NEW YORK: I.M. Pei, the pre-eminent US architect who forged a distinct brand of modern building design with his sharp lines and stark structures, has
SEOUL: North Korea is experiencing its worst drought in over a century, official media reported yesterday, days after the World Food Programme expressed “very serious
WASHINGTON: SpaceX postponed a launch of 60 satellites into low-Earth orbit that was scheduled for Thursday night, possibly until next week, citing a need for
MANILA: The top enforcer of a brutal war on drugs in the Philippines yesterday dared prosecutors to go after him for the deaths of thousands
KOLKATA: Police made new arrests following clashes and poured thousands of security forces into the eastern city of Kolkata yesterday as tensions mounted ahead of
SYDNEY: Australia’s political leaders made last-gasp pitches to voters yesterday, on the eve of an election that polls show is going down to the wire.
HANOI: Vietnam has sentenced 10 people to death for smuggling meth, ketamine and ecstasy across the country by train, state media reported yesterday as the
KOKOPO: Papua New Guinea dispatched assessment teams Wednesday to get a full picture of the damage caused by a violent 7.5 magnitude earthquake that struck
COLOMBO: A Briton whose bride died on their honeymoon two days after arriving in Sri Lanka will be allowed to return home after a court
PHNOM PENH: Eleven women allegedly paid to be surrogate mothers have been released on bail after agreeing to keep the babies, Cambodia’s trafficking czar said
