Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University Belfast, World News,BELFAST, Ireland – Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was appointed chancellor of Queen's University Belfast on Thursday (Jan 2), taking up the mainly ceremonial role in Northern Ireland where the peac
1 crew feared dead after Japanese cargo ship collision, Asia News,A crew member of a Japanese cargo ship was feared dead on Sunday (May 30) after he was recovered near a vessel that had capsized and sunk following a collision in domestic waters, local media reported. Japanese coast guard ships and a
Coronavirus: 12 police reports made for verbal, physical abuse of safe distancing enforcement officers, Singapore News,Slaps, punches, vulgarities and even a headbutt. These are among the abuses enforcement officers, as well as SG Clean and safe distancing ambassadors, have endured from people who h
Boy gets trapped in lift in China after peeing on control buttons, China News,A boy from China's Chongqing City got trapped in a lift last Friday (Feb 23) after peeing on the lift's control panel. Closed-circuit television footage of the incident has been circulating on Chinese social medi
3 dead, 24 injured after strong quake in Indonesia's Sulawesi, Asia News,JAKARTA – At least three people have died and 24 been injured after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, the country’s disaster mitigation agency said in a statement on Friday (Jan 15). The epicen
Japan to buy $200 million island for US military drills, Asia News,Japan said Monday it had agreed to buy an uninhabited island off its southwest coast for US$146 million (S$200 million), eyeing it for US military drills. Tokyo and Washington agreed in 2011 to relocate a training site for US fighter
International students launch campaign to return to Australia amid border closures, World News,SYDNEY – An official petition to Australian lawmakers urging them to exempt international students from border closures has received nearly 3,000 signatures, citing “bad quality” online lessons and lack of
Cabby takes pregnant woman to hospital, she delivers baby in back seat, Singapore News,A ComfortDelGro taxi driver was driving along Joo Chiat Road at about 10am last Thursday when two women flagged down his vehicle. The 56-year-old driver noticed one of them was heavily pregnant and seemed to be in
Owners of collapsed Cambodia building charged over deaths of 36 people, Asia News,KEP, CAMBODIA – Owners of a building in Cambodia that collapsed and killed 36 workers and their families last week have been charged and released on bail, a court spokesman said on Tuesday (Jan 7). The heavy death toll
Facebook fires employee who protested inaction on Trump posts, Digital News,SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc fired an employee who had criticised Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg’s decision not to take action against inflammatory posts by US President Donald Trump this month, citing his tweet challenging
