Annual defence spending among Asian nations projected to reach US$52 billion by 2020 SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian nations are prioritising spending…

NANJING, China: The most challenging leg of Solar Impulse 2’s landmark flight around the world powered only by the sun…

NEW YORK: US warplanes were scrambled to escort an Air France passenger jet flying from Paris to New York on…

SYDNEY: A Sydney mother has abandoned her two children and fled to Syria for a new life under the Islamic…

HYDERABAD, India: At least 800 people have died in a major heatwave that has swept across India, melting roads in…

BEIJING: A fire at a nursing home in central China left at least 38 people dead, officials said yesterday, with…

MEXICO CITY: A tornado ripped into a town in northern Mexico on Monday, killing at least 13 people and…

KUALA LUMPUR: Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) yesterday confirmed receiving a report on 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) from the Monetary Authority…