Bashar al-Assad

The diplomatically-isolated Syrian leader is in China to advance efforts to bring to an end more than a decade of diplomatic isolation under Western sanctions.

The United States (US) will not move to restore diplomatic relations with Bashar al-Assad's Syrian regime, the White House said Monday after the Arab League's weekend move to reinstate Damascus.

The immigration was recorded at four border crossings held by Syrian armed groups opposed to Syrian President Bashar.

The goal of the visit is primarily humanitarian, and to pass on our solidarity, Egyptian Foreign Minister said.

Rescue work wind down two weeks after major earthquakes killed more than 46,000 people in southern Turkey and northwest Syria.

International aid agencies are stepping up efforts to help millions of homeless people, 11 days after a massive earthquake.

Two people were pulled alive from the rubble in Turkey on Thursday, more than 10 days after the massive earthquake hit the region.

The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria hits over 41,000, with millions in need of humanitarian aid and many survivors left homeless.

Parts of the provinces of Idlib and adjacent Aleppo held by Turkey-backed rebels suffered the bulk of the quake's casualties in Syria.

Death toll rises to 35,418 in Turkey and more than 5,800 in Syria.

Hopes of many more survivors were fading and criticism of the authorities grew as the death toll hits more than 37,000 in Turkey and Syria.

Relief efforts have been hampered by a civil war that has splintered the country and divided regional and global powers.

The magnitude 7.8 quake brought down whole apartment blocks in Turkish cities and piled more devastation on millions of Syrians.

A rare US helicopter raid on a government-held village in Syria's northeast killed an Islamic State militant hiding out there.

Putin's visit is watched closely because of Washington's warning about Tehran's plan to provide Russia with several hundred drones.

A married couple and a man were charged in the Magistrate's Court here today with trafficking 51.974 kilogrammes of Methamphetamine.

The police may seek new testimony from existing witnesses for additional insights into the investigation of Teoh Beng Hock's death.

Thailand's Constitutional Court rejects a petition seeking to stop Thaksin Shinawatra from interfering in the running the Pheu Thai party.

The State Assemblyman for Sungai Bakap, Abidin Ismail, was sworn in today at the State Assembly building, Lebuh Light.

A cadet officer at UPNM pleaded not guilty to a charge of injuring his junior by stomping on the victim's stomach with spike boots.

The indictment was unsealed on Nov. 20, prompting a $27 billion plunge in Adani Group companies' market value.

Several countries have already vowed to curb social media use by children through legislation, but Australia's policy could become one of the most stringent.

Bondi was the top law enforcement officer of the country's third most populous state from 2011 to 2019, and served on Trump's Opioid and Drug Abuse Commission during his first administration.

At 8 am, the local currency climbed to 4.4600/4700 against the greenback.

The hospital hallways echo with the screams of children as anxious parents await news from doctors.