Russia could plan ‘dirty bomb’ pretext, Western countries say

SYDNEY – Australian inflation raced to a 32-year high last quarter as the cost of home building and gas surged, a ...

Global Covid-19 cases will increase in coming months, but at a slower pace

Daily global Covid-19 infections are projected to rise slowly to about 18.7 million by February from the current 16.7 million ...

South Korea opposition boycotts Yoon budget speech in battle of wills

SEOUL – South Korea's opposition lawmakers boycotted President Yoon Suk-yeol's first budget speech to parliament on Tuesday (Oct 25) to protest ...

Former Ukraine prisoner of war recall fainting from hunger in Russian captivity

KYIV – Alina Panina, a Ukrainian prisoner of war freed last week, recalls women fainting from hunger as they took the ...

Malaysia’s deportation of Myanmar refugees violates international law: UN

GENEVA - The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) urged Malaysia on Tuesday (Oct 25) to stop deporting refugees back to Myanmar, saying ...

Air strike during Myanmar concert kills at least 50: Media, opposition

An air strike killed at least 50 people at a concert in Myanmar held by an ethnic minority group in ...

Russian TV presenter says sorry but faces probe for call to drown Ukrainian children

A Russian TV presenter apologised on Monday (Oct 24) for calling for Ukrainian children to be drowned, as Russia's state ...

Cyclone lashes Bangladesh killing 9, flooding low-lying areas

DHAKA - A cyclone roared into the Bangladesh coast on Tuesday (Oct 25), killing at least 9 people, destroying houses, ...

Kim Jong-un congratulates Xi for re-election, hopes for ‘more beautiful’ ties