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More than 300 schools in Johor to close as air quality reaches 'very unhealthy' level

JOHOR BAHRU: More than 300 schools and kindergartens in Malaysia's southern state of Johor have...

Malaysian opposition parties UMNO and PAS formalise pact

Malaysia's two oldest political parties - UMNO and PAS - signed a charter of formal...

Saudi suspends oil production after drones attack on Aramco plants

Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by...

Attacks on Saudi oil facilities knock out half the kingdom’s supply

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s...

Indian peacekeeper’s body found in Congo lake

The body of an Indian peacekeeper, who drowned while Kayaking in Congo, has been found,...

Blast at Indonesian police warehouse holding World War II munitions

An explosion went off on Saturday (Sep 14) in an Indonesian police evidence warehouse containing...

Pak PM says, ‘Expected much more support from world on Kashmir'

Conceding his defeat after failing to get "expected" support from the international community over Kashmir...

Thais allowed six cannabis plants per household under draft law

A party in Thailand's ruling coalition has proposed a draft law that would allow Thais...

Beijing supporters face off against demonstrators in Hong Kong shopping mall

Hundreds of pro-Beijing supporters flooded into a Hong Kong shopping mall on Friday (Sep 13)...

Pakistan can’t take issue of Kashmir to the ICJ

Pakistan’s Law Ministry on Friday told Prime Minister Imran Khan that the government of Pakistan...

New environment minister says Japan should stop using nuclear power

Japan's newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close down nuclear reactors...

Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi asked killers not to suffocate him:?Report

In his final words, slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi urged his killers not to cover...

Pak fails to convince international community over Kashmir issue: Interior Minister

Pakistan Interior Minister Brig Ijaz Ahmed Shah has brought a major embarrassment to Prime Minister...

Satellite images show Iran tanker still off Syria

New satellite photos obtained Tuesday show an Iranian oil tanker pursued by the U.S. remains...

Beijing set to exit list of world's top 200 most-polluted cities: Data

China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the...

Japan to dump radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific, says minister

Japan’s Tokyo Electric Power (9501.T) will have to dump radioactive water from its destroyed Fukushima...