Three rockets slammed into the US embassy in Iraq’s capital on Sunday in the first direct hit reported after months of close calls, as thousands kept up anti-government sit-ins across the country.…

(BBC) - The Pentagon has said that 34 US troops were diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) following an Iranian attack on their base in Iraq. Seventeen troops are still under medical…

(Reuters) - The Chinese city of Wuhan is rapidly building a new 1,000-bed hospital to treat victims of a new coronavirus, mobilising machinery to get it ready by early next week, state media said.…

(CNA) - China has now suspended public transportation in at least 10 cities around the epicentre of a deadly virus outbreak, affecting the movement of about 26 million people ahead of Chinese New…

(Reuters) - A U.S. envoy on Tuesday called an Iranian lawmaker’s offer of a $3 million reward to anyone who killed U.S. President Donald Trump “ridiculous” and said it pointed to the “terrorist…

(BBC) - Meng Hongwei, who was the first Chinese head of Interpol, vanished on a trip back to the country from France in September 2018. China later confirmed he had been detained as part of…

The Chinese government has classified the outbreak in the same category as SARS, meaning compulsory isolation for those diagnosed with the illness and the potential to implement quarantine measures…

(Bloomberg)  -Thailand’s second-biggest opposition party escaped dissolution Tuesday after being acquitted of seeking to oust the monarchy. The Constitutional Court in Bangkok ruled there…

(FMT) - The Indonesian government yesterday accused Malaysian authorities of “ineffective coordination” after five Indonesian fishermen were abducted off Sabah last week. “We truly regret that…

(NST) - SoftBank has offered to invest up to US$40 billion (RM162 billion) in the new capital city Indonesia plans to build on Borneo island, a minister said on Friday, though the Japanese tech…

(The Sun Daily)  - China on Monday reported a mysterious SARS-like virus had spread across the country, including to Beijing, raising concerns as millions begin trips for the Lunar New Year. A…

(Reuters) - Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, has accused his daughter of “cheapening” the British royal family, in part of an interview released a day after Buckingham Palace said Prince…

(The Independent) -  Leading Muslim scholar and activist Yousuf Deedat, 65, who was shot in the head by unknown gunmen outside the Verulam Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, died at St Anne’s…

(FMT) - Rights group Lawyers for Liberty (LFL) today revealed shocking details of what it claimed were brutal extralegal execution methods, including one where two prison officers would pull the…

(SCMP) - Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming trip to Myanmar is expected to help Beijing boost its presence in the Indian Ocean, especially if a deal can be finalised on the development of the…

(The Sun Daily) - Japanese car giant Toyota said Thursday it is investing nearly US$400 million in a company working on commercialising electric flying cars for “fast, quiet and affordable air…

(SCMP) - The US and China have made major headway towards resolving their trade war that has been underway since July 2018. US President Donald Trump and China’s Vice-Premier Liu He signed what…

The entire Russian government is resigning, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced Wednesday, after Vladimir Putin proposed sweeping reforms that could extend his decades-long grip on power…

(Aljazeera) - Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen urged China on Wednesday to review its policies towards the island, days after she won a landslide re-election victory, in a rebuke that could increase…

Queen Elizabeth has reluctantly agreed to her grandson Prince Harry and his wife Meghan's wish for a more independent future after the British royal family held crisis talks on Monday (Jan 13) to…

(ST) - The first Singaporean here to be charged with terror financing was on Tuesday (Jan 14) convicted of the crime and sentenced to nearly three years' jail, or 33 months. On Monday, Imran…

(Malay Mail) - Iran signalled yesterday it favours a de-escalation after 10 days of heightened tensions with the United States during which both sides fired missiles and Tehran accidentally shot…

(Nikkei) - On a Saturday afternoon late last year, dozens of dealers lounged around DV Casino waiting for their last paycheck. While they waited, workers hauled furniture out of the building's…

(CNA) - Indonesia and the United Arab Emirates have struck nearly US$23 billion in business deals, including agreements in the energy sector and on infrastructure projects, the Southeast Asian…

(CNA) - Schools and businesses shut across the Philippine capital on Monday (Jan 13) as a volcano belched clouds of ash across the city and seismologists warned an eruption could happen at any…

(CNN)Two days before a Ukrainian passenger plane went down over Tehran in the fog of battle this week, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reminded the world not to forget about something eerily…

(Malay Mail) - Queen Elizabeth II will host a showdown meeting with Prince Harry tomorrow in an attempt to solve the crisis triggered by his bombshell announcement that he and wife Meghan were…

(SCMP) - The United States carried out a secret operation in Yemen that targeted, but failed to kill, an Iranian military official last week, two US officials said on Friday. The strike was…

(Guardian) - Taiwanese voters have re-elected incumbent president Tsai Ing-Wen in a landslide election that serves as a sharp rebuke to Beijing and its attempts to intimidate and cajole Taiwan…

(Forbes) - Malaysia has joined Indonesia and Vietnam to beat China at its own game in the South China Sea (SCS): The use of lawfare to settle disputes. That's according to Dr. Namrata…