Former President George H W Bush has apologized to actress Heather Lind who accused the president of sexual assault. Lind described in a Instagram posted that has now been deleted how he touched her from behind. A spokesperson for the former President described the episode as his attempt at humor
Surveillance video shows customer Robert Sakosky tackle a suspected bank robber in a Pennsylvania bank.
The Blueberry Hill singer died aged 89. Domino sold more than 65 million records in his long career.
The project site, closer to the western gate of the 17th century monument, proposed to house 400 four-wheelers.
A five-month battle to retake Marawi in the southern Philippines from pro-Islamic State fighters has left parts of the city in ruins. Philippine Defence Minister Delfin Lorenzana has declared on October 23 the end of fighting in Marawi to start its rehabilitation.
A Holocaust memorial will be built in Victoria Town Gardens near to the Houses of Parliament in London.The memorial will be designed by Adjaye Associates who won an international competition to design the memorial.The U.K. government have pledged £50m towards the construction which is proposed to be open by 2021.
The Misuse of Drugs Act provides for the death penalty if the amount of diamorphine (or pure heroin) trafficked exceeds 15g.
If convicted of trafficking more than 500g of cannabis under the Misuse of Drugs Act, the man may face the death penalty.
Electric shuttles will soon replace Manilas iconic jeepneys, as one of the citys main forms of public transport. The diesel-powered jeepney is the Philippines most popular and inexpensive mode of public transport. But the jeepney has also been contributing significantly to air and noise pollution.
In this gallery, IBTimes Singapore has compiled a series of images of the Catrinas Parade.
An Asian black bear was saved from a painful illness that caused its tongue to swell to an enormous size thanks to a team from the University of Edinburgh, who traveled to Myanmar to operate on him. The 18-month-old bear, called Nyan htoo, was rescued by a monastery when he was a cub, alongside his brother Kan htoo. Following the rescue, Nyan htoo contracted an infection, which the Edinburgh veterinary team said may have been mosquito-transmitted elephantiasis.
A day after the conclusion of the 19th Communist Party of China National Congress, the party unveiled the list of members of its newly-formed Politburo Standing Committee on Oct. 25 at Beijings Great Hall of the People. The committee will comprise seven members, including President Xi Jinping, who was elected the general secretary of the CPC Central Committee for a second term on Tuesday. The seven-man line-up will be the first time no Standing Committee member will have been born before the 1949 Communist revolution.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced that he will be seeking military weapons from Russia and let the Filipino soldiers operate the military weapons with Russian instruction manuals.
Train service on parts of the North-South line, proceeding towards the city was jeopardized due to a track fault, for about five hours on Wednesday, October 25.
The celebrations will start from November 11, with President Halimah Yacob officiating the opening ceremony.
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