SINGAPORE: Singapore’s parliament Wednesday passed laws to combat “fake news” that will allow authorities to order the removal of online content despite fierce criticism from
BANGKOK: Thailand’s army-backed party needs only a small number of allies to get enough votes to allow coup leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha to cling to power,
SYDNEY: Red-faced bank bosses in Australia admitted to an embarrassing error yesterday, revealing their state-of-the-art $50 note had a typo. The yellow and green note, which
TEHRAN: Iran said Wednesday it had stopped respecting limits on its nuclear activities agreed under a 2015 deal with major powers until they find a
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi fired up a big, raucous rally in a hot Delhi late Wednesday as India’s almost seven-week election approaches its
KABUL: Humanitarian groups were reeling yesterday from yet another attack targeting aid workers in Afghanistan, as officials confirmed nine people had been killed in a
BEIJING: A Chinese court adjourned a hearing on a Canadian man’s appeal against his death sentence for drug smuggling without a decision yesterday in a
HIGHLANDS RANCH: A teenaged student was fatally shot and multiple others were wounded Tuesday in a school shooting by fellow pupils in the US state
PARIS: The world consumed ten percent more alcohol per adult in 2017 than in 1990, due in large part to heavier and more widespread drinking
BRUSSELS: An entrepreneur and his firm on Wednesday were fined more than 250,000 euros in Belgium for promoting prostitution through a “Sugar Daddy” dating website
