Singapore orders 660 electric buses as it phases out diesel fleet
Singapore, December 16: Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) has awarded six contracts for 660 new electric buses, comprising 360 single-deck and 300 double-deck vehicles, which...
Islamic State flags, explosives found in Bondi Beach attacker's vehicle, police say
Sydney [Australia], December 16: Islamic State (IS) flags and explosives were found in a vehicle belonging to one of the two men who carried out...
Sydney shooters appear motivated by Islamic State ideology: PM
Sydney [Australia], December 16: A father and son who opened fire on a Jewish festival at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday appear to have been...
S. Korea's money supply rises for 7th month in October
Seoul [South Korea], December 16: South Korea's money supply rose for the seventh consecutive month amid the lingering expectations for additional policy rate cuts, central...
Japan is about to repatriate its last two giant pandas to China
Tokyo [Japan], December 16: Japanese media outlets reported today, December 15th, that two pandas at a Tokyo zoo are preparing to return to China in...
Details revealed about the life of former Syrian President Assad's family in...
Damascus [Syria], December 16: Friends, sources in Russia and Syria, and leaked data have helped reveal the secretive life of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's...
Seeking help after being mistakenly identified as a suspect in the Sydney...
Sydney [Australia], December 16: A man in Sydney, Australia, says he has received death threats after a photo of him circulated online as the gunman...
Cambodia and Thailand are in dispute over allegations of deep penetration into...
Bangkok [Thailand], December 16: Fighting in the border area between Thailand and Cambodia entered its second week on December 15, with Cambodia accusing Thailand of...
Australia tightens gun laws after Sydney terrorist attacks
Sydney [Australia], December 16: Australian intelligence is investigating suspected links to the Islamic State (IS) in the Sydney shooting, while the cabinet is proposing reforms...
Fighting continues between Thailand and Cambodia, ASEAN postpones foreign ministers' meeting
Bangkok [Thailand], December 16: Thai military aircraft are accused of bombing areas less than a two-hour drive from the Angkor temple complex, according to the...
'Much progress' in Ukraine peace talks
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 16: The US said that negotiations with Ukraine had made significant progress, amid Ukraine's abandonment of its NATO membership ambitions and Europe's...
Small Chinese factories strive to keep up with the automation wave
Beijing [China], December 16: Gradual automation is being implemented even in smaller factories in China, according to AFP on December 14. China is now the...
Ukraine claims to have attacked a Russian submarine in the Black Sea...
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 16: The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) announced on December 15 that it had attacked a Russian submarine in the port of Novorossiysk...
The US clarifies its Indo-Pacific policy, allaying concerns.
Washington [US], December 16: U.S. officials reject the notion that Washington is withdrawing from the Indo-Pacific region, asserting that Washington is merely readjusting how it...
Trump says lawsuit against BBC likely to be filed soon
Washington [US], December 16: U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he would likely soon file a lawsuit against Britain's BBC over its editing of...
JetBlue flight averts mid-air collision with US Air Force jet
Washington [US], December 16: A JetBlue (JBLU.O), opens new tab passenger jet bound for New York took evasive action on Friday to avoid a mid-air...
Trump declares fentanyl weapon of mass destruction
Washington [US], December 16: President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday declaring fentanyl a weapon of mass destruction, a move that dramatically expands...
UN Secretary-General strongly condemns 'heinous terrorist attack' in Australia - spokesperson
Sydney [Australia], December 16: The United Nations Secretary-General has strongly condemned the terrorist attack at a Jewish celebration in Australia.
UAE condemns Israeli Cabinet's approval to establish 19 settlements in West Bank
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the Israeli Cabinet's approval to establish and legalise 19 settlements in the occupied...
UAE condemns drone attack on peacekeeping base in Kadugli, Sudan
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 16: The United Arab Emirates has strongly condemned the drone attack that targeted a logistics base of the United Nations Interim...
Vietnam voices concern over Thailand-Cambodia border tensions
Hanoi [Vietnam], December 15: Vietnamese Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung expressed concern over the complicated developments along the Thailand-Cambodia border during talks with his Thai...
S. Korean police raid 10 locations over Unification Church's bribery allegations
Seoul [South Korea], December 15: South Korean police raided 10 locations Monday over allegations that the Unification Church bribed politicians, according to Yonhap news agency.
Traffic disrupted, warning issued after blizzard batters Japan's Hokkaido
Tokyo [Japan], December 15: A rapidly developing low-pressure system has brought a blizzard to Hokkaido on Monday, with violent winds and heavy snowfall also affecting...
Witnesses recount the terrifying moments of the Sydney shooting.
Sydney [Australia], December 15: Witnesses to the approximately 10-minute shooting at Bondi Beach (Sydney, Australia) described scenes of chaos, continuous gunfire, and hundreds of people...
'Hero' single-handedly disarms gunman in Sydney
Sydney [Australia], December 15: A passerby has been hailed as a hero for subduing and disarming a gunman during a shooting that killed 12 people...
The US adjusts its crackdown on illegal immigrants.
Washington [US], December 15: The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is adjusting its immigration enforcement operations, shifting its focus from all undocumented immigrants to those...
Many countries are considering restricting children's use of social media.
Washington [US], December 15: Following Australia becoming the first country to ban social media use for those under 16 from December 10th, many other countries...