Stepson of Malaysian ex-PM Najib could testify against him in 1MDB trial -prosecutors

2020/05/19 10:15:06

Riza Aziz, the stepson of former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak, has agreed to testify against...

Tens of thousands evacuated as India, Bangladesh brace for super cyclone

2020/05/19 10:10:21

Authorities in eastern India and Bangladesh were relocating tens of thousands of villagers away from...

One crew member dead as Canadian forces' Snowbirds jet crashes in British Columbia

2020/05/18 07:57:38

A jet from the Canadian air force's Snowbirds aerobatics team that was on a tour to lift spirits dur...

India evacuates thousands threatened by cyclone amid coronavirus pandemic

2020/05/18 07:52:24

India began evacuating thousands of villagers and halted port operations ahead of a cyclone expected...

Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family

2020/05/18 07:49:10

An Israeli court found a Jewish settler guilty of racially motivated murder on Monday in a 2015 arso...

Climbing season at Mount Fuji cancelled due to coronavirus

2020/05/18 07:45:43

The climbing season for Mount Fuji, Japan's highest peak, is cancelled for this year, after local of...

Russia's new coronavirus cases below 10,000 for third day in a row

2020/05/18 07:41:30

Russia on Monday reported 8,926 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, pushing its...

China's defence budget likely to grow despite economic cost of coronavirus

2020/05/18 07:26:38

China, facing what it sees as increasing military pressure from the United States, is likely to shru...

Spain's king and economy minister at event over lockdown limit

2020/05/19 10:13:57

Spain's King Felipe gave a speech at a conference in Madrid on Monday attended by the economy minist...

Mask in a restaurant? This one can gobble like Pac-Man

2020/05/19 10:05:11

Israeli inventors have developed a coronavirus mask with a remote control mouth that lets diners eat...

French President Macron to hold video conference with Merkel

2020/05/18 07:55:58

French President Emmanuel Macron will hold a video conference later on Monday with German Chancellor...

Australians urged to avoid rush hour crush in return to work

2020/05/18 07:49:57

Australians in the country's most populated state began their first full week of loosened coronaviru...

Exclusive: Huge fentanyl haul seized in Asia's biggest-ever drugs bust

2020/05/18 07:47:00

Myanmar police say they have seized a huge haul of liquid fentanyl, the first time one of the danger...

China says premature to immediately begin a COVID-19 investigation

2020/05/18 07:43:46

China's foreign ministry said on Monday it was premature to immediately launch an investigation into...

Taiwan says did not receive WHO meeting invite, issue off the table for now

2020/05/18 07:36:20

Despite strong efforts Taiwan did not get invited to this week's meeting of a key World Health Organ...