About 3.6 kilogram of heroin estimated to be worth more than 254,000 Singapore dollars (181,585 U.S. dollars) has been found hidden in cabbages in an operation and four men have been arrested, said Singapore's Central Narcotics Bureau(CNB) on Thursday in a statement.
The Nigerian troops in the oil-rich Niger Delta region said they have arrested six suspected pirates who killed four soldiers and a policeman in an attack on a military base.
South Korea reported no new case of infection with Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) for 10 straight days Wednesday, indicating the end of the MERS crisis nearing, the health ministry said.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday that two pilots were killed after a Tu-95 strategic bomber crashed due to the failure of all four engines in the Far Eastern region of Khabarovsk.
Fourteen people have been confirmed dead as bodies of the last two known buried under the debris of a collapsed shoe factory building in east China's Zhejiang Province on Saturday were recovered, local government said Monday.
More than 11,000 Sydney dental patients may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis because of unhygienic practices at four clinics across the city.
Chile coach Jorge Sampaoli this week described the Copa America as a "football fiesta" that was capable of "rising above any other issue".
In a tragic incident, one Indian athlete died Thursday while three others were in a critical condition after four of them attempted suicide at a state-run sports hostel in the southern state of Kerala late on Wednesday night. "The four girls consumed poisonous fruit after being allegedly harassed by their trainer. They were found by other hostel inmates and were rushed to a nearby hospital in state capital Thiruvananthapuram. One of them died this morning while others are battling for their lives," a senior police official said.
Astronomers have discovered a second planet "reared" by four parent stars, suggesting planets in quadruple star systems might be less rare than once thought.
A ferry carrying 19 people capsized Friday off China's Macao, and four people have been rescued, the customs said.
Leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine on Thursday urged the warring sides in Ukraine to fully comply with the measures agreed upon in the Belarus capital of Minsk last week, amid reports of frequent violations of ceasefire.
The bodies of eight Australian children aged from two and 14 years will be laid to rest at a joint funeral next month, it was reported on Tuesday.
A Kenyan court on Monday released four key suspected drug traffickers on 55,600 U.S. dollar bail each and two sureties of similar amount.
All four terrorists, who were reported to have infiltrated into Myanmar to carry out destructive acts, have been nabbed by the regional authorities, the 7-Day Daily reported quoting regional police on Monday.
Remains of an ancient nomadic campsite for emperors from the Liao Dynasty (907-1125 A.D.) may be the largest of their kind in China, archaeologists said on Wednesday.
Four policemen were arrested for blackmail, Jamaican anti-corruption authorities said Tuesday.
A series of powerful explosions wrecked the northern part of Gaza city after Israeli war jets struck a 14-floor residential tower with four heavy missiles, the pro-Hamas al-Aqsa Television reported.
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