Passing of Dr Sydney Brenner, Nobel Laureate, Renowned Pioneer in Molecular Biology, A*Star Senior...
SINGAPORE - (ACN Newswire) - It is with deep regret that the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) announces the passing of Dr Sydney Brenner, Honorary...
6 Killed In Mumbai Building Collapse
At least six people were confirmed dead and five others injured when a three-stories building collapsed in Mumbai Saturday, authorities said.
Authorities expect the number...
Historic Iran Deal Reached in Vienna
VIENNA - State news agency Xinhua of China has reported that a historic comprehensive agreement has been reached over the Iranian nuclear issue.
Quoting an...
Mexico’s El Chapo Remains Free Even With USD3.8 Million Reward
MEXICO - Anyone with information that can lead to the arrest of the leader of the Sinaloa cartel, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, will receive...
Passenger Claims to be Terrorist, Threatens to Detonate Bomb Inside US-Bound Plane
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Bomb jokes and fake bomb threats in airports and inside airplanes have long been considered a serious crime and a Domican-American...
Airline Crew Removes Autistic Teen from Plane
OREGON, USA - A mother from Oregon said she will file a case against United Airlines after her 15-year-old autistic daughter was removed from...
IMF Launches Youth Photo Contest in Latin America and the Caribbean
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) launched a regional photo contest entitled “Latin America and the Caribbean: Through the Eyes of its Youth” for Latin...
Massachusett Resident’s Support for Boston Marathon Bomber’s Death Penalty Decreasing
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - Only 15 percent of residents in Boston and 18.9 percent of the entire Massachusetts residents reported support for the death penalty...
New Marijuana Rules Could Shut Down 20 Vancouver Dispensaries
VANCOUVER, CANADA - The City of Vancouver has announced plans to regulate marijuana dispensaries in the city, a move that could result to the...
Pierre Claude Nolin, Canada’s Senate Speaker, Succumbs to Rare Cancer
CANADA - Canada's Senate has lost its speaker, Pierre Claude Nolin, who died at the age of 64 Thursday, five years after he was...
Obama Confirms Two Hostages Accidentally Killed in US Counterterror Operation, Takes Full Responsibility
United States President Barack Obama has confirmed that two hostages held by Al Qaeda were accidentally killed in a US counterterrorism operation, expressing grief...
Clinton Foundation To Accept Donations Only from Six US Allied Nations
NEW YORK - The Clinton Foundation said it will only accept donations from governments of Australia, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom,...
Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Convicted US Bishop Robert Finn – Vatican
VATICAN CITY - The Vatican announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis has already accepted the resignation of Bishop Robert Finn, who was convicted of...
Mediterranean Migrant Crisis: Captain of Capsized Boat, 1 Crew Charged
CATANIA, SICILY - Prosecutors in Sicily announced that the Tunisian captain of the capsized vessel that killed as many as 900 people was charged...
At Least 11 People Injured in Fresno Gas Line Explosion
FRESNO - At least 11 people were hurt, three of them in critical condition, due to a gas pipeline explosion near Fresno that also...
Saddam Hussein’s Number 2 Man Killed in Iraq
BAGHDAD, IRAQ - An Iraqi state-run television has reported the death of Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam Hussein's deputy and former top adviser, in an...
Vancouver Pilots in Deadly North Shore Plane Crash Identified
Vancouver - The two pilots who died after their cargo plane crashed in the North Shore Mountains of Vancouver were identified as Robert Brandt,...
Houston Police Chase Ends in Death of Father of Three
HOUSTON - A 41-year-old barber and father of three died following a police chase that ended in shooting outside an elementary school, authorities said.
What...
Kenya Begins Bombing Al-Shabab Targets in Somalia
KENYA - Kenya is not delaying its response to an al-Shabab attack that left 148 people dead at Garissa University as it launched two...
North Carolina Man Could Face Death Penalty for Killing 3 Muslim Students
NORTH CAROLINA, USA - Craig Stephen Hicks, the main suspect in the killing of three North Carolina college students who were Muslims, could face...
