Deteriorating situation in Myawaddy adds to pressure on generals who seized power in a 2021 coup.Story Published at: April 11, 2024 at 05:31AM
Myanmar troops retreat to Thai border bridge after days of fighting
South Korea’s Yoon left humbled by opposition election landslide
President Yoon Suk-yeol promises changes, top aides quit, after opposition parties sweep National Assembly elections.Story Published at: April 11, 2024 at 03:49AM
Biden ‘considering’ Australian request to drop case against Assange
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says US president's comments encouraging.Story Published at: April 11, 2024 at 03:18AM
Singapore tightens rules for expat workers with an eye on local discontent
The city-state is raising the salary threshold for foreigners to get a work permit amid stiff competition for jobs.Story Published at: April 11, 2024 at 02:35AM
Congress cafeteria blocked by pro-Palestine activists
Christians for a Free Palestine protest at the Senate cafeteria in Washington over Israel’s war on Gaza. Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 06:41PM
Kremlin warns floods may worsen as Kazakhstan, Russia evacuate 100,000
Floods caused by rising water levels in the Ural River broke a dam in a city near Russia's border with Kazakhstan.Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 06:32PM
Forced from home, these Colombians struggle to live in a basketball stadium
Colombia has one of the highest rates of internal displacement in the world with residents fleeing cartels and conflict.Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 06:30PM
European Parliament passes asylum and migration reforms
Non-governmental organisations (NGO) have criticised the package for undermining human rights.Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 06:10PM
Lost Futures
Some of the 'prophets of doom' of the 60s whose warnings went unheeded assess the current environmental fragility.Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 05:30PM
Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen
Kremlin says weather forecast is 'unfavourable' with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days.Story Published at: April 10, 2024 at 02:54PM