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Updated: 10/09/2013 20:57 | By Channel NewsAsia “Ultimate road terror” jailed, banned from driving for hit-and-run accident <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QzRvisYbX9A?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> SINGAPORE: A banquet operations manager has...

AVA to probe alleged cat abuse in Tampines Published on Oct 08, 2013 <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/twpRXzVBEtw?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" width="480"></iframe> A cat was allegedly strangled in Tampines in an act of apparent animal abuse. The Straits...

British PM to reshuffle cabinet AAP October 7, 2013, 2:02 pm British Prime Minister David Cameron is poised for a ministerial reshuffle as Downing Street confirmed the resignations of two further members of the government. Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith and deputy chief whip John...

Japan dolphin-killing town to open marine park AFP October 7, 2013, 5:45 pm Tokyo (AFP) - The Japanese town made infamous by the Oscar-winning documentary "The Cove" will open a marine park where visitors can swim with dolphins, but its annual slaughter of the creatures will continue in a...

Police arrest serial robber suspected of targeting senior citizens Published on Oct 04, 2013 By Lim Yan Liang <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/rFNT8unWRnM?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> Police on Thursday arrested a 21-year-old...

3 October 2013 Last updated at 11:21 GMT India truck crashes into minivans killing '30' Aftermath of the scene of the collision in Assam At least 30 people, including 12 children, were killed when a cargo truck crashed into two minivans filled with labourers in the north-eastern Indian...

Russian imam says Elton John fans face 'divine retribution' AFP October 3, 2013, 11:44 pm Russian imam says Elton John fans face divine retribution AFP Russian imam says Elton John fans face 'divine retribution' Moscow (AFP) - A leading Russian Muslim cleric warned Thursday that fans who...

Nigerian jets bomb Islamist camps after college massacre Reuters October 3, 2013, 11:53 pm A newspaper is displayed at a vendor stand in Ikoyi district in Lagos September 30, 2013. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye By Joe Hemba DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) - Fighter jets have bombed camps...

Updated: 10/03/2013 22:50 | By Channel NewsAsia Church seeks judicial review on MOM decision SINGAPORE: One of Singapore's mega churches filed documents in the High Court on Wednesday seeking a judicial review to quash a decision made by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) regarding a sacked...

Suspect who molested woman at club nabbed AsiaOne Thursday, Oct 03, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police have arrested a 21-year-old man for suspected outrage of modesty of a female patron at a club along Jiak Kim Street. The 22 year-old woman was on the dance floor on Oct 3 at about 2 am when noticed...

Updated: 10/02/2013 19:11 | By Channel NewsAsia High Court dismisses another challenge against gay-sex law SINGAPORE: The High Court has dismissed another challenge to the constitutionality of Section 377A of the Penal Code, which criminalises sex between men. In a 54-page judgement on...

Top chef jailed two weeks for punching cabby October 2, 2013 - 12:46am By: Ronald Loh Ng Jun Sen Foodies know him as a reputed chef who has cooked at upscale restaurants here. So fellow chefs were surprised on Tuesday when Garfield Gordon Angove III (above), 38, was jailed two weeks for...

Police appeal for deceased's next-of-kin Mr Teo Ban San, a resident of Lentor Residence since 2010, had passed away at Khoo Teck Puat Hospital on Sep 15. AsiaOne Tuesday, Oct 01, 2013 SINGAPORE - Police are looking for the Next-Of-Kin of 79 year old Mr Teo Ban San to come forward. Mr Teo...

Fifth man jailed in second online vice ring case Published on Sep 30, 2013 Driver Babu Suppiah (above), became the fifth man on Monday to be jailed for commercial sex with a 16-year-old student who was tricked into prostitution. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW By Elena Chong A driver...

Student jailed for assault, drug use Nur Azilah Ithnin was sentenced to 22 months' jail. Elena Chong The Straits Times Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 A student was jailed for 22 months on Monday after assaulting her prostitute friend's client who had demanded sexual services that she did not agree...

Woman jailed for assault, taking Ice Shaffiq Alkhatib The New Paper Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 She was part of a group that beat up a French expatriate after he asked her best friend - a prostitute - for anal sex. For voluntarily causing grievous hurt to Mr Didier Moise Dominguez and taking the...

10 arrested for suspected involvement in online vice activities <iframe src="//www.youtube.com/embed/8cqMKZVEvP8?rel=0" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" width="420"></iframe> AsiaOne Thursday, Sep 26, 2013 SINGAPORE - After a six hour operation, police arrested 10 suspects...

UK woman may face death for Indonesia drug trafficking Published September 25, 2013 AFP File picture shows an unidentified suspected drugs courier (L) holding a bag containing "crystal meth" (methamphetamine hydrochloride) at the customs office in Padang, West Sumatra province on May 28...

Updated: 09/25/2013 00:30 | By Channel NewsAsia Man arrested over Bedok Point vandalism case SINGAPORE: A man has been arrested for criminal trespass in connection with the Bedok Point vandalism case. Police revealed this development Tuesday evening, adding that investigations are ongoing...