Society

Plane With Flat Tire Lands At Manchester Airport

A plane had to make what one passenger called an emergency landing of sorts at Manchester airport on Oct. 18, after one of its tires burst during takeoff.

Oct 20, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Luton Man Found Guilty On Terrorism Charges

Police release footage of the dramatic moment a student who wanted to carry out a terror attack in the UK is arrested in a police raid just days before he planned to travel to Syria to join ISIS

Oct 20, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Over 300,000 Rohingya children outcast and desperate amid refugee crisis

Simon Ingram, from the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), warned that the Rohingya refugee crisis is not going to be short term. Around 600,000 people have fled Myanmar for neighbouring Bangladesh in recent months, with around 340,000 of them estimated to be children.

Oct 20, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Philippines: USAID-STRIDE taps 3 universities to promote case teaching methods

USAID-STRIDE facilitated the creation of the Mindanao Academic Case Development Consortium (MACDC) to promote case teaching methods.

Oct 20, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

Singapore PM Lee to step down in 2 years, hunt for successor on

Singpaore PM Lee confirmed in an interview that he was prepared to down in the next couple of years and the hunt for his successor is still on.

Oct 20, 2017

By Soorya Kiran NN

Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh poses upon arrival at the Foundation for AIDS Research's (amfAR) inaugural fundraising gala in Hong Kong March 14, 2015.

Actress Michelle Yeoh would have karate chopped Harvey Weinstein

What Yeoh told AP on Weinstein: "I knew he was a bully and not always honorable. I wasn't exposed to this side of him, otherwise, he would have experienced the full effect of years of martial arts training."

Oct 20, 2017

By Rishvi Pragasam

Japan's government approves abdication bill of Emperor Akihito

Japan's Emperor Akihito to abdicate throne at end-March 2019

The Asahi newspaper reports that Japan Emperor Akihito will step down and he will be succeeded by his son Naruhito, heralding a new era to start from April 1, 2019. However, the Japanese government did not confirm it.

Oct 20, 2017

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Singapore man jailed for 20 months over animal cruelty

A 45-year-old Singapore man was imprisonment for animal cruelty and two months for pet abandonment.

Oct 20, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Does Donald Trump really love the troops?

US President Donald Trump has a strange relationship with the military. The Commander-in-Chief regularly praises the troops, and has positioned himself their champion. However, in the past he has caused controversy with comments about the armed forces, whether it be feuding with a Gold Star family, banning transgender people from the military, or claiming Senator John McCain was not a war hero because he was captured.

Oct 19, 2017

By Staff Reporter

Singapore: SPF to introduce advanced training program for security officers

Officers from Singapore will be a part of a basic licensing unit called "Recognise Terrorist Threats" from January 1, 2020.

Oct 19, 2017

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

US could stay in Paris climate accord under the right conditions, Rex Tillerson says

US Secretary of State aims strong 100-year Indo-US tie, criticizes China and Pakistan

The US Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson, hailed India and proclaimed the vitality of having a strong Indo-US tie for the next 100 years. He also criticized China and Pakistan for destabilizing the world order and promoting terrorism respectively.

Oct 19, 2017

By Nirmal Narayanan

Research proves brain-training methods could improve learning

Researchers at John Hopkins University have found that brain training methods could help in enhance peoples learning capacities.

Oct 19, 2017

By Rahul K R

Students of the Francisco Menendez National Institute prepare to participate in a national earthquake...

California faces earthquake threat, emergency drills in progress

The Bay Area is most likely to be hit by an earthquake as the major fault line passes through it.

Oct 19, 2017

By Adrita Biswas

British Isis recruiter Sally Jones nicknamed White Widow killed by US drone strike

Who will replace Southeast Asia ISIS-inspired leader?

If reports say that Dr. Mahumud Ahmad is already dead, then who will replace Isnilon Hapilon as the next ISIS-inspired leader of Southeast Asia?

Oct 19, 2017

By Noel Tarrazona

A helicopter arrives at a trekkers camp to evacuate Israeli solders after a mission to rescue climbers affected by last week's earthquake from the Himalaya mountains near Dhunche, Nepal, May 3, 2015. REUTERS/Olivia Harris

Singaporean woman rescued by helicopter from Japan's Mount Asahidake [VIDEO]

A Singaporean woman who went missing on Mount Asahidake in Japan's northernmost part Hokkaido, while trekking, was rescued and taken to the hospital on Thursday, October 19.

Oct 19, 2017

By Sanchalita Mullick