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Twenty-one injured after lorry runs red light in Singapore, driver arrested for dangerous driving

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19 -- A 24-year-old lorry driver has been arrested after running a red light and crashing into another lorry in Singapore's Choa Chu Kang, leaving 21 people injured, police said on Fri... Read More


'Pure magic': Limp Bizkit pays tribute to bassist Sam Rivers following his untimely death

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 -- Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers has died at the age of 48, the band announced on social media. Rivers, who provided both bass and backing vocals for the influential nu metal gro... Read More


Two remain in critical condition after three-alarm fire at Hong Kong's Chinachem Tower sends four to hospital (VIDEO)

HONG KONG, Oct. 19 -- Two men remain in critical condition following a fire that tore through scaffolding at Chinachem Tower on Connaught Road in Central, Hong Kong yesterday, authorities said. The S... Read More


'Even animals love their young': Family shattered as woman and daughter found murdered in Bukit Mertajam home

BUKIT MERTAJAM, Oct. 19 -- Family members were left in shock after a woman and her young daughter were found murdered in their rented home in Kampung Sekolah Juru here last night. The victims, identi... Read More


Fight over fuel pump turns violent as motorist assaulted by lorry driver in Pandan Indah

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 19 -- A quarrel at a petrol station in Pandan Indah ended with a driver suffering injuries following a confrontation with a lorry driver two days ago. Ampang Jaya police chief Asst... Read More


'Thank you for coming back to us': Six-year-old's remains returned to family 14 years after Japan tsunami

TOKYO, Oct. 19 -- Fourteen years and seven months after a tsunami triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake swept her away, the family of six-year-old Natsuse Yamane finally received her remains on... Read More


Boy, 16, pleads guilty to gang attack on 13-year-old girl in Singapore with baseball bats and belts

SINGAPORE, Oct. 19 -- A 16-year-old boy has pleaded guilty to multiple charges over a violent gang attack in Singapore that left a 13-year-old girl battered with baseball bats and belts, Shin Min Dail... Read More


Taiwan's EVA Air apologises after asking deceased flight attendant for sick leave on her funeral day

TAIPEI, Oct. 19 -- EVA Air is facing backlash after requesting sick leave paperwork from an employee who died earlier this month, Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) reported. On Monday, the Taiwanese... Read More


Former NCT member Taeil loses appeal in Seoul court, receives 3 years and 6 months for aggravated sexual assault

SEOUL, Oct. 18 -- The Seoul High Court has upheld the conviction of former NCT member Moon Tae-il, known professionally as Taeil, in a sexual assault case. The court yesterday sentenced Taeil, 31, to... Read More


K-pop idol couple blackmailed over dashcam video, South Korea car rental boss gets suspended jail term

SEOUL, Oct. 18 -- A car rental company owner in South Korea has been found guilty of blackmailing an unnamed K-pop idol couple after threatening to release dashcam footage showing them being affection... Read More