Typhoon Koinu brushes past Taiwan with lashing rain; one dead
Lashing rains and strong winds forced millions of people in a swathe of cities to miss work and school.
Thu Oct 05 2023
Typhoon Khanun makes landfall in South Korea after lashing Japan
Typhoon Khanun made landfall on the southeast coast of South Korea on Thursday after dumping heavy rain across southern Japan over the past week.
Thu Aug 10 2023
Taliban court lashes 14 in latest shift to corporal punishments
Fourteen people, including three women were lashed in the presence of scholars, authorities and people for various sins including adultery.
Thu Nov 24 2022
Tennis - Nadal says stronger penalties needed to curb player outbursts
Players lashing out at umpires is hurting the sport and stiffer penalties need to be imposed to discourage it from happening, Nadal said.
Fri Mar 11 2022
Flood evacuees in Sabah, Sarawak continue to increase
Heavy rains had been lashing these areas, causing rivers to burst their banks and submerge several roads and villages.
Fri May 21 2021
Six die in rains lashing India's business hub, more downpours forecast
Train services resumed slowly and dozens of commuters began walking to work in Mumbai, a city of 20 million people.
Wed Aug 30 2017
Germans wonder why Trump keeps lashing out at them and not Russia or Saudi Arabia
Germans, long opposed to many of Trump's campaign promises, are irritated and concerned by his criticism of their country.
Wed May 31 2017
Hurricane Earl bears down on Central America
The outlying sweep of a tropical hurricane gliding across the Caribbean started lashing northern Central American countries Wednesday.
Wed Aug 03 2016
Nearly 300 dead or missing from China flooding: media
Torrential rain lashing northern China in the past week has left nearly 300 people dead or missing and displaced hundreds of thousands, official media reported Monday.
Mon Jul 25 2016
Thousands evacuated as super typhoon bears down on Shanghai
Super typhoon Chan-hom barrelled towards Shanghai Saturday prompting the evacuation of more than 865,000 people in eastern China, after lashing Japan's Okinawa island chain and Taiwan.
Sat Jul 11 2015
Spain bank workers protest layoffs
Crisis-hit Spanish bank workers called for nationwide protests on Wednesday, fuming over tens of thousands layoffs in the industry and lashing out against top executives they hold responsible.
Wed Jan 09 2013
'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