Taiwan says China closed off part of S. China Sea to...

TAIPEI: China closed off a part of the South China Sea close to Vietnam this month in its hunt for a crashed aircraft, Taiwan's...

Buzz Aldrin’s famous 1969 moon walk picture sells at auction

COPENHAGEN - More than 70 original NASA photographs including a celebrated image of Buzz Aldrin's moon walk taken by Neil Armstrong were sold at...

Austria suspends mandatory Covid vaccine law

VIENNA: Austria said Wednesday it is suspending mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for all adults saying the pandemic no longer poses the same danger, just weeks...

Fukushima region forges renewable future after nuclear disaster

NAMIE (JAPAN) - Solar farms along tsunami-ravaged coastlines, green energy "micro-grids" and the experimental production of non-polluting hydrogen: 11 years after its nuclear nightmare,...

Airbnb users send money to Ukraine through reservations

SAN FRANCISCO - Thousands of Airbnb users have booked vacation rentals in war-battered Ukraine, not to visit but to provide aid to local hosts...

How US might help Ukraine – without broadening the war

WASHINGTON: The United States believes Russia is digging in for a protracted war, and Washington wants to help Kyiv resist, but an overarching goal...

Repression of women on rise in rebel-held Yemen

DUBAI - Her voice shaking, 26-year-old Balqees recounts her ordeal at a Huthi rebel checkpoint in northern Yemen, where experts say repression of women...

Australia floods force tens of thousands to evacuate

SYDNEY: Tens of thousands of Sydney residents have been told to evacuate their homes as severe storms and flash flooding inundated swathes of Australia's...

Russia’s war in Ukraine: Latest developments

A summary of the latest developments in Russia's war in Ukraine:-- Bombing intensifies - Russia steps up its shelling of cities across Ukraine. The UN...

Russia opening humanitarian corridors in Ukraine

The Russian military will hold fire and open humanitarian corridors in several Ukrainian cities including the capital Kyiv at 10am Moscow time (2pm Bangkok...