North Korea conducts longest ICBM test amid storm over troop deployment to Russia
South Korea warns Pyongyang could seek missile technology from Russia in exchange for deploying troops to help with the war in Ukraine.
Thu Oct 31 2024
Pope Francis arrives in East Timor, crowd may reach 750,000
Pope Francis is on an ambitious 12-day visit to four countries across Southeast Asia and Oceania, his longest overseas journey yet.
Mon Sep 09 2024
Pope visit to Jakarta: Signing three MoUs to strengthen human fraternity
Pope Francis arrived in Jakarta on Tuesday for a three-day visit to Indonesia, marking the beginning of the longest and most extensive tour ever undertaken by the head of the Catholic Church.
Tue Sep 03 2024
Britain's Starmer has a large in-tray of problems
Keir Starmer enters power with one of the longest lists of problems ever to face an incoming prime minister.
Fri Jul 05 2024
Terry Anderson, US journalist held hostage nearly 7 years in Lebanon, dead at 76
The ex-chief Middle East correspondent for The Associated Press, was longest held hostage of the scores of Westerners abducted in Lebanon.
Mon Apr 22 2024
Flying Dutchman recognised as longest-surviving heart transplant patient
Bert Janssen was 17 when he underwent heart transplant surgery following a tragic car crash in which two young adults died.
Mon Mar 04 2024
Mitch McConnell to step down as Republican Senate Leader in November
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, the longest-serving leader in the Senate history, announced Wednesday that he will step down from the position at the end of the year.
Thu Feb 29 2024
Thousands welcome PM at Jonker Walk
Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was also presented with a 179.2-metre dragon lantern performance, recognised as the longest in the country.
Fri Feb 09 2024
Longest-surviving heart transplant patient breaks world record
Bert Janssen, from the Netherlands, has survived 39 years with the donor heart he received at Harefield Hospital in London in the 1980s.
Thu Feb 08 2024
Sharing the grieves of the world's longest-continuing conflicts
Palestinians are made to become refugees in their own land. They have to struggle for their justice, independence, self-determination and liberation.
Fri Jan 12 2024
Queen Margrethe, Denmark's uniting figure, set to step down from throne
Queen Margrethe II the longest-serving monarch in Europe after Britain's Queen Elizabeth, will pass the throne to her son, Prince Frederik.
Fri Jan 12 2024
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II announces surprise abdication on live TV
Denmark's Queen Margrethe II, Europe's longest-serving monarch, will abdicate on Jan. 14 after 52 years on the throne.
Mon Jan 01 2024
Chua Jui Meng contributed immensely to country - PM
Datuk Chua Jui Meng was the country's longest-serving Health Minister, for nine years from 1995 to 2004.
Mon Dec 04 2023
US Actors Union agrees deal to end longest ever strike in Hollywood
US actors union Sag-Aftra has agreed to a "tentative deal" with Hollywood studio bosses to end a historic 118-day strike.
Thu Nov 09 2023
NASA astronaut Frank Rubio breaks US record for longest spaceflight
Frank Rubio surpassed the US space endurance record of 355 days in space.
Wed Sep 13 2023
'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