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US B-52 bombers reach middle-east in clear message to Iran

US President Donald Trump's tariff increase to 25 per cent on USD 200 billion worth...

'Negotiations have not broken down': China confident of US trade talks

China's top trade negotiator Liu He said on Friday in Washington that trade talks with...

About 200 children lost their family members in SL Easter bombings

About 200 children in Sri Lanka have lost their family members, some of them sole...

Singapore Airlines flight to Delhi hit with 'hydraulic system issue' before landing

A Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight operating from Singapore to Delhi experienced a “hydraulic system issue”...

Indonesian President Jokowi aims for slimmer government in second term

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on Thursday (May 9) he aims to have a slimmer...

US official succumbs to Sri Lanka Easter bombing injuries, dies in Singapore hospital

A US official wounded in Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday suicide bombings has died in a...

China, India boost global booze binge: Study

The world consumed 10 per cent more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990,...

Nepal PM agrees to discuss constitutional amendment

Nepal's Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Tuesday said his government was ready to...

4 killed in bomb blast outside Data Darbar in Pakistan’s Lahore, several injured

A blast outside Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s Lahore on Wednesday killed at least four and...

Indian doctor gets huge divorce bill as he accuses judge of 'spreading her legs'

The ex-wife of an Indian-origin neurologist in Singapore has been granted Singapore dollars 25 million ...

All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead: Police

All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either...

Iran to restart some nuclear activity in response to US withdrawal from nuclear deal

Iran will restart part of its halted nuclear programme in response to the US withdrawal...

Myanmar releases 2 Reuters journalists after over 500 days in jail

Two Reuters journalists jailed in Myanmar after they were convicted of breaking the Official Secrets...

Key facts about Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo

Reuters journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo were freed on Tuesday (May 7) months...

Students in Penang secondary school taken ill after science experiment goes awry

A science experiment at a secondary school in Bayan Lepas went wrong on Monday (May...

Bookseller flees H.K. over extradition fears

A Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by China is seeking refuge in Taiwan, saying...