Fire broke out in a hotel basement showroom with some two dozen electric scooters in the city of Secunderabad. Early investigations identified faulty battery cells and battery modules among the main causes.

South Korea’s Defence Ministry warned the North that it would face an ‘overwhelming response’ if it attempted to use nuclear weapons. Pyongyang last week passed a law allowing it to use such weapons at first strike.

Show about a deadly game of survival picks up best dramatic actor and best drama series directing prizes to go with four Emmys awarded earlier – the first show in a foreign language to win a major Emmy award.

Police hunt balaclava-wearing burglar after he targets luxury house in Kau To Shan, Sha Tin.

The Caucasus neighbours reported large-scale border clashes that left troops dead in the latest flare-up between the arch foes.

As the pool of DSE graduates shrinks, the government must step in to help such institutions expand enrolment of mainland students and help finance new programmes to teach skills sought-after throughout the Greater Bay Area.

A funeral procession for Queen Elizabeth was disrupted by a heckler yelling at Prince Andrew. The heckler was then arrested.

A Ukrainian offensive has forced Russian troops into a messy retreat in the country’s northeast, in a stunning shift in battleground momentum.

The man was keeping the wild animal as a pet, police said. The last reported fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia was believed to be in 1936, according to local media.

The coup in Myanmar has all but halted its tourist trade, and at Bagan, a Unesco World Heritage site, people who once depended on the tourism sector are turning to other jobs or leaving for cities.

Anti-ship device will be able to cruise at commercial airliner altitudes and reach 200 knots underwater, project team says.

Cash-strapped Chinese developers are facing pressure to complete pre-sold homes after angry buyers nationwide stopped making loan payments.

Victims documented in the report from Human Rights Watch include a former member of Aung San Suu Kyi’s NLD party, whose facial skin had been peeled off, tongue deformed and body surgically stitched up.

Chief Executive John Lee says guests are keen to attend the Hong Kong summit, slated for November 1 and 2.

Along with the subpoenas, the US Justice Department has seized phones from two associates of Donald Trump.

HBO’s family business drama takes best drama series at the Emmys, Ted Lasso outstanding comedy series and The White Lotus best limited series. Zendaya and Squid Game’s Lee Jung-jae win best drama acting awards.

Ukrainian soldiers liberated the eastern city of Izium at the weekend, part of a lighting counteroffensive to beat back Russian soldiers who invaded February 24.

Australia’s crafty, sulphur-crested cockatoos had already surprised researchers by devising an ingenious technique to prise open household bins. Now they’ve gone a step further by thwarting the escalating defences set up by fed-up humans, a new s...

Japan’s imports of the dirty fuel – commonly used to power ships – surged to a four-year high in August. South Korea, Pakistan and Taiwan have also increased their fuel oil purchases as environmental concerns take a back seat to keeping the lig...

Overseas universities yet to determine if entrance requirements will be changed.

Analysts say high unemployment, weak domestic consumption and a slowing global economy are expected to curtail India’s growth in the near future despite strong expansion in the April-June period.

A Ugandan woman who moved to a small village in China several years ago for love is now a huge online celebrity on the mainland with her posts teaching people how to cook Chinese food.

Some Hongkongers describe shock, dismay at testing positive a second time, but others are unfazed.

While one in five Chinese say they will ‘definitely’ travel internationally, Europe finds renewed popularity as crime soars in American cities.

The meeting with the Russian president will attract intense scrutiny about how close the two sides remain given recent developments in the Ukraine war.

China will only harden its stance if it sees the possibility of offensive strikes, which is not indicated by the new law, says analyst at NUS.

Continued implementation of rigid Covid-19 control measures have little to contribute to improving people’s health and prolonging their lives.

The president said nothing about Kyiv’s counteroffensive while marking a festive holiday in Moscow; criticism from various quarters suggests the Kremlin is losing control over the narrative.

The first signs are emerging that the party that has aligned itself with Donald Trump may not trounce Democrats in the midterms as expected. However, US President Joe Biden’s speech on September 1 indicates that there is a long way to go before his...

No one was on board the flight, which used the same kind of rocket as the one Blue Origin uses to send paying customers to the edge of space.

The move seeks to reduce reliance on China for medicines and chemicals, an issue that has US national security and intelligence officials particularly concerned.

Health officials say Sai Kung Outdoor Recreation Centre to be repurposed into quarantine facility for close contacts of monkeypox patients from Tuesday.

The 350-metre (1,150-foot) Lotus Tower built for an estimated US$113 million has been plagued by corruption claims since construction began in 2012 under former president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

US export restrictions on Nvidia data centre GPUs could hit China’s most powerful artificial intelligence systems, which rely on such chips.

Trump is under investigation for retaining government records, some of which were marked as highly classified, at Mar-a-Lago after leaving office in January 2021.

Prince Andrew will not wear a military uniform, unlike other senior British royals, at Queen Elizabeth’s funeral, underlining his continuing estrangement from the family, amid ongoing fallout from a sex assault scandal.

The monarch, Princess Anne and Princes Andrew and Edward had accompanied their mother’s hearse on a procession through the Scottish capital.

Jaguar Microsystems expects to record annual revenue of more than US$1 billion in three years, as it meets demand for data processing units on servers used in data centres in China.

Divers rescue woman but she is declared dead at hospital, police are investigating.

Proposed arrangement ‘better than nothing’, but ‘won’t help much’, says Danny Lau of Hong Kong Small and Medium Enterprises Association.

Widow thanks donors for support and care but says she has enough money for now and there are others who are also in need of help.

The Lung Wah Hotel in Sha Tin may be forced to shut after income slashed by pandemic and younger people look elsewhere to dine out.

Consulate estimated mourners had to wait in line for hours in ‘very hot weather’, with queues going as far as to Hong Kong Park and Cotton Tree Drive.

Buyers complained about stalled payments on Apple’s website and mini programs amid strong demand, despite complaints about a lack of innovation.

Billionaire Richard Li says he will provide financial support to Mo Li and his family, in addition to covering the performer’s medical fees.

Ukraine kept the counteroffensive momentum in its war against Russia claiming in one region it pushed invaders back right up to the border in a lightning military move that stunned many.

Rice prices have jumped 5 per cent in Asia since India’s announcement last week to restrict exports of the grain. Costs are expected to jump even further keeping buyers and sellers on the sidelines.

The manpower minister on Monday addressed the opposition’s concern over the impact of the new labour schemes on opportunities for Singaporeans.

The search for survivors continues while emergency workers repair roads, and reconnect power lines in the affected areas.

4 people in Yining ordered to serve up to 10 days behind bars for various offences, including ‘inciting opposition’.