JAKARTA: Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged...
JAKARTA: Millions of Muslims in Indonesia on Tuesday celebrated Eid al-Adha, one of the most important Islamic festivals, as President Joko Widodo pledged...
BEIJING: China's eastern port city Qingdao is experiencing the worst ever algae infestation in the region, with more than 1,700 square km of...
BEIJING: China unveiled a Maglev train capable of a top speed of 600 kph on Tuesday, state media said. The maximum speed would...
SINGAPORE: Singapore will halt restaurant dining and ban gatherings of more than two people for one month from Thursday, the health ministry said,...
SYDNEY: More than half of Australia's 25 million population is under lockdown after a third state imposed movement restrictions on Tuesday to contain...
Thailand's COVID-19 task force on Monday called on people to follow stricter containment measures, warning that without cooperation record daily infection rates could...
MUMBAI: India's capital New Delhi and the main financial centre of Mumbai were drenched with heavy rain on Monday, a day after at...
MULTAN, Pakistan: A speeding bus carrying mostly laborers traveling home for holiday rammed into a container truck on a busy highway in central...
JAKARTA: As coronavirus surges in the Indonesian capital, volunteers like Badie Uzzaman are pitching in to help, delivering food to people who have...
Singapore: Singapore's health ministry on Sunday "strongly" advised unvaccinated individuals, especially the elderly, to stay home as much as possible over the next...
SYDNEY: Australian authorities said Victoria state would extend a COVID-19 lockdown beyond Tuesday to slow the spread of the highly infectious Delta variant,...
SHANGHAI: Two dams in China's northwestern region of Inner Mongolia have collapsed after torrential rain, the water ministry said on Monday, highlighting the...
SEOUL: South Korea's military has recorded its biggest cluster of COVID-19 infections to date, with more than 80% of personnel aboard a destroyer...
TAIPEI: Taiwan's government on Monday approved the use and production of Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp's COVID-19 vaccine candidate, a major step in the...
Singapore reported the highest number of new coronavirus cases in about 11 months as infections emerge from an outbreak stemming from karaoke lounges...
HANOI, Vietnam: Vietnam put its entire southern region in a two-week lockdown starting midnight Sunday, as confirmed COVID-19 cases exceeded 3,000 for the...
BANGKOK: Thailand on Sunday announced an expansion of coronavirus restrictions that include travel curbs, mall closures and a night-time curfew to three more...
SYDNEY: Australia's two largest states on Sunday reported slight declines in new COVID-19 infections, prompting authorities to say it could be days before...
