BANGKOK: Thailand’s self-exiled former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will return to Thailand on Tuesday (August 22), the same day a joint sitting of the bicameral
BERLIN: A state of emergency has been declared in Canada’s British Columbia province as devastating forest fires continued to tear through the region on Friday,
WASHINGTON: A 55-yearold woman who holds dual French and Canadian nationality was sentenced to nearly 22 years in prison on Thursday for sending a letter
GENEVA: The World Health Organisation and US health authorities said on Friday they are closely monitoring a new variant of COVID-19, although the potential impact
GEORGE TOWN: Police busted a heroin processing lab, detained two local men and seized an assortment of drugs worth RM5.78 million in a series of
WELLINGTON: A New Zealand man wrongfully imprisoned for 19 years will receive a record of almost NZ$5 million (US$3 million) in compensation, the government announced
NEW YORK: Starbucks must pay a former Philadelphia-area manager – who was awarded a US$25.6 million verdict after a jury determined she was fired in
NEW DELHI: Two people were killed and six others wounded after a man fired on people outside his house following an argument with a neighbour
SINGAPORE: Three individuals are qualified as candidates for Singapore’s presidential election, announced the republic’s Elections Department (ELD) Friday. They are the former group chief investment
LONDON: Glasses that filter blue light from screens probably make no difference to eye strain, eye health or sleep quality, a new study suggests, reported
