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
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
