5 killed, including baby, as car ploughs into pedestrian zone in Germany, World News,BERLIN – Five people including a nine-month-old baby were killed and up to 15 injured on Tuesday (Dec 1) when a speeding car ploughed into a pedestrian area in the western German city of Trier in what authorities sa
Ukraine says 1,170 civilians have been killed in Mariupol since Russian invasion, World News,DAKAR – At least 1,170 civilians have been killed in Ukraine's besieged city of Mariupol since the start of the Russian invasion, a Ukrainian state information agency said on Wednesday (March 9), citing
Protests in Indian cities after Muslim man is lynched, Modi says he is 'pained', Asia News,NEW DELHI – Protests were held in several Indian cities on Wednesday following the lynching of a Muslim man last week by a Hindu mob that suspected he was a thief. Increasing anger about the killing
Man raped intellectually disabled daughter due to lack of sex, jailed 23 years, Singapore News,For 16 years, a married man turned to his girlfriend for sex, but after they broke up, he targeted his adult daughter, who has mild intellectual disability. One afternoon, when he was alone at home with hi
Anti-molest volunteers to patrol MRT stations in Singapore, Singapore News,The increase in outrage of modesty (OM) cases on public transport has prompted the police to launch a pilot plan for volunteers to patrol train stations to deter molesters. The volunteers are from the community programme Citi
UK honours Covid scientists and medics, Bond actor Daniel Craig, World News,LONDON – Britain recognised the scientists and medical chiefs at the forefront of the battle against Covid-19 in Queen Elizabeth’s annual New Year’s honours list, while James Bond actor Daniel Craig was given the same award
6 Cambodians held as hopes fade for missing British tourist, Asia News,KOH RONG, Cambodia – Six Cambodians have been held for questioning in connection with the disappearance of a 21-year-old British woman who went missing on an island popular with backpackers, as police on Tuesday (Oct 29) said hop
Former HDB director guilty of filming nude men in changing rooms, Singapore News,A former director with the Housing Board loitered in communal changing rooms in gyms and public areas on multiple occasions to film nude men with his phone. The crimes came to light after Leo Norman Chee Wei Kiong, 61,
Beijing requires Covid-19 test results within 48 hours to enter public places: Official, China News,BEIJING — China's capital Beijing reported 634 new local Covid-19 cases for the 15 hours to 3pm (0700 GMT) on Tuesday (Nov 22), the deputy director of city's municipal Center for Disease Con
Second India restaurant fire in fortnight kills five, Asia News,BANGALORE, INDIA – Five workers were killed early Monday (Jan 8) when a bar and restaurant in southern India caught fire, police said, less than two weeks after a blaze at another eatery killed 14. Police said an electrical short-circui
