The robbers, posing as government officials, used gas cutters and earthmoving machinery to dismantle the 60-feet-long iron bridge; selling metal scrap can be a lucrative business in India.

Who lives, who dies? That’s the hideous triage question medical professionals are now facing as essential medicines begin to run out.

American authorities have issued a warning over the risk of parents and children being separated in China.

Director of Lee’s campaign office, Tam Yiu-chung says former No 2 official received ‘more than 100 nominations’ as of Saturday afternoon.

The PML-N president is a flexible deal maker who has pledged to maintain cordial ties with the country’s powerful military.

South African vineyards have started tailoring their product to the Chinese market, with exports soaring in 2021.

The city recorded almost 25,000 infections on Sunday, the ninth straight day of rising case numbers.

Ukraine leader Zelensky’s futile call for Russia to be expelled from the Council has put renewed focus on reforming the body which has been denounced for its failures.

The former policeman only came to prominence in 2019 and right up to his appointment as chief secretary last year, was not considered in the running to be chief executive. But his rise also raises a host of new questions, on the future of administrat...

Lam reminds residents to observe social distancing, test themselves as more people venture outside amid recent good weather.

Customs discovers 447 litres of liquid methamphetamine hidden inside shipment of three electric transformers from Mexico.

Asia’s fourth-largest economy is gearing up for supply shocks even though Russia is not its biggest energy supplier. An analyst says it’s desirable for Seoul to keep the door open to Russian energy.

North Korea’s trade with China totalled US$318 million in 2021, down by 41 per cent from the previous year and by 90 per cent from levels before the coronavirus.

Tokyo is discussing ways to develop its offensive capabilities to hit back in the event of an attack.

Jens Stoltenberg said Nato is envisaging a ‘reset’ in a bid to fend off future Russian attacks.

State media branded Biden as an ‘old man in his senility’ for ‘speaking ill of the Russian president with groundless data’.

Morrison’s Liberal National party is trailing the opposition Labor party in opinion polls but analysts predict a tight result.

Lee ‘not stuck to the old colonial government system’, says business chamber head, but one analyst warns government must focus on producing talented ministers who can make long-term plans for city.

Russia’s invasion and resulting sanctions are driving up fuel, cooking oil and food prices.

City leader hopeful was ‘a cheerful, sunny boy’ always willing to help at Catholic boys’ school.

Unlike Hong Kong, Singapore’s TCM clinics do not treat those with Covid-19 but they are seeing more patients with anxiety, posture issues and even erectile dysfunction, which one practitioner attributes to more sex – and cycling.

The officials include Trump’s former aide and lawyer Rudolph Giuliani, former Army Chief of Staff George Casey and ex-Senator Joe Lieberman, according Iran’s ministry of foreign affairs.

At embassy event with China’s ambassador, Elon Musk pushes cooperation on self-sustaining Mars outposts, just months after facing complaints by Beijing that his satellites came too close China’s space station.

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Hyde Park in the morning before moving to Oxford Street and Regent Street, where they sat in the road and blocked traffic.

The combined opposition that spans the political spectrum will form the new government, with the head of one of the largest parties, the Pakistani Muslim League, taking over as prime minister.

The move offers hopeful news for many Muslims outside the kingdom who have been barred from making the trip since 2019 as a result of Covid-19 restrictions.

The arrival came 21 hours after the four-man team representing Houston-based Axiom Space Inc lifted off on Friday from Nasa’s Kennedy Space Centre.

Sunak stood accused on Saturday of political hypocrisy as new questions emerged over offshore tax havens reportedly held by his Indian wife Akshata Murty.

It is unclear whether Lizelle Herrera is accused of having an abortion or whether she helped someone else get an abortion.

As Ukraine halts grain exports and Russia limits exports of staples, countries already hit by pandemic supply chain disruptions are now facing decade-high food prices, rationing and the risk of food riots.

It will be the fourth marriage for singer and actress Lopez, 52, and the second for actor and director Affleck, who is 49.

British PM Johnson was in Kyiv on Saturday in a ‘show of solidarity’ with Ukraine a day after a missile strike killed dozens at a railway station in the country’s east.

A global pledging event for Ukrainian refugees called Stand Up for Ukraine has raised US$11 billion for the war-ravaged country; artists such as Elton John, Alanis Morissette, Billie Eilish joined the campaign.

Aid is needed for essential items like fuel and medicine; Sri Lanka will seek support from bilateral partners including China, the United States and Britain,

Lee pledges to adopt a ‘result-oriented’ leadership, boost Hong Kong’s competitiveness and reinforce city’s foundation if he is elected.

China is a relatively small player in a market dominated by Russia but could be well placed to grow its share.

‘This is another Russian war crime,’ Zelensky said, referring to Friday’s missile strike, whose victims included five children; journalists saw at least 30 dead under plastic sheets next to the station.

Three suspects are arrested in Mong Kok, Sham Shui Po and Tseung Kwan O, after allegedly using social media to promote deal to convert e-vouchers into cash.

Expert says scheme pushed more residents to get vaccinated and that matters more than booking those who flout rules.

The State Department specifically warns against travel to Jilin, Shanghai and Hong Kong, where it says there is a risk from ‘arbitrary’ law enforcement.

City’s most recent seven-day rolling average of Covid-19 deaths per 1 million people stands at 13.85, still topping the global chart.

The Government Property Agency opens up bids for three-year tenancy at 121 Peak Road, current site of The Peak Lookout restaurant.

Members of Imran Khan’s party had suggested on Friday they would try to delay the vote; his allies blocked a similar no-confidence vote last Sunday.

City did not grasp the nature of the highly transmissible coronavirus variant, he says.

Officers discover 7.5kg of suspected ketamine and 51kg of suspected methamphetamine, as well as cotton cloth hidden in bedsheets, soaked with what appeared to be liquid cocaine.

Mainland analysts say the Patriot missile system is expensive to maintain and will not offer protection against attacks.

The German politician was the first Western leader to travel to the Kyiv suburb, where she viewed bodies exhumed from a mass grave, which shocked her and left her momentarily speechless.

Lithium is a key component in electric vehicle batteries and so automakers are racing to secure supplies, expecting surge in demand amid a global push for the electrification of transportation.

Beijing has rolled out tax relief and other beneficial policies such as more favourable loan rates and rent exemptions for small and micro-sized firms, but analysts still expect a big hit to consumption this year.

Some commenters suggest sending supplies from sanctioned places such as Xinjiang and Russia.