A hot spell enveloping Europe has pushed the zero-degree line –- the altitude at which the temperature dips into the minus -– to a record height of nearly 5,300 metres (17,400 feet) in Switzerland.

Police in Pakistan-administered Kashmir said yesterday a civilian was shot dead by Indian forces along Himalayan region’s disputed boundary, the second such incident since June despite a ceasefire accord.

The first tropical storm to hit Los Angeles in more than 80 years unleashed furious floods across parts of Southern California more accustomed to drought, as officials urged the public to stay safe as they began to count the cost of damage.

South Africa will not be forced to side with any global powers, President Cyril Ramaphosa vowed Sunday as he readied to host a summit of major emerging economies.

Former US President Donald Trump on Sunday said he would skip the upcoming Republican primary debates, citing his large lead in opinion polls as evidence that he was already well-known and liked by voters ahead of the 2024 election.

Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party yesterday vowed to deliver on a raft of election promises and change the constitution, as it unveiled an 11-party alliance that includes some military-linked rivals that will try to form a coalition government this week.

Asean is intensifying its economic integration to improve cross-border trade and investment flows, including by unlocking a potential US$2 trillion (S$2.7 trillion) in its digital economy by 2030

Iraqi authorities on Sunday ordered the shutdown of LED advertisement screens installed across Baghdad after a hacker managed to show a pornographic film on one, security forces said, announcing the arrest of a suspect

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California north of Los Angeles on Sunday, rocking much of the region as residents hunkered down for the approach of Tropical Storm Hilary

Pakistan's President Arif Alvi said on Sunday he had refused to sign into law two bills that would give authorities more power to prosecute people for acts against the state and military, a move the law ministry said was unconstitutional

Police and Corrections Department officials will arrest Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, 74, as soon as he disembarks his private jet at Don Mueang Airport on Tuesday, sources have said.

The Biden administration plans to urge all Americans to get a booster shot for the coronavirus this autumn to counter a new wave of infections, a White House official said on Sunday

Surprise favorite Bernardo Arevalo was swept to victory in Guatemala's presidential election on Sunday, with his anti-corruption message firing up weary voters

A British nurse will be sentenced on Monday for murdering seven newborn babies and attempting to kill six others while they were in her care

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday welcomed a “historic” decision by the Netherlands and Denmark to supply US-made F-16 fighter jets, the latest move by Western allies to bolster his country’s efforts to fend off Russia’s invasion.

Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space programme.

Officials in western Canada’s British Columbia implored tens of thousands of residents to heed evacuation orders Saturday as “rapidly evolving” wildfires threatened large parts of the scenic Okanagan Valley, including the city of Kelowna.

Taiwan’s election next year is a choice between democracy and autocracy, Vice President William Lai said in comments broadcast after China carried out military drills around the island in anger at his visit this month to the United States.

Leaders of the BRICS emerging economies, which account for about a quarter of the world’s wealth, meet in Johannesburg this week looking to widen the bloc’s influence and push for a shift in global geopolitics.

Russia said yesterday a decision by Denmark and the Netherlands to donate the first F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine would only escalate the conflict, while Ukraine said the jets would help end Moscow’s invasion.