Say, National Trades Union Congress (NTUC) Secretary-General and Minister in the Prime Minister�s Office. (01:47:07)

13. Business: The Singapore Exchange reported an 11.3% on year rise in net profit. (01:48:36)

14. Business: Mobile phone giant Nokia booked its first quarterly loss in a decade. (01:48:57)

15. Business: Here are the market numbers. (01:49:16)

16. Singapore: A survey showed that well-to-do Singaporeans are still spending despite the recession. (01:49:33)

17. Sports: Results of the World Cup qualifiers. Sound bite of Argentine coach Diego Maradona. (01:53:57)

18. Singapore: Police busted two local syndicates selling counterfeit football jerseys. (01:56:02)

19. Singapore: The wrong donation amount was reflected in some trailers for the President's Star Charity. (01:56:29)

20. Singapore: A group of aspiring young reporters visited President S R Nathan at the Istana today to have tea with him. (01:56:57)

21. Japan: Children in Japan are being taught the importance of hygiene through song and dance. (01:57:17)