World

Moscow: Microsoft could lose billions of dollars if it chooses to curb its sales in Russia due to U.S. sanctions, communications minister Nikolai Nikoforov...

Madrid/Copenhagen: Spanish authorities are monitoring borders to make sure that fugitive Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont does not sneak back...

London: Prime Minister Theresa May slapped down her foreign minister on Tuesday after he demanded more funding for Britain's public health service,...

Ankara/Beirut: Turkey seeks to avoid any clash with US, Russian or Syrian forces but will take any steps needed for its security, a Turkish minister said on...

Palong Khali (Bangladesh)/Naypyitaw (Myanmar): The UN refugee agency and other groups have urged a rethink of the plan to send Rohingya refugees back to...

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Tuesday signed its first comprehensive two-way free trade agreement (FTA) with Singapore, aiming to expand its export market and boost...

Kuala Lumpur: Trafficked into work and routinely abused, migrant fishermen in Thailand are still subject to forced labour despite efforts by the government...

Beijing/Shanghai: It seems like a game everyone wins: some of China's biggest tech companies, looking to hook in new consumers, are using cash prizes to...

Marawi City: Insurgents looted cash, gold and jewellery worth tens of millions of dollars when they occupied a southern Philippines town last year, treasure...

Singapore: Singapore's anti-corruption watchdog said it is reviewing the country's primary anti-graft law amid mounting pressure on the government...