(NYT) - Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Wednesday that India had test-fired a rocket that shot down one of its own satellites, escalating the country’s rivalry with China and Pakistan,…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday (Mar 27) it was time to rename Istanbul's landmark Hagia Sophia as a mosque, saying that it had been a "very big mistake" to convert it into a museum.…

(FMT) - Adultery and gay sex in Brunei will be subject to death by stoning from next week, authorities said, under a strict Sharia law that has been on hold for four years amid heavy criticism.…

(BBC) - Airbus has secured an order from China for 300 jets, in a deal estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars. An agreement to purchase A320 and A350 XWB aircraft was signed during a…

First built in 1941, the memorial was restored by authorities in a bid to boost tourism in Alor Setar, capital of the northern state of Kedah. However, a sign that accompanied the restored monument…

(Reuters) - The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday that Washington looks forward to working with Thailand’s newly elected government and pressed Bangkok to release the results of the weekend…

(The News) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration denied Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad a right to fly over India during his recent trip to Pakistan to discuss…

(Reuters) - President Donald Trump signed a decree on Monday at the start of a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu saying the United States recognises Israeli sovereignty over…

By Thaksin Shinawatra (NYT) - I knew that the junta running Thailand wanted to stay in power, but I cannot believe how far it has gone to manipulate the general election on Sunday. I’m…

Junta leader could stay in power after Thailand's first election since a 2014 coup. Military-backed party appeared to have most votes but opposition most seats. The country is likely to face several…

Controversial Muslim preacher Dr Zakir Naik has allegedly amassed assets worth Rs193 crore (RM113mil) by diverting funds and donations received from Islamic countries that were meant for the…

Election commission says pro-military Palang Pracharat party leads popular vote, but delays announcement of full results until Monday. Leaders of Pheu Thai Party linked to Thaksin Shinawatra say…

(CNA) - Malaysia's national carmaker, Proton will collaborate with a local partner to establish a manufacturing assembly plant in Pakistan, its first in the South Asian region. Malaysia high…

(Reuters) - Hundreds of thousands of people opposed to Britain's withdrawal from the European Union marched through central London on Saturday (Mar 23) to demand a new referendum as the deepening…

(Bloomberg) - Oil fell the most in three weeks as disappointing economic data showed new fears of slowing global growth. West Texas Intermediate futures in New York dropped 1.6% Friday, paring…

(FMT) - The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture on Friday sought a temporary ban on palm oil imports from Indonesia and Malaysia, saying local coconut and oil palm farmers are hurting from…

(BBC) - A petition on Parliament's website calling for Brexit to be cancelled by revoking Article 50 has passed three million signatures. The petition has attracted two million signatures in…

The Southeast Asian nations have warned of retaliatory measures and economic consequences over the European Union’s plan to curb the use of palm oil in its biofuels by 2030. The palm oil industry…

President Donald Trump on Thursday overturned longstanding US policy regarding the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, announcing "it is time" for the US to "fully recognize Israel's Sovereignty" over…

The internal investigation had so far indicated that as many as 600 million users of the social network had account passwords stored in plain text files searchable by more than 20,000 employees.…

(BBC) - Five mosques in Birmingham have been targeted in a string of violent attacks - one involving a sledgehammer - overnight and into the morning. Reports of a man smashing windows with the…

(Bloomberg) - Singapore has obtained its first guilty plea from a person accused of involvement in the October 2013 penny-stock rout, which the prosecutor called the "most audacious, extensive and…

(The Star) - GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian teenager who went missing after the Christchurch mosque massacre has been confirmed dead. Penang state executive council member Phee Boon Poh said the…

New study from the US Chamber of Commerce finds that should tariffs increase, US gross domestic product, employment, investment and trade will all decline. Research focuses on the information…

(Sky News) - He came to power in the late 1980s around the time the country achieved independence from the Soviet Union. Nursultan Nazarbayev, the only leader that independent Kazakhstan has…

(BBC) - Four more schools in Birmingham have stopped teaching about LGBT rights following complaints by parents. Leigh Trust said it was suspending the No Outsiders programme until an agreement…

Benedict Cumberbatch has been in business with Mokhzani Mahathir, the multi-millionaire son of the Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, who is known around the world for his controversial…

More than a year before the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia’s powerful Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved a secret campaign to silence dissenters, The New York Times…

(The Jakarta Post) - A 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara, has caused a landslide in North Lombok regency, killing at least two people and injuring more than 30 – most…