World

China

China jails Uighurs for religious extremism

7 min 25 sec ago

Asia

Hurdles abound for Suu Kyi’s presidential hopes

9 min 24 sec ago

YANGON (Vietnam) — Her adoring compatriots believe democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi is destined to become Myanmar’s next president. But don’t bet on it.

Asia

Old values collide with Japan’s plans for mobilise women for economy

14 min 43 sec ago

Tokyo — Days after Kaoru Shimada and other Japanese mothers rallied in Tokyo this year to press for more public daycare, she was shocked to read a local politician’s blog...

Asia

Malaysia faces worsening haze

2 hours 35 min ago

MUAR (JOHOR) — Malaysians in the south of the peninsula are facing the worst of the haze this year, especially in Johor and Malacca.

Middle-East

US-Taliban peace talks today threatened

4 hours 25 min ago

KABUL/WASHINGTON — Revived Afghan peace talks hit their first roadblock yesterday (June 19), a day after they were announced, as Afghan President Hamid Karzai said his...

Asia

Suu Kyi celebrates her 68th birthday

11 hours 53 min ago

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi, centre, cutting a cake during a ceremony to mark her 68th birthday at the headquarters of her National League for Democracy party yesterday in Yangon...

Asia

Philippines sends fresh troops to disputed shoal

11 hours 53 min ago

MANILA — The Philippines has deployed a fresh batch of marines and supplies to a shoal in the disputed South China Sea, where a Chinese warship and surveillance vessels appeared...

Asia

Kim Jong Un pictured with luxury yacht in N Korea

11 hours 53 min ago

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently used a 95-foot (29m) Princess yacht to navigate the country’s east coast during a 10-day official tour, according to NK News. If the...

Americas

US surveillance programmes have saved lives: Obama

11 hours 53 min ago

BERLIN — United States President Barack Obama said government surveillance programmes that sweep telephone numbers and Internet data have saved lives, as a controversy over such...