DAVAO - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday branded the bombing of a night market in his home town that killed at least 14 people an act of terrorism, and announced extra powers for the military to combat the...
DAVAO - At least 12 people died and dozens were injured when a bomb tore through a bustling night market in Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's home city on Friday, authorities said.The blast occurred just before 11:00pm (1500 GMT), leaving...
A Thai military court issued two more arrest warrants Friday accusing Muslim men from its insurgency-torn south of involvement in last month's tourist town bombings, deepening speculation the attacks were waged by rebels from the border region.The new warrants...
The death toll from a devastating typhoon in northern Japan rose to 14, officials said Friday, as another powerful storm approached the country's south.Two bodies were found separately near rivers on the island of Hokkaido, a police spokesman told...
A 33-year-old man obsessed with sniffing female shoes has reportedly burgled an elementary school in search of more shoes, police said on Thursday.Gwangju Bukbu Police in Gwangju, South Jeolla Province, confirmed that they arrested a man, known only by...
Move aside Shanghai Tower, there's a new big boy in the town. Shenzhen, China's southern city neighbouring Hong Kong, has announced a plan to build a skyscraper as high as 739 meters on the old site of Huanyu Tower...
MANILA - The Philippines is stepping up President Rodrigo Duterte's battle on drugs with incoming college freshmen set to face tests for illegal drug use from next year, an education official said on Friday.A wave of 2,400 killings unleashed...
UNITED NATIONS - Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has railed against the United Nations for criticising his government, has declined a request to meet UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, officials said Thursday.UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that "contacts were had...
TOKYO - 17 people were unaccounted for in Japan Thursday after Typhoon Lionrock tore through the north of the country, leaving 11 people dead and some 1,600 cut off in isolated communities, officials said.Ten died in the town of...
HANOI - Three Russian fraudsters, including one who tried to escape prison using a spoon and a toothbrush to dig a tunnel, have been jailed in Vietnam for using fake ATM cards to steal US$13,400 (S$18,250).The men, aged between...
