Christmas 2016: A visit to the Lapland home of Santa Claus in Finland Santa's team in Rovaniemi is extremely busy sorting out out piles of letters written by children across the globe as Christmas is coming nearer. Dec 18, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Indonesia air force aircraft crash kills 13 including 10 military personnel Hercules C130, which was carrying food supplies, crashed in near Papua. Dec 18, 2016By Bihu Ray
China to return seized U.S. drone, says Washington 'hyping up' incident China seized the drone, known as an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), on 15 December Dec 18, 2016By Reuters
Malaysia: Cigarettes, beer worth RM870,840 seized at Sarawak customs Police said the goods were shipped from Singapore and were imported by a non-existent company Dec 17, 2016By Bihu Ray
Malaysia, Vietnam voice concern over Chinese military installations in South China Sea The defence minister of Malaysia says he would seek clarification in writing from his Chinese counterpart. Dec 17, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Singaporeans recieve fake SPF letters; police warn public Police says the public should verify the authenticity of the letter by contacting the respective police divisions. Dec 17, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Vietnam: Comedian Minh Beo gets away with 18-month jail for sex with minor on audition ruse Beo, whose real name is Minh Quang Hong, was arrested on 24 March after he was charged with three different offences Dec 17, 2016By Bihu Ray
Smoked! China orders 1,200 Beijing factories to cut output or shut down over pollution Red alert was issued by environmental authorities on 16 December after air quality deteriorated. Dec 17, 2016By Bihu Ray
Man dies after being pinned under taxi on Singapore road The police have arrested the male taxi driver for causing death by a negligent act. Dec 17, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Death by chocolate: Russian woman dies after falling into tank of molten chocolate Svetlana Roslina slipped and fell into a tank of molten chocolate at the confectionery plant where she worked Dec 17, 2016By Bihu Ray
US asks China to return naval vessel seized in South China Sea The drone was seized about 50 nautical miles northwest of Subic Bay off the Philippines. Dec 17, 2016By Jacob J
Historic signing between UN and Football for Peace, football moves faster than politics says Kashif Siddiqi Kashif Siddiqi is the co-founder of Football for Peace. Dec 17, 2016By Naveen Ullal
Philippines President Duterte addresses thousands of Filipinos in Singapore Duterte slams his critics and human rights groups during his speech. Dec 16, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
1MDB scandal: Former director of Singapore's BSI Bank pleads guilty Yvonne Seah Yew Foong was aware of the transactions but she never reported those to the authorities. Dec 16, 2016By Samhati Bhattacharjya
Germany: 12 year old boy arrested for plotting Christmas market blast in Ludwigshafen The boy was instructed to carry out the attack by an unidentified IS member Dec 16, 2016By Bihu Ray