Syria reaches deal with Moscow on fate of Russian bases
AFP, Damascus
6 hour(s) ago Middle East
Israel rejects Trump’s plan for Gaza
AFP, Jerusalem
6 hour(s) ago Israel's attack on Palestine
16 Bangladeshis killed in Saudi factory fire
Star Online Report
6 hour(s) ago Middle East
Typhoon Dolphin hits east China
Reuters, Beijing
6 hour(s) ago World
20,000 flee wildfires in west Canada
AFP, Victoria
6 hour(s) ago World
US-IRAN WAR / CNN Online
6 hour(s) ago World
Ukrainian drone hits Belgorod
AFP, Kyiv
6 hour(s) ago World
Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza plan endorsed by Hamas
AFP, Jerusalem
10 hour(s) ago US-Israel war on Iran

Van Gogh 'Sunflowers' brought together in London show

This is the first time that the works have been exhibited together in this way.
12 September 2024, 06:23 AM

Malaysian police rescue 400 minors from suspected sexual abuse at Islamic charity homes

Malaysian authorities rescued more than 400 children on Wednesday suspected of being sexually abused at charity homes run by a prominent Islamic business organisation with links to a banned religious sect, the top police official said.
12 September 2024, 05:42 AM

How will Japan's ruling party pick the next prime minister?

Here is a rundown of the leading contenders.
12 September 2024, 04:39 AM

Indian police arrest 33 after violence in troubled Manipur

At least 11 people have been killed, including in what police called a "significant escalation" of violence, with insurgents firing rockets and dropping bombs with drones.
12 September 2024, 04:32 AM

Death toll from storms in Vietnam rises to 197: govt

Yagi is the most powerful typhoon to hit northern Vietnam in 30 years, according to meteorologists.
12 September 2024, 04:29 AM

Pope says migrant workers need 'a fair wage'

There are an estimated 170 million migrant workers around the world -- about five percent of the global workforce -- according to the International Labour Organization.
12 September 2024, 04:25 AM

North Korea fires salvo of short-range ballistic missiles

Pyongyang has denied any sanctions-busting weapons trade with Russia, but with diplomacy long stalled, it declared South Korea its "principal enemy" this year and recently moved nuclear-capable weapons to border areas.
12 September 2024, 04:22 AM

Hurricane Francine batters US state of Louisiana

Francine made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane on a five-level scale in Terrebonne Parish on the southern edge of the state at 5:00 pm local time (2200 GMT), according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).
12 September 2024, 04:13 AM

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strike on school killed 18

UN chief Antonio Guterres deplored the killings, which he also said included six UNRWA colleagues.
12 September 2024, 04:08 AM

What if the US presidential election is decided by... Omaha?

The scenario involves Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump tying in the number of electoral college votes they receive, with a specific allocation of the seven key swing states.
12 September 2024, 04:04 AM

Trump and Harris attend 9/11 memorial after brutal debate

The solemn display of unity was a stark contrast to the evening before, when the Democratic vice president forced the rattled Republican former president onto the defensive in a bruising televised encounter.
12 September 2024, 03:56 AM

UN chief says six colleagues killed in Israel strike on Gaza school

UNRWA called it the highest death toll among its staff in a single incident.
12 September 2024, 03:54 AM

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori dies aged 86: family

Fujimori, who led Peru from 1990 to 2000, was released from prison on humanitarian grounds in December, two-thirds of the way through a 25-year sentence for crimes against humanity during his rule.
12 September 2024, 03:51 AM

Rahul denounces ‘ideological war’ in India

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday denounced an “ideological war” in the South Asian country, ruled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hindu nationalist party.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Soldiers kill two ‘rebels’ in J&K

Indian soldiers in Kashmir killed two suspected militants yesterday, the army said, the latest clashes during campaigning for local elections in the disputed region.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Iran threatens ‘action’ over new sanctions

Iran has vowed to respond to fresh sanctions imposed by Britain, France and Germany over what they said was its supply of short-range missiles to Russia for use in Ukraine.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Typhoon Yagi toll nears 200

Residents of Vietnam’s capital waded through waist-deep water yesterday as river levels hit a 20-year high and the toll from the area’s strongest typhoon in decades rose to at least 179, with neighbouring nations also enduring deadly flooding and landslides.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

US, UK vow to work for Ukraine’s victory

The US and British top diplomats yesterday vowed to work together for Ukraine’s victory as they discussed further easing rules on firing Western weapons into Russia, whose alleged acquisition of Iranian missiles has raised new fears.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Us presidential race: Harris rattles Trump in fiery debate

Kamala Harris put Donald Trump on the defensive in a fiery televised debate Tuesday, getting under her rival’s skin as they battled for a breakthrough in an agonizingly close US presidential election.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM

‘Stability will return to Bangladesh soon’

India’s top opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has expressed confidence that stability will return to Bangladesh soon.
11 September 2024, 18:00 PM