YANGON: Myanmar has temporarily banned its women from working as maids in Singapore due to concerns over abuse and exploitation,…

MANILA: Three people were killed as rescuers searched for at least three others still missing with more than a hundred…

JAKARTA: A boat sank yesterday in bad weather off eastern Indonesia, killing at least 14 people and leaving 12 others…

TOKYO: Japanese actress and singer Yoshiko ‘Shirley’ Yamaguchi, who was nearly executed in China at the end of World War…

PARIS: The humanitarian aid group that employed David Haines, apparently beheaded by Islamic State militants, voiced outrage at the ‘barbaric…

LONDON: Condemning an act of ‘pure evil’, Prime Minister David Cameron vowed yesterday that Britain would do all it can…

BAGHDAD: Iraq’s new prime minister, Haidar al-Abadi, said on Saturday (Sep 13) he had ordered a halt to the bombardment…

KIEV: Tensions over Ukraine festered on Saturday (Sep 13) after Kiev accused the Kremlin of seeking to “eliminate” the pro-Western…