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Riyadh: The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' shelling of the Damascus countryside, which resulted in civilian casualties and...

Manila: The World Bank has released 500 million U.S. dollars to support the Philippines' recovery and reconstruction efforts in areas heavily affected by...

Phnom Penh: HIV/AIDS killed about 1,000 people in Cambodia in 2024, down 9 percent from 1,100 in a year earlier, Cambodian Prime Minister...

Jakarta: The number of fatalities from floods and landslides that struck Indonesia's Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra has risen to 174, with...

Colombo: Sri Lankan troops were racing to rescue hundreds of people marooned by rising floodwaters on Friday as weather-related deaths rose to 69,...

Muscat: The official price of Oman crude oil for January delivery was recorded today at $64.10 per barrel. The price of Omani oil...

Hong Kong: Hong Kong's anti-corruption watchdog said it arrested eight people on Friday in connection with a deadly housing estate fire that killed...

The Hague: The International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request by former Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention ahead...

Seoul: A worker accused of "stealing" snacks worth less than a dollar in South Korea has finally been acquitted after a legal battle...

Dijon, France: France on Friday caught one of two detainees who used bed sheets to escape from prison a day earlier after sawing...

Tokyo: After wowing World Expo visitors, a human washing machine is now on sale in Japan, a company spokeswoman said Friday. Users lie...

Yokohama, Japan: Shoes squeaking in perfect unison, dozens of Japanese students move in formation through a Yokohama sports hall in training for a...

Bangkok: Thai border police have apologised for publishing an AI-modified image showing flood relief rescuers in combat gear and wielding automatic weapons in...

Bangkok: The world's top wildlife trade organisation increased protections on Friday for more than 70 species of sharks and rays, in a move...

Beijing: More than 150 Chinese companies are making humanoid robots but a market bubble risks forming in the rapidly growing futuristic industry, a...

Bangkok: The main facility receiving bodies of flood victims in southern Thailand has filled up, prompting authorities to bring in three refrigerated trucks,...

Washington:Donald Trump said Thursday he would suspend migration from what the US leader called "third world countries", a day after an Afghan national...

Washington, US: The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI,said Thursday it was launching a full-scale terror probe after a gunman carried out what officials...