12 Singaporean military personnel injured when 2 armored vehicles collide in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Twelve military personnel have been injured when two Singaporean armored vehicles collided during a training exercise in Australia, officials said Wednesday. The personnel “sustained non-serious injuries” when one Hunter Armored Fighting Vehicle...

Former Singaporean minister pleads guilty to receiving illegal gifts

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — A former Singaporean cabinet minister pleaded guilty to charges of receiving illegal gifts Tuesday, in the Asian financial hub's first ministerial criminal trial in nearly half a century. Former Transport Minister S. Iswaran pleaded guilty to one count...

Emotional Daniel Ricciardo heads toward likely F1 exit with a lap that could decide the title

Daniel Ricciardo was once tipped as a future Formula 1 champion. His last act in F1 might be playing spoiler in the title race. The Australian's late rally at the Singapore GP on Sunday snatched the bonus point for fastest lap away from title challenger Lando Norris and helped out...

Lando Norris cruises to victory at Singapore Grand Prix to cut Max Verstappen's F1 lead

SINGAPORE (AP) — Lando Norris survived a couple of brushes with barriers as he won the Singapore Grand Prix with ease and cut into Max Verstappen's Formula 1 standings lead Sunday. Norris started on pole position ahead of Verstappen and steadily built a large lead for his third...

Lando Norris beats Max Verstappen for pole position at F1's Singapore Grand Prix

SINGAPORE (AP) — Lando Norris edged ahead of his title rival Max Verstappen on Saturday to start on pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix. Qualifying turned into a one-lap shootout for the top positions when a crash for Carlos Sainz Jr. interrupted the final session. ...

McLaren bumps Red Bull off its throne in F1's money-making championship race

McLaren Racing heads into the Singapore Grand Prix as Formula 1's hot new darlings, the papaya-drenched team that just may be the ones to finally dethrone Red Bull and Max Verstappen. Red Bull and its Dutch driver have had ironclad grips on both the drivers championship, and, the...

How seven wealthy summer residents halted workforce housing on Maine's Mount Desert Island

There’s a parcel of land in Northeast Harbor on the corner of Neighborhood and Manchester roads that Steve Anastasia has walked by for years. It’s on the edge of the village, a short distance from the library and elementary school. Just down the way is Main Street, with its...

Pope ends Asia trip with same message at the start: Interfaith tolerance to heal troubled world

SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing out his four-nation trip through Asia with the same message of tolerance that he delivered at the start. Francis presided over a gathering of young...

Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten

SINGAPORE (AP) — Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the...

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