Boy shoots grandma, self, after told to clean his room, World News,LOS ANGELES, United States – An 11-year-old boy in Arizona reportedly shot his grandmother in the back of the head and then turned the gun on himself, apparently because he was upset at being asked to clean his room. Yvonne Woodard,
Typhoon Haishen heads toward Korea after battering Japan, Asia News,SEOUL/TOKYO – South Korea hunkered down for the arrival of Typhoon Haishen on Monday, after the powerful storm battered Japan’s southern islands but appeared to pass through without major damage or casualties. The storm, carrying to
Thousands of Thai protesters demand monarchy reform, release of jailed leaders, Asia News,BANGKOK – Thousands of protesters gathered in the Thai capital Bangkok on Wednesday (March 24) to demand reform of the monarchy and the release of jailed leaders, days after one of the most violent demonstratio
2 dead after worker tries to rescue supervisor from ship's tank, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A supervisor and another worker died after they entered a ship’s ballast tank and collapsed in the confined space. The supervisor had entered the ballast tank of a dredging vessel last Wednesday (May 19)
Indonesia retrieves crashed Sriwijaya Air plane's flight data recorder, Asia News,JAKARTA – Indonesian divers on Tuesday retrieved from the sea bed the flight data recorder (FDR) of a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea with 62 people on board at the weekend, officials said. Dive
Quarantine-free travel to countries including Britain, Canada and US from Oct 19, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – Travellers vaccinated against Covid-19 will be able to fly to nine more countries and return without quarantine in the coming weeks, in the Republic's biggest move to reopen its borders
Confusion after Czech officials seize China-donated masks bound for Italy, World News,ROME – Thousands of facemasks sent by China for Italy's beleaguered hospitals have ended up in the Czech Republic in an apparent cross-border imbroglio as Europe, now the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic,
Coronavirus: 23 new cases in Singapore including 18 imported; 4 recovered, Singapore News,Twenty-three new coronavirus cases were announced on Sunday night (March 22) by the Ministry of Health (MOH), bringing the total number in Singapore to 455. Of these cases, 18 were imported cases that had trave
Ong Ye Kung's reassurance that missing graduation ceremonies is okay sparks unhappiness among graduates, Singapore News,For many, a graduation ceremony is a milestone that marks the end of their journey as a student, and the beginning of another as a working adult. Unfortunately, some 32,500 st
Cleanup operation underway as Hong Kong reels from violent protests, Asia News,Hong Kong awoke to what is expected to be a day of relative calm on Sunday (Nov 3) following a violent night in which protesters set fire to metro stations and vandalised buildings, including an office of China's off
