Foreign workers Yahoo Singapore spoke to express sadness at how Sunday’s riot has cast a shadow on their community.
Olaf Scholz (R) will take over from Angela Merkel as chancellor after twice serving in her governments
Even under restrictions, there was a feeling of elation by hundreds of Catholics eager to see Francis
The United States warned Saturday that it would not allow Iran to "slow walk" international negotiations over its nuclear program while at the same time ramping up its atomic activities.
Myanmar's junta chief sat down with a prominent senior figure of Aung San Suu Kyi's ousted party on Sunday, the first significant meeting since the February coup.
Thailand's Phachara Kongwatmai took home his first Asian Tour victory on Sunday, claiming the $1 million Laguna Phuket Championship after fending off two fellow countrymen and South Korea's Bi-o Kim by a single shot.
Young anti-coup recruits line up at a secret camp in Myanmar, hands behind their heads and stomachs braced, waiting for a drill instructor to deliver a punch to toughen them up for their fight against the military. Since a military coup in February, dozens of "people's defence forces" (PDFs) have sprung up across the Southeast Asian country to fight back against the generals' putsch and subsequent crackdown.
Suspected jihadists in Mali killed at least 30 civilians in an attack on a passenger vehicle in the volatile central town of Mopti, officials said Saturday.
Boxes of roses, lilies and carnations pile up as influencers speak into their smartphones at Asia's biggest flower market -- with thousands of customers eagerly awaiting their views on the best deals.
The Ministry of Health (MOH) on Saturday (4 December) confirmed 743 new COVID-19 cases in Singapore – bringing the country's total case count to 268,659 – as well as two deaths due to the disease.
Demonstrators from the German rescue charity Sea-Watch and the "Kollektiv Ohne Nahmen" art collective lay life jackets at the foot of Germany's parliament to draw attention to the fate of thousands of migrants who have died at sea while trying to reach the European Union.
Profile of Eric Zemmour, candidate for the French presidential election
The WP said that the interim report by the Committee of Privileges was released without having taken the evidence of WP leaders against whom serious allegations have been made.
A shocking and deadly mob attack on a Sri Lankan factory manager accused of blasphemy in eastern Pakistan last week prompted days of soul searching as the man's remains were flown to his home country. The violence, which was condemned by rights watchdogs including Amnesty International, also drew intense responses from politicians, celebrities and journalists on social media. The mob of factory employees in Pakistan's Punjab province tortured and burned a Sri Lankan manager on Friday in an attack that Prime Minister Imran Khan said brought shame on the country.
Tom Holland says in the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" premiere in London he has "a very different relationship with fame than Peter Parker does", while co-star Zendaya says she feels "grateful" for the responsibility her fame has brought her. In the latest episode of the Spider-Man franchise, Peter Parker wants to play with time and space alongside Dr Strange in a bid to restore his anonymity.
Far-right polemicist Eric Zemmour was preparing his first political rally as an official contender for the French presidency Sunday, after last week's controversial campaign launch.
Toads are a symbol of prosperity and good fortune in Taiwan, but the unexpected discovery of an invasive species has officials and environmentalists scrambling to contain their spread. With flashlights in hand and shielded by protective gloves, dozens of volunteers from the Taiwan Amphibian Conservation Society worked through the night searching rice fields and vegetable plots for their quarry -- the cane toad.
Pope Francis says the neglect of migrants is the "shipwreck of civilisation" as he visits the Mavrovouni migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Twice a week, a small football pitch in Iraq offers the 25-member national squad of little people a chance to dream big. Omar Abdel Rahman's team has set its sights on an ambitious goal: to travel to Argentina for their first international tournament.
Aerial images of destruction following Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano eruption as volcanic debris and ash blanket Sumberwuluh village in Lumajang in East Java.
Fans will this week get their hands on the latest "Halo" video game, as Microsoft marks 20 years of the franchise that turned its Xbox console into a hit.
