SYDNEY: Australia's two most populous states are trialling facial recognition software that lets police check people are home during Covid-19 quarantine, expanding trials that have sparked controversy to the vast majority of the country's population.

The United States on Wednesday announced the launch of a security partnership with Britain and Australia in an apparent effort to counter China's assertiveness, paving the way for Canberra to obtain nuclear-powered submarines and join a handful of co...

LANGKAWI, Malaysia: The first plane carrying tourists in more than four months touched down on the Malaysian island of Langkawi on Thursday and was greeted by a twin water cannon "salute", in the launch of a programme to revive a travel sector frozen...

There were 13,897 new Covid-19 cases and 188 more fatalities recorded during the previous 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry reported on Thursday morning.

BURI RAM: The rush on grilled and deep-fried meatballs continued, five days after Thai K-pop star Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban said they were among the first things she would buy if she could return to her home province from Korea.

TOKYO: With an ageing population in need of transport, Japan is betting on autonomous cars, but an accident involving a self-driving showcase at the Paralympics illustrates the challenges ahead.

The Austrian manager of a hotel on Koh Phi Phi in Krabi province missing since Sept 11 was found dead in the forest below a mountain viewpoint on Wednesday afternoon.

SYDNEY: Australians squirmed Thursday as US President Joe Biden thanked their prime minister for joining a major new defence alliance -- but appeared to forget his name.

Communities along the Noi River in Ayutthaya were flooded as the Chao Phraya tributary overflowed on Thursday morning, with warnings the water could rise by another metre in the next 24 hours.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida: A SpaceX rocket ship blasted off from Florida on Wednesday carrying a billionaire e-commerce executive and three less-wealthy private citizens he chose to join him in the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit...