Bangladeshi construction worker Shakil Mohammad was at work at River Valley Road in Singapore when he heard screams next door.

US court sentenced him to 14 years in prison in 2013

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said yesterday that no country wishes Bangladesh well more than India.

Philippine Trade Secretary Cristina Roque believes the most effective ASEAN approach would be to pursue negotiations aimed at reducing the tariffs

'With hazardous pollution, there’s even the danger of new or unidentified diseases.'

Oil prices fell to a four-year low and traded below $60 a barrel yesterday, while several commodities, including coffee, tumbled as the trade war between China and the US escalated.

Malaysia’s government announced on Wednesday it will host Chinese President Xi Jinping for a three-day visit next week, as the two countries grapple with tariffs imposed by the United States. The state visit will go from April 15 to 17, Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil said.

Twenty people have died in a fire at a nursing home in northern China’s Hebei province, Beijing’s state news agency Xinhua said yesterday.

Indian authorities are readying for the extradition from the United States of a man that New Delhi accuses of helping plan the 2008 Mumbai siege that killed 166 people.

Trump's latest salvo of tariffs came into force Wednesday, hitting China the hardest and bringing levies against the world's second-largest economy to 104%

He says the debate surrounding Waqf stems from the politics of appeasement

China yesterday vowed to “fight to the end” after US President Donald Trump threatened to further ramp up tariffs, but the EU warned against escalating a trade war as hard-hit global markets steadied.

Singapore was hit with a 10 percent tariff, despite a free-trade agreement (FTA) with the United States

Malaysia will dispatch officials to Washington to commence discussions on trade tariffs, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said Tuesday, after US President Donald Trump imposed a hefty 24-percent levy on imports from the country

Threats and pressure are not the right way to deal with China, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said yesterday after describing US President Donald Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs” as bullying.

India's Supreme Court today agreed to consider listing for urgent hearing of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025, which was recently approved by the parliament

Rains fell on parts of earthquake-hit Myanmar over the weekend, which aid agencies said could complicate relief efforts and raise the risk of disease as the United Nations aid chief said more tents were needed to shelter those left homeless.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Lanka’s sacred Buddhist tree yesterday before wrapping up a state visit during which he secured defence and energy deals.

The United Nations yesterday called for the world to rally behind quake-hit Myanmar as the death toll rose to 3,354, while a former USAID official said a US aid team had received notice they were losing their jobs after arriving in the disaster zone.

India secured defence and energy deals with neighbouring Sri Lanka yesterday during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, seen as a move to counter rival China’s growing influence in the region.