BANGKOK: Miss Philippines was crowned Miss Universe yesterday in Bangkok after a trailblazing ceremony praised for featuring its first transgender candidate but marred by gaffes
TOKYO: A powerful blast that ripped through a restaurant in northern Japan injured 42 people and caused serious damage to neighbouring buildings, forcing some residents
JAKARTA: Lion Air announced yesterday it was funding a multi-million dollar search effort using a Dutch company for the second black box and missing victims
KATOWICE (Poland): Nearly 200 countries overcame political divisions late on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say
SYDNEY: Australia’s conservative prime minister yesterday stood by his decision to recognise west Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, despite criticism from neighbouring Muslim countries.
SYDNEY: Rocket Lab, a rocket propulsion company backed by investors in Silicon Valley, has launched a batch of 13 tiny probes from New Zealand to
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s president yesterday reappointed as prime minister the same man he sacked from the job nearly two months ago, ending a power struggle
JAKARTA: A 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit Papua, in eastern Indonesia yesterday, US seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake was about 158 kilometres
STRASBOURG (France): The gunman who killed three people at a Christmas market in Strasbourg was shot dead by French police on Thursday as the Islamic
SYDNEY: Australians in the north east of the country are bracing for a severe tropical cyclone, with authorities warning of flash flooding and destructive winds.
