DUBLIN: A referendum held earlier in Ireland to ease the restrictions on divorce in the country’s Constitution has won the overwhelming support of the Irish
NEW DELHI: India’s President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday appointed Narendra Modi as the country’s prime minister for a second term and asked him to
NEW DELHI: At least 21 people were killed when a fire broke out in a four-storey commercial building in the city of Surat in India’s western state of Gujarat
JAKARTA: The riots in Jakarta, which have been linked to protests over the results of the Presidential Election (Pilpres 2019), have reportedly spread to Pontianak,
WASHINGTON: The United States (US) Department of Commerce on Monday issued a 90-day temporary license loosening restrictions on business deals with Chinese tech giant Huawei,
SEOUL: K-pop star Psy will return to the forefront of the K-pop scene with a new album in early July, Yonhap news agency reported his
BANGKOK: An attentive dog in north-eastern Thailand is being hailed as a hero after finding and saving an infant allegedly buried in a field by
TAIPEI: Taiwan’s parliament legalised same-sex marriage yesterday in a landmark first for Asia as the government survived a last-minute attempt by conservatives to pass watered-down
JAKARTA: Indonesian police said yesterday that they have arrested dozens of Islamic-State linked terror suspects, including some who planned to detonate bombs at political demonstrations
SINGAPORE: Singapore’s prime minister yesterday rejected allegations the city-state’s new law to combat “fake news” is aimed at stifling free speech, following criticism from rights
