CARACAS, Aug 4 — The twin quakes that shattered Venezuela in June killed 6,125 people, National Assembly Chief Jorge Rodriguez said yesterday. The updated figure comes weeks after the 7.2 and […]

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 — President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer Todd Blanche appeared on track yesterday to become the next US attorney general after two Republican senators dropped their opposition to

WASHINGTON, Aug 4 — US President Donald Trump said yesterday that negotiations with Iran were ongoing despite Tehran’s denials and the Islamic Republic was facing a “last chance before decapitation.” Trump,

SYDNEY, Aug 3 — Australians who faced a “Black Summer” blaze that scorched millions of hectares say they may have lessons for European countries hit by some of the fiercest

SEOUL, Aug 3 — South Korea’s weather agency issued a “severe heatwave warning” for Seoul today, the first such advisory since introducing the designation this year to alert the public

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 3 — The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) will continue to closely monitor the safety of Malaysian students in West Asian countries by seeking guidance from the Foreign

HONG KONG, Aug 3 — A Hong Kong court sentenced a former prison officer to three years in jail today for an assault on an inmate that had led to

NEW DELHI, Aug 3 — A court in New Delhi acquitted the former head of the Indian wrestling federation today of charges of sexual harassment and stalking brought by medal-winning athletes,

  SURABAYA, Aug 3 — Survivors said today they heard multiple blasts moments before an Indonesian passenger ferry caught fire, killing five passengers and prompting many to jump into the

YANGON, Aug 3 — Myanmar’s detained democratic leader Aung San Suu Kyi met with the nation’s Red Cross representative today, the president’s office said, the first publicised meeting between her