The Philippine president, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned the military is ready to respond with airstrikes and new offensives if Maoist rebels launch attacks, after both sides lifted separate ceasefires and he announced he was scrapping peace talks with the guerrillas.
Electronic cigarettes are getting a generation of teenagers hooked on nicotine, a study has warned.
Samsung announced on Monday a batch of cheaper, water-resistant smartphones.
Carrie Fisher’s unexpected death has not just left Star Wars fans heartbroken – it may thrust the Disney film studio into a dilemma over the fate of her iconic character Princess Leia as it moves forward with the film franchise.
In a surprise move, Romania’s largest political party nominated a woman from the country’s Tatar minority for prime minister on Wednesday. If she wins approval from the president and Parliament, she will be both the first Muslim and the first woman to hold the post.
Former private banker Yeo Jiawei was found guilty on Wednesday (Dec 21) of tampering with key witnesses, urging them to lie and destroy evidence to hide his involvement in a money laundering operation linked to Malaysia’s scandal-hit state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB).
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of its 2015 global rankings on student performance in mathematics, reading, and science, on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA.
The Saudi woman was going out for breakfast when she decided to make a statement. Violating the country’s moral codes, she reportedly stepped out in public wearing a multicolored dress, a black jacket and ankle boots — without a hijab or abaya, a loosefitting garment.
Most, if not all, Thais do not know the Tilapia nilotica by its full-fledged name. But most, if not all, have probably eaten it before.
A Palestinian who was arrested on suspicion of politically motivated arson near the West Bank village of Battir was released Thursday after five days in custody, at the request of the police.