MANILA, 13 Jan 2020: The activity of Taal volcano in the Philippines, which began spewing lava early today, has forced the evacuation of around 24,500 people in the surrounding municipalities …
KUALA LUMPUR, 13 Jan 2020: AirAsia and Malaysia Airlines today announced the cancellation of flights between Kuala Lumpur and Manila following the eruption of a volcano in the Philippines yesterday. …
BEIJING, 31 Dec 2019: Chinese scientist He Jiankui, who shot to global fame in late 2018 after claiming to have created the first gene-edited babies, was sentenced yesterday to three …
DHAKA, 31 Dec 2019: Authorities in Bangladesh yesterday said they were forced to suspend launching of the country’s first human milk bank for motherless infants – after objections from Islamists. …
KUALA LUMPUR, 31 Dec 2019: The Foreign Ministry is working to identify a ship and its 16 Malaysian crew who were arrested by the Iranian authorities at the Strait of …
GAZA, 30 Dec 2019: A Hamas military court in Gaza has sentenced a Palestinian comedian to 18 months imprisonment for mocking Islamic State in an online video. Sayed al-Mashwakhi was …
ISTANBUL, 29 Dec 2019: The 12,000-year-old town of Hasankeyf will be submerged as part of a dam project by the Turkish government. Resident Ridvan Karabulut said he has been watching …
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 Dec 2019: Foreign Minister Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah said all security and safety measures will continue to be prioritised regarding Malaysia’s decision to reopen its embassy in Pyongyang, …
BANGKOK, 28 Dec 2019: Thai soldier Beiret Bureerak, who took part in rescuing 12 children and their teacher from a flooded cave in northern Thailand last year, has died due …
MOSCOW, 28 Dec 2019: Russia’s intercontinental hypersonic missile, the Avangard strategic system, became operational yesterday. Russian president Vladimir Putin described the missile unit as “the weapon of the future” and …
