CAIRO/WASHINGTON - Gulf hostilities flared again on ​Wednesday, with an Iranian missile attack damaging Kuwait's airport and the U.S. military carrying out strikes near ‌the Strait of Hormuz, as diplomacy between Washington and Tehran showed l...

CANBERRA - The Solomon Islands will negotiate ‌a comprehensive strategic treaty with Australia and review a security agreement with China, the Pacific country's new prime minister said on Wednesday. Matthew Wale is a veteran opposition figure wh...

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 4th cycle birthday anniversary, Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said on Wednesday.

The Taiwan military's top weapons development institute showed off three robot patrol dogs on Tuesday (June 2), that could one day be used on Taiwan's islands in the disputed South China Sea. - REUTERS

A surge in gang-related shootings and bombings over the last decade, dozens of which were carried out by minors, has set Sweden apart from its European peers and left authorities with an urgent problem: what to do with children who kill. Diane To tak...

Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been named among those granted a royal pardon in celebration of Her Majesty the Queen’s 4th cycle birthday anniversary, Justice Minister Pol Lt Gen Rutthapon Naowarat said on Wednesday.

Cameras installed by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) captured the moment a small whirlwind formed around Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on Monday (June 1). - REUTERS

WASHINGTON - Liz Benz still believes the distressed caller's voice was her son's -- the tone, enunciation and cadence all matched her 16-year-old.

The Finance Ministry has revised the eligibility criteria for the state welfare card programme, a move expected to reduce the number of beneficiaries from 13.2 million people.

Despite the ongoing Middle East war and unfavourable market conditions, VietJet Thailand remains committed to replacing its fleet with 50 new Boeing 737-8 planes over three years, while accelerating plans to phase out its existing Airbus jets to stre...