South East Asia

CHATUZANGE-LE-GOUBET (France), July 21 — Working its way across a purple-green field in southern France, a claw-fitted tractor harvests plants of lavender destined to become essential oil as a traditional sector stages a modest comeback. "They.....

COLOMBO (REUTERS) - The United States wants a special forces cooperation agreement with Sri Lanka to sidestep bureaucracy and has no intention of setting up a military base in the country, the American ambassador to the island nation said in a television ...

DUBAI (REUTERS) - The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV on Sunday (July 21).. Read more at st...

Namatay nitong Linggo sa Cebu City ang isang 41 anyos na lalaki nang atakihin sa puso habang nanonood ng laban ni Manny Pacquiao at Keith Thurman....

KYOTO, Japan - The two men, friends since high school, were in touch on social media a week ago about getting together for a drink. But on Sunday, one was mourning the other, a victim of the arson attack on a Japanese animation studio that has claimed 34 ...

Senator Vicente Sotto III on Sunday said he was expecting no "fireworks" when they elect the Senate President at the opening of the first regular session of the 18th Congress on Monday....

PESHAWAR (AFP) - A female suicide bomber killed six people - including two policemen - in Pakistan's restive north-west Sunday (June 21) in an attack claimed by the Taleban, officials said.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

KIEV (AFP) - Ukrainians on Sunday (July 21) went to the polls to elect a new Parliament as comedian-turned-president Volodymyr Zelensky seeks to bring in political novices and consolidate his power.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

PORT DICKSON, July 21 — PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim considered the party's three-day retreat here a success notwithstanding the notable absence of his deputy, Datuk Seri Azmin Ali, and several other senior leaders. Anwar also......

KIESZTHELY, Hungary - A vast and "unique" trove of antique and Roman-era coins, unearthed in what was one of Hungary's wartime Jewish ghettos, is proving a conundrum for historians....

The water level at Angat Dam continued to rise on Sunday—but only slightly....

NORTH CAROLINA, July 21 — After impressing in a starting role for Arsenal in their 3-0 win over Fiorentina yesterday, 17-year-old Bukayo Saka said he is ready to "take on the world" as part of an exciting next generation of talent. Arsenal.....

A female suicide bomber killed six people -- including two policemen -- in Pakistan's restive northwest Sunday in an attack claimed by the Taliban, officials said....

Boris Johnson is expected to become Britain's next prime minister this week, vowing to deliver Brexit on October 31 come what may, in the face of fierce opposition in parliament....

PARIS, July 21 — Humanitarian group SOS Mediterranee said today it has relaunched migrant rescue operations off Libya, seven months after it was forced to abandon efforts using its ship Aquarius. SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders (MSF)......

Taguig-Pateros Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano will assume the House Speaker post, Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco said Sunday....

All Blacks coach Steve Hansen will breathe a huge sigh of relief that his final preparations for the Rugby World Cup got off to a winning start, ......

Naaresto noong hapon ng Sabado sa San Juan City ang isang 19 anyos na lalaki na umano ay nanggahasa sa 16 anyos na kapatid na babae ng kaniyang nobya....

PESHAWAR, July 21 — A female suicide bomber killed six people — including two policemen — in Pakistan's restive northwest today in an attack claimed by the Taliban, officials said. The attack happened at the entrance of a hospital in...

IBAAN, Batangas — Jaymart Perez Manlimid, 23, was on his third day on the job last May 3 as a toll booth teller but couldn't concentrate on his work because he was preoccupied with his motorcycle's monthly instalment which was overdue....

NEW YORK (BLOOMBERG) - Escalating tensions in the Middle East's biggest shipping chokepoint is raising speculation over who is responsible for tankers ensnared in the hostilities.. Read more at straitstimes.com....

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran's seizure of a British oil tanker was a response to Britain's role in impounding an Iranian supertanker first, senior officials said Saturday, as newly released video of the incident showed Iranian commandos in black ski ...

DUBAI, July 21 — The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV today. "All 23 crew members....

Keith Thurman took to twitter shortly after the bout and congratulated Manny Pacquiao on the win. by Luisa Morales...

DUBAI - The crew of the British-flagged Stena Impero tanker seized by Iran's Revolutionary Guards are all safe, the head of the Ports and Maritime Organisation of Iran in Hormozgan Province told state TV on Sunday....

About 30,000 kilograms of garbage, mostly single-use plastics, have been collected along the Baseco Beach in Manila within just two weeks of cleanup operations....

Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray served as the flag bearer during the boxing match. by Rosette Adel...

KYOTO, July 21 — The two men, friends since high school, were in touch on social media a week ago about getting together for a drink. But today, one was mourning the other, a victim of the arson attack on a Japanese animation studio that has......

Mankinds destruction of nature is driving species to the brink of extinction at an unprecedented rate, the leading wildlife conservation body warned Thursday as it added more than 7,000 animals, fish and plants to its endangered Red List....

Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Sunday said she hopes President Duterte would do away with his crude jokes and lies when he delivers his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 22....

An Indonesian soldier was killed in a gun battle with separatist rebels in the restive province of Papua as he guarded a building site, the military has said....

TOKYO — Japanese were voting Sunday in an election for the upper house of parliament, where Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc is expected to keep the majority....

The country's firebrand leader had some moments of stumbles and setbacks but managed to stay on top on his third year in office....

More than a thousand firefighters battled Sunday to control wildfires in central Portugal that have forced village evacuations, in a region where dozens were killed in huge blazes in 2017....

NICOSIA, July 21 — Watch out Hollywood and Bollywood, the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus that has built a reputation as a tourist magnet thanks to its pristine beaches wants a piece of the action: Enter "Olivewood" and Nicolas Cage.....

TUNIS - Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary elections in October, a move widely seen as an attempt to seek a leadership position in the country....

The filing of sedition charges against some members of the clergy is meant to scare and silence critics of the administration, according to a Catholic priest....

Nagsagawa ang grupong BAYAN ng kilos protesta nitong Linggo sa Mendiola, na anila'y patikim sa mga rally na aasahan sa Lunes, araw ng ika-4 na SONA ni Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte....

Three years after President Duterte launched his war on drugs, the Philippine National Police (PNP) is continuously being hounded by controversies ranging from allegations on human rights abuses and costly operational blunders....

WASHINGTON - The United States has weighed in on an ongoing standoff between Vietnam and China over Chinese operations in the South China Sea, urging Beijing to cease interfering with oil and gas activities in the disputed waters.. Read more at straitstim...

President Rodrigo Duterte will discuss corruption, illegal drugs, criminality, rebellion, and issues about the West Philippine Sea among others in his fourth State of the Nation Address, Malacaang said Sunday....

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte is keen on providing a much improved delivery of efficient and responsive social services through her comprehensive executive agenda that will create lasting change in the locality....

Efforts to attain the Duterte administration's goal of lifting six million Filipinos out of poverty has gathered steam in the past three years....

Cheers were heard across the country as Sen. Manny Pacquiao defeated Keith Thurman for the WBA welterweight title via split decision....

LAS VEGAS: Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao rolled back the years to become the oldest welterweight champion in boxing history with a thrilling split decision victory over WBA champion Keith Thurman on Saturday....

Environmental group EcoWaste Coalition has cited the Angeles City government for its swift response to the report of the unlawful sale of mercury-contaminated skin whitening products in the locality....

Among the 14,000-strong sellout crowd were high profile sports personalities. by Luisa Morales...

Decongesting the major thoroughfares in Metro Manila has been the key goal of the infrastructure department since 2016, so constructing several bypass roads and elevated expressways around the metropolis was seen as the long-term solution for the lingerin...

An Indonesian soldier died of a serious shot wound on his waist after a group of armed Papuan separatists launched a hit-and-run attack on the army personnel securing the construction process of a bridge in Yuguru Subdistrict, ......