Violence flares at UCLA as police end protests at New York's Columbia
Police deployed after UCLA pro-Palestinian encampment attacked.
Thu May 02 2024
Huge energetic flare from magnetic neutron star detected
Neutron stars are born in the explosion and collapse of stars eight to 25 times the mass of the sun at the end of their life cycle.
Sat Apr 27 2024
Solar flares bathe swathes of Siberia in scarlet 'northern lights'
The so-called "aurora borealis" bathed swathes of Siberia, the Urals, southern Russia and Ukraine in green, scarlet and purple overnight.
Tue Nov 07 2023
Iraq wedding fire kills more than 100, relatives identify bodies
Survivors said hundreds of people were at the wedding celebration when flares ignited a ceiling decoration as the bride and groom danced.
Thu Sep 28 2023
Maui wildfires death toll hits 93 amid frantic search for the missing
Crews of firefighters were still battling flare-ups, and cadaver dogs were sifting through the town's charred ruins in search of victims.
Mon Aug 14 2023
Sudan fighting flares but military approves ceasefire extension
General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has given initial approval to a plan to extend the truce for another 72 hours.
Thu Apr 27 2023
Serbs in Kosovo clash with police as ethnic tensions flare
Serb protesters in northern Kosovo blocked main roads for a second day following a nighttime exchange of fire with police.
Mon Dec 12 2022
Clashes in Shanghai as COVID protests flare across China
Deadly apartment fire in Urumqi sparked demonstrations.
Mon Nov 28 2022
Reaction to Anwar Ibrahim's appointment as Malaysian prime minister
Anwar will have to address soaring inflation and slowing growth, while calming ethnic tension that has flared since a Saturday election.
Thu Nov 24 2022
Protests flare across Iran in violent unrest over woman's death
Authorities said three people had been killed during unrest over the death of a young woman in police custody.
Wed Sep 21 2022
Violent protests flare up in Haiti over fuel price hikes, rampant crime
The demonstrations come as inflation surged to its highest in a decade, gang violence has left much of Haiti's territory beyond govt reach.
Thu Sep 15 2022
Israel and Palestine declare Gaza truce
This raises hopes of an end to the most serious flare-up on the Gaza frontier in more than a year.
Mon Aug 08 2022
At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests flare in east Congo
The protests were spurred by complaints that UN mission has failed to protect civilians against militia violence which has raged for years.
Wed Jul 27 2022
Israeli-Palestinian "flag war" brews as violence flares
Israeli nationalists have targeted the red, green, black and white Palestinian colours in an escalating "flag war".
Wed Jun 08 2022
Sri Lanka's Colombo calm after clashes that killed seven
About 200 people were injured in addition to the seven killed as violence flared nationwide, prompting an islandwide curfew.
Tue May 10 2022
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024