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Tokyo samba street festival attack: 15 injured after man hurled 6 petrol bombs

Tokyo: Man throws petrol bombs at festive crowd, 15 injured

The suspect hangs himself after carrying out the attack on Sunday night.

Aug 8, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Pokemon Go player discovers dead body at water park in Singapore

The Singapore Civil Defence Force say they were informed about the body at around 9:45 am and they retrieved the body from the water.

Aug 8, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

9 Islamist militants killed, 1 arrested in Dhaka raid: Bangladesh police

Bangladesh issues arrest warrants over killing of Japanese citizen in Rangpur

Kunio Hoshi, was gunned down in October by masked men on a motorcycle in the district of Rangpur.

Aug 8, 2016

By Reuters

Philippines: Duterte says nation can survive without mining companies

Philippines: Duterte links 150 judges, politicians to illegal drugs trade

Philippine president fires police and military officers and revokes their gun licences on Sunday.

Aug 7, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Indonesia bans ships from sailing to the Philippines

Indonesian sailor kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Sulu sea off Sabah

Indonesian foreign ministry says it is still trying to figure out which group was responsible for the abduction.

Aug 7, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Japan protests over China's radar unit near disputed waters, demands explanation

Japan fears the radar could be a sign of China's intensions to use gas exploration platforms as military stations in the conflicted zone.

Aug 7, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Pokemon Go: Singapore's ION Orchard mall to become a Pokemon hot spot?

Pokemon Go: Singapore's ION Orchard mall to become Pokemon hot spot?

Orchard Turn Developments has planned to release hundreds of Pokemon Go lures at the mall.

Aug 7, 2016

By Bihu Ray

Ten bomb explosions in south Thailand right before the referendum

Ten bomb explosions in south Thailand right before referendum, police on high alert

Almost 50 million Thais will cast their votes for a new constitution drafted by a committee led by the country's military junta.

Aug 7, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

Police detonate backpack near finish line of Rio Olympic cycling race

The controlled blast occurred at 1:45 p.m. (1645 GMT), the spokeswoman for the public security department said.

Aug 7, 2016

By Reuters

Singapore arrests and deports 4 indonesian militants travelling to Syria

Indonesia: Batam on high alert after 6 suspects arrested over Singapore attack plot

Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean saYS the police and other security agencies in Singapore have also increased both inland and border security measures.

Aug 6, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

China asks Singapore to "respect" its position on South China Sea ruling

China asks Singapore to respect Beijing's position on South China Sea ruling

The Chinese government urges Singapore to respect the general agreement that it has reached with Asean.

Aug 6, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya

ISIS militant threatens to kill Malaysia's top anti-terror cop, Ayob Khan

Singapore Marina Bay attack plot: Arrested suspects linked to Jakarta bombings mastermind

Officials believe Bahrun Naim wanted to set up an IS "province" in the Southeast Asia region, including Indonesia, the southern Philippines, southern Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore.

Aug 6, 2016

By Samhati Bhattacharjya