Singapore – More details have emerged about how those involved in the 9/11 attacks conducted ‘dry runs’ in Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong to test aviation security ahead of the devastating strikes in New York and Washington. The Al-Qaeda operatives surveyed in-flight and ground security systems in the three locations, as well as others, in […]
Some 34 prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) were barred from going to Thailand after the Bureau of Immigration (BI) found out they were only posing as business travelers. The passengers were prevented from boarding a Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight to Bangkok after intense questioning by immigration officers forced them to confess that they were OFWs […]
University of Hawaii researchers are projecting that the first batch of debris, including construction material, cars, trees, roof tops and household items, could hit Hawaii in about two years U.S. researches say a huge amount of debris from remnants of Japan’s coastal towns swept away in last month’s tsunami is moving across the Pacific Ocean […]
Japan’s nuclear safety agency has raised the crisis level at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 7, from the current 5. The agency told reporters on Tuesday that large volumes of radioactive substances that could affect human health and the environment are being released in a wide area. Level 7 is the highest […]
Japanese officials issued tsunami warnings and evacuated a crippled nuclear plant after a strong earthquake struck the nation’s northeast coast Monday. The U.S. Geological Survey initially reported the magnitude of the quake at 7.1, the same strength as a major aftershock that hit on Thursday, but later revised it downward to 6.6. A tsunami warning […]
A small chartered plane crashed into a northern Philippine mountain park and burst into flames Sunday, killing two people on board, police said. Four other people on board were injured and taken to hospital after the aircraft slammed into a forest track at the Camp John Hay resort. Read more: Bangkok Post
Chinese police on Sunday detained dozens of worshippers from an unregistered Christian church who were trying to hold an outdoor service after being evicted from their usual place of worship in Beijing. Leaders of the Shouwang church, a protestant group with about 1,000 members, had urged worshippers to gather for Sunday services at an open-air […]
At least 35 people, mostly young children, have become ill and three babies died in Pingliang city in Northwest China, after consuming contaminated milk. Preliminary investigations have shown that the victims died from nitrate poisoning after drinking milk supplied from a local dairy farm. According to a local government statement, two dairy farms have been […]
