At least 54 people died and 39 went missing after destructive floods battered northern and central Vietnam this week, the countrys disaster prevention agency said on Friday (13 October). More than 300 homes have collapsed in floods and landslides, while more than 34,000 other houses have been submerged or damaged.
Two men have been convicted of conducting random chemical attacks and violent robberies in London. Sadik Kamara, 24, and Joshua Gordon, 20, were both found guilty of applying a corrosive fluid with intent to burn, main, disfigure or do grievous bodily harm at Wood Green Crown Court on 10 October. The Met Police have released shocking CCTV footage of one of the incidents, where a gang including Kamara and Gordon entered a supermarket in Hackney, and sprayed the shopkeeper with ammonia three times in the face, before stamping on her. The pair will be sentenced on 17 November.
Former FIFA World Player of the Year George Weah has taken an early lead in Liberias presidential elections. He is leading in 14 of Liberias voting regions. The partial results account for a third of the vote. He must win over 50% of the vote by October 25 to become President, or the two leading candidates will advance to a run off in November
According to The New York Times, Trump has insulted 380 people, things, and locations since his campaign kicked off in June 2015.
The Russian media says that Borodina was taken to the hospital but she succumbed to her "serious injuries".
The 75-year-old woman who was sentenced to jail was previously convicted twice of similar crimes.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the European Union on 12 October after some of its lawmakers warned Manila it could lose its UN membership over his war on drugs. The firebrand leader has also ordered all the EU diplomats to leave his country within 24 hours over their criticism of his bloody campaign.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte lashed out at the European Union on 12 October after some of its lawmakers warned Manila it could lose its UN membership over his war on drugs. The firebrand leader has also ordered all the EU diplomats to leave his country within 24 hours over their criticism of his bloody campaign.
The US Geological Survey said that the tremor hit at 1.41am (12.41am, Singapore time) with a depth of around 5km. The authorities added that the epicentre of the quake was located north of the Punggye-Ri testing site.
The decision of US and Israel to quit UNESCO is expected to financially destabilize the world body as America's membership fees represents nearly a quarter of UNESCO's annual budget
Kwon will also resign as the Chief Executive Officer of Samsung Display and plans on not pursuing re-election as a member of the Board of Directors and the Chairman of the board when his term ends in March 2018.
Roy Price, the global head of prime video content has been suspended by Amazon following sexual allegations claim from one of the company's producers
The family was touched by the donors on the Give.Asia page, who seemed more than forthcoming to help the family out, and on hearing that the bill was covered, they were ready to donate their money to "the next person in need".
In a shocking incident, a 46-year-old Singaporean man has been arrested for allegedly molesting three little boys
Why do we need more than one cryptocurrency? How would the different cryptocurrencies be used? Jonathan Mohan, founder of Bitcoin NYC, talks about the future of cryptocurrency.
