The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's western coast on New Year's Day has underscored the country's exposure to natural disasters, casting fresh doubt over a push to bring its nuclear capacity back ...
Singapore rejects claims it’s being ‘used as a platform’ for Indonesia’s presidential election
In dismissing the allegations, analysts said Singapore was warning the 250,000 Indonesians living there not to ‘conduct political campaigning or fundraising’ on foreign soil.
India’s new cadres of equality
As women become a powerful voting bloc, they are instilling new democratic norms through a grassroots activism of substance over symbolism.
India launches X-ray satellite to study black holes, supernovas and more (video)
The 1,034-pound (469 kilograms) XPoSat is India's first dedicated X-ray astronomy satellite. The satellite carries two science instruments: the POLIX X-ray polarimeter and XSPECT, the X-ray ...
Pictures Show Chinese Warships Shadowing US and Ally in South China Sea
The U.S. and the Philippine navies carried out their second round of joint exercises in six weeks amid Manila's simmering territorial dispute with Beijing.
China Holds Sea Patrols as US, Philippines Drill in Same Region
China said its navy and air force conducted patrols in the South China Sea, an event that comes as the US and the Philippines hold maritime drills in the same region, reflecting the rising tensions in the contested waterway.
Malaysia gripped in wave of denials, accusations over alleged ‘Dubai Move’ plot to topple Anwar govt
A meeting said to have taken place in Dubai with the aim of unsettling the unity government could have involved people who do not want to be scrutinised further under PM Anwar's anti-graft probes, ...
Saudi Arabia estimates 2024 financing needs at $23 bln
Saudi Arabia estimates financing needs of about 86 billion riyals ($22.93 billion) in 2024 under a borrowing plan approved by Finance Minister Mohammed Al Jadaan, the National Debt Management Center ...
Saudi finance minister approves 2024 borrowing plan -statement
Saudi finance minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan has approved the kingdom's 2024 annual borrowing plan, the ministry said in a statement on Thursday. Saudi Arabia estimates its 2024 financing needs at about ...
Saudi Arabia, Qatar condemn Israeli calls for Gazans’ expulsion
Israeli ministers' calls for Palestinians to be expelled from the Gaza Strip faced strong condemnations by Saudi Arabia and Qatar ...