Asia Pacific

Philippines: Rebels make daring move, abduct town's deputy police chief

Communist rebels have begun to make their presence felt again when they stormed Roxas town in North Cotabato province and abducted the town's deputy police chief.

Dec 30, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Rare intersex shark with male and female genitals discovered off Taiwan coast [VIDEO]

The 50-centimetre-lond Pacific spadenose shark, which weighed 0.4 kg, was caught in a fishing trawl off the coast of southern Taiwan an is the first of its kind.

Dec 30, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

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Singapore: 3 men injured after car overturns in accident in Tanah Merah Coast Road

The three wounded men, who are in their 20s, were conscious when taken to Changi General Hospital in Singapore for treatment.

Dec 30, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Ancient Chinese bronze mirror discovered in perfect condition, archaeologists surprised by preservation

The extremely rare Chinese mirror from Yayoi pottery period has been displayed at the Fukuoka City Museum, Japan.

Dec 30, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Archaeology

Philippines: Government declares state of calamity in embattled Lanao del Sur province

The law-making council of Lanao del Sur province on Friday has introduced a motion to declare the Province of Lanao del Sur under a state of calamity.

Dec 29, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore: Domestic helper caught red-handed teaching toddler sexual activities

A domestic helper in Singapore has been accused of soliciting for sex and teaching her employer's daughter to touch her private parts.

Dec 29, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

Singapore police arrest 32 people in five-day vice operation [PHOTOS]

The police said that unlicensed brothel operators may be jailed for a maximum of five years and/or fined up to S$10,000.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: Vietnamese man decapitated after falling from 15th-storey hotel room

Singapore: Decomposed body of elderly man found in Punggol flat

The police said that the case has been classified as an unnatural death and the investigations are still going on.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore: 46-year-old man injured after car smashes into road-sweeper lorry at Farrer Flyover

Talking about the accident, the police said that the investigations were still going on.

Dec 28, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

New marine worm found without anus and brain: Will this bizarre animal shed new light on how our internal organs evolved? [VIDEO]

A team of scientists from the University of Tsukuba in Japan found the yellowish primitive marine worm, scientifically known as Xenoturbella, on the seafloor of the western Pacific Ocean.

Dec 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Malaysian storekeeper jailed six months for molesting seven-year-old girl

Singapore: Teenager arrested for damaging property with scissors at Bedok Mall

The police said in a Facebook post that they have detained the 18-year-old man for public nuisance.

Dec 27, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Video shows Kim Jong-un watching North Koreas latest missile test

Tokyo set to hold first anti-missile evacuation drill in fear of North Korea attack

Tokyo is set to host the first evacuation drill in the face of a possible missile attack from North Korea.

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

2m-long crocodile caught 'loitering' outside shopping mall in Malaysia

Crocodile spotted on Melbourne street on Christmas Day

Australian police are looking for the owner of a small crocodile found wandering the streets of Melbourne on Christmas Day.

Dec 27, 2017

By IANS

Separatist rebels retaliate, kill tribal leader

Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) killed a chieftain of a Teduray tribe in Maguindanao Province after rebels surrounded his house and asked him to get out.

Dec 27, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singaporean model saves 3 lives after falling prey to stroke

A 28-year-old model from Singapore, Karen Stella Wong, died tragically during a karaoke session with her friends.

Dec 27, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

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