India PM's party fields candidate accused in bomb blast, Asia News,NEW DELHI – The ruling party of India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday (April 17) it will field a candidate accused of involvement in a deadly 2008 bomb blast in the country's ongoing national elec
Man admits punching pregnant girlfriend's stomach and 3-year-old daughter's face, Singapore News,In a fit of anger, an odd-job labourer hit his pregnant girlfriend's stomach thrice and punched his three-year-old daughter's face following a dispute with the woman's teenage da
Pakistani military plane crashes into garrison city, kills 17, World News,ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani military aircraft on a training flight crashed in a built-up area in the garrison city of Rawalpindi early on Tuesday (July 30), killing all five crew members and 12 civilians, and setting off a blaze t
At least 17 killed in Thai bus crash , Asia News,BANGKOK – At least 17 people were killed and dozens of others wounded when a bus travelling in northeastern Thailand veered off the road and smashed into a tree, authorities said on Thursday (March 22). The accident occurred on Wednesday evening in Th
Muslim man killed in new suspected India 'cow lynching', Asia News,SRINAGAR, INDIA – Indian police said on Thursday (May 16) they are investigating a case of a Muslim man suspected to have been killed by so-called Hindu cow vigilantes. Cows are revered by Hindus and according to Human Righ
11 dead, including 8 children, in Mumbai building collapse, Asia News,MUMBAI – At least 11 people, including eight children, died after a Mumbai residential building collapsed on top of another building late on Wednesday (June 9), local officials said. The incident occurred close to midnight in a no
Aloysius Pang's case: Two SAF servicemen to be charged in military court in relation to the death of actor, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Two soldiers who were in the cabin of a howitzer artillery gun with the late actor Aloysius Pang will be charged in military court on Wednesday (July 31), said
Tourists killed, injured by earthquake-triggered landslide on Lombok, Asia News,JAKARTA – An earthquake on Indonesia's Lombok island on Sunday (March 17) has caused a landslide, killing several people, including a Malaysian. Six Malaysians were also missing. The earthquake, which struck around
Who's who in John Wick 4: Every actor joining Keanu Reeves in the sequel, Entertainment News,Keanu Reeve’s John Wick has been through a lot over his last three film appearances. From having lost his wife to an illness, being hunted by assassins, his fingers being cut off to even falling off a r
What to do when you see injured or abandoned wild animals in Singapore, Lifestyle News,Because this is their home too. Every now and then, wild animals (such as snakes, monitor lizards, civets, and pangolins) find their way into our urban dwellings and on other instances, we may find exotic animals
Indonesia jails bus terminal bombing mastermind for 9 years, Asia News,JAKARTA – An Indonesian court on Monday jailed the mastermind behind last year's Islamic State-linked suicide bombings at a Jakarta bus terminal for nine years. Kiki Muhamad Iqbal was convicted of organising the twin bombing
71 children, 17 staff members evacuated after fire breaks out at Islander Preschool on Sentosa, Singapore News,A fire broke out at Islander Pre-School on Sentosa on Thursday (10 Sep) morning, forcing 71 children and 17 staff members to evacuate the premises. According to reports, all children and st
Monsoon rains kill 17 in Nepal, 11 in India, Asia News,NEW DELHI – At least 17 people have been killed across Nepal after torrential monsoon rains induced floods and landslides, officials said on Friday (July 12). In neighbouring northeastern India, the death toll rose to 11, with six dead in Assam
3 policemen killed in clash with protesters in Vietnam, Asia News,HANOI – Three policemen were among at least four people killed in Vietnam on Thursday when protesters attacked soldiers building a wall near a military airport, the Ministry of Public Security said. The protesters attacked the troops
Emergency SOS on iPhone saves injured hiker,A California Angelos National Forest hiker was rescued through her iPhone’s Emergency SOS via Satellite. Juana Reyes was hiking with friends at the Trail …
At least 51 dead in prison riot fire in Colombia, prisons agency says, World News,BOGOTA – At least 51 prisoners died after a fire started during a prison riot in the southwestern Colombian city of Tulua, the head of the national prisons agency said on Tuesday (June 28), one of the worst incidents o
Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Delay on Russia oil embargo decision is costing lives, World News,KYIV – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday (April 7) called on Western politicians to quickly agree on an embargo of Russian oil, complaining that their failure to do so was costing Ukrainians
US agency opens probe into fatal Tesla vehicle crash that killed 3, World News,WASHINGTON – A US auto safety agency said Wednesday (May 18) that it opened an investigation into a fatal crash involving a Tesla vehicle in California this month that resulted in three deaths and could have been caused b
Leicester City owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha confirmed dead in helicopter crash, World News,LEICESTER – Leicester City football club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, a Thai tycoon, was killed along with four others when his helicopter crashed and then exploded after a Premier League match last Satur
Hotel fire in Manila kills at least three people, Asia News,MANILA – A fire at a hotel in the Philippine capital killed three people on Sunday and injured nearly two dozen, police and rescue officials said, with two people listed as missing. The fire broke out at the Manila Pavilion Hotel where abou
Fire engulfs 600 stilt homes in Brazil city Manaus; thousands flee, World News,SAO PAULO, Brazil – A fire raced through a neighbourhood in the Brazilian jungle city of Manaus early on Tuesday, engulfing at least 600 wooden houses built on stilts due to seasonal floods and sending thousands fleeing f
19 killed in factory fire in eastern China, authorities say, China News,A factory fire has killed 19 people in eastern China, local authorities said on Monday, in the latest deadly incident to hit the country's industrial sector. The fire broke out on Sunday at a factory in Ninghai county, Zhej
Shooting at London's Kingsburg tube station leaves 3 people injured; Police says not terror-related, World News,LONDON – A shooting at London's Kingsbury tube station has left three people injured, the Sun newspaper reported on Monday night (Aug 20). \”Police and London Ambulance Service we
SCDF rescues woman found lying face down in Bukit Panjang canal, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A woman found lying face down at the bottom of a canal in Bukit Panjang has been rescued, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post on Wednesday night (March 10). At around 5.50pm, SCDF
Flaming arrows and petrol bombs: Inside Hong Kong protesters' 'weapons factories', Asia News,HONG KONG (Reuters) – Under a November full moon, hundreds of young people dressed in black set about turning several of Hong Kong's top universities into fortresses, well stocked with im
Fire at martial arts centre in China kills 18, mostly youngsters, China News,BEIJING – A fire tore through a martial arts training centre in China on Friday (June 25) killing 18 people, with one state media outlet saying most of the victims were children who were staying there. The blaze broke out a
