Six-Year-Old Malaysian Girl Plunges to Death in Kuala Lumpur Mall
What started as a child's play turned tragic when a six-year-old died after falling from the second floor of a mall in Kuala Lumpur,...
Two Foreign Workers Killed in Singapore Fire
SINGAPORE - Two foreign workers died while three others were injured when fire broke out in their rented apartment at 88 Lorong 6 Geylang...
Malaysia Condemns Kenya Attack, Rejects Extremism In the Name of Islam
MALAYSIA - Malaysian Prime Minister Mohd Najib Tun Razak turned to Twitter to announce that Malaysia condemned the attack by militant group al-Shabag in...
Vessel Sinks in Sulu, Philippines; 5 Dead, 14 Rescued as Typhoon Maysak Enters PAR
PHILIPPINES - An unregistered passenger vessel overloaded with cargo capsized in the waters off Pata and Tapul Island in the province of Sulu Thursday...
FBI Confirms Death of Marwan, One of Southeast Asia’s Top Terrorists
Zulkifli Bin Hir, alias Marwan, one of Southeast Asia's notorious militants, was killed by Philippines troops in Mamasapano, Maguindanao, the US Federal Bureau of...
Bus-Van Collision Kills 3 in Lanao, Philippines
PHILIPPINES - At least three persons were killed while 13 others were injured when a passenger van collided with a passenger bus in Kauswagan,...
World’s Oldest Person Misao Okawa Dies After She Stopped Eating
The world's oldest person, Misao Okawa, died 10 days after she stopped eating, sources said. She was 117.
Okawa, the world's oldest person according to...
Family of Students Killed in South Korea’s Sewol Ferry Disaster to Get US$380,000 each
South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said the South Korean government has decided to compensate the families of of the 250 students and...
Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim Unseated from Parliament After King Denies Royal Pardon
KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim's appeal to the King for him to be freed has been denied, which means the former...
Magnitude 4.5 Earthquake Rocks Ilocos Norte
LAOAG CITY, Philippines - A magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocked the province of Ilocos Norte Wednesday noon, two days after an earthquake of almost similar...
Thailand’s Martial Law May Be Lifted Soon But Groups Express Concern
BANGKOK - Thailand's martial law, which was imposed since May 2014 to control violent street protests in the capital, may be lifted soon, but...
13 Filipinos Remain Missing after Taiwanese Fishing Vessel Sinks in Atlantic Ocean
Thirteen Filipino fishermen remained missing more than a month after the Taiwanese fishing vessel they boarded sank in the South Atlantic Ocean, authorities said...
Zamboanga Fire Kills 3 Persons
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines - Three people were killed when a fire broke out in Purok Amelita, Barangay Ipil Heights, Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay early dawn...
16-Year-Old Singaporean Charged in Court for Insulting Late Leader Lee Kuan Yew
The police filed charges in court against a 16-year-old Singaporean boy, whom they arrested for insulting Singapore's late founding father Lee Kuan Yew online.
The...
Malaysian Plantation Worker Believed To Be Eaten Alive By Crocodile
What started as a fishing trip of four friends turned tragic when one of the men, an oil palm plantation worker, suddenly went missing...
One Month After Missouri Auditor Kills Self, Spokesman Commits Suicide
Just about a month after Missouri's auditor, Tom Schweich, fatally shot himself at his home, the spokesman for the Missouri auditor’s office was found...
4-Year-Old Boy Survives Florida Highway Crash That Killed 8 People
A four-year-old boy was among the survivors in the deadly Florida Highway crash that killed eight people on board a church van, the Florida...
Liquor Tainted with Mosquito Repellent Kills 9 Indonesians
Nine Indonesians were killed after drinking alcohol mixed with energy drinks and mosquito repellent in Kota Prabumulih on Sumatra Island, Indonesia.
What started as a...
Earthquake rocks Bohol, Cebu in the Philippines; Tsunami Unlikely
CEBU CITY, Philippines – A 4.7 magnitude earthquake rocked some parts of Bohol and Cebu early morning Monday, disrupting graduation rites in some schools...
Indonesia Ends Landslide Search Operation As 12 Bodies Recovered
Indonesian authorities have officially terminated its search operation in the landslide hit Sukabumi district in West Java Province on Sunday after the bodies of...
