The Appeal Court granted bail on Wednesday to four leaders of the anti-government protest movement, their lawyer said, after more than a month in pre-trial detention over unrest at recent demonstrations against the prime minister.

KABUL: A well-thumbed copy of "Not a Good Day to Die" -- which tells how American forces nearly came undone fighting in Afghanistan in the early stages of the war -- lies on a bed in a deserted US barrack room at Kabul airport.

Hundreds of thousands of people may be infected annually by animals carrying coronaviruses related to the one that causes Covid-19 in China and Southeast Asia, according to a study emphasising the ongoing pandemic threat from spillover events.

KRABI: The communicable disease control committee of this southern coastal province has extended the closure of Phi Phi island for another seven days from, Sept 18-24.

There were 13,798 new Covid-19 cases and 144 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Wednesday morning.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, United States: Can four people who've never been to space before spend three days spinning around Earth after only a few months of training?

HONG KONG: More Hong Kong businesses are making it compulsory for staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19, even as unions and the equality watchdog are warning employers to tread carefully or they could be at risk of breaching the city's anti-discrim...

HONG KONG: Nine veteran democracy activists in Hong Kong were sentenced to between six and 10 months in jail on Wednesday for joining a Tiananmen vigil banned by police last year.

TOKYO: North Korea fired what may be two ballistic missiles into waters off its east coast on Wednesday, Japanese and South Korean authorities said.

LANGKAWI, Malaysia: Businesses at Malaysia's prime holiday destination are gearing up to welcome the return of tourists this week, as the country takes an early step towards recovery from a devastating coronavirus crisis.