on friday taking a number of hostages. the dead include five soldiers, three civilians and one foreigner. singapore is expected to hold a parade to celebrate 50 years of independence. it became a business hub. china is feeling the brunt of a tropical storm. the storm made landfall there on saturday, very strong waves and weakened since its made landfall inland. so far there have been no deaths reported. that wasn t the case though in taiwan. soudelor hit there as a typhoon. its torrential rains and fierce winds killed at least five people including a mother and her eight-year-old daughter who were swept out to sea. the little girl s twin sister is among the five people still missing as this weakened storm heads inland, southeastern china braces for the possibility of flooding and mudslides.