TEL AVIV: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in Israel on Tuesday, the first stop of a wider Middle East tour aimed at reviving Gaza ceasefire talks and discussing the enclave's future following the death of Hamas leader Yahya S...

MANILA - Tropical Storm Trami is moving toward the main island of the Philippines and is expected to strengthen before making landfall, bringing heavy rain and threatening rice crops.

An oil leak in the pre-dawn hours of Oct 20 from a Shell pipeline has affected waters off Singapore, said the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA).

The Philippines is the only Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member actively denouncing China’s illegal, coercive, aggressive, and deceptive actions in the South China Sea, according to a Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) official.

The expanded BRICS cooperation will make more contributions to improving the global governance system, said Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui.

Hua hin: Gaganjeet Bhullar's game finally clicked yesterday, after uncharacteristically struggling this season, as he took the third-round lead at the Black Mountain Championship.

Hua Hin: Unheralded Michael Maguire from the United States denied his in-form compatriot John Catlin a third victory of the year after winning the US$2million Black Mountain Championship yesterday, following a dramatic sudden-death playoff...

Asnawi Mangkualam scored the winning goal as Port picked up three points after a 3-2 away victory over Nakhon Ratchasima in a Thai League 1 game on Saturday night.

DHAKA - Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tonnes of rice, according to data from the agriculture ministry, prompting the country to ramp up imports of the staple grain amid soaring food prices.

CAIRO - A total of 87 people were killed or missing under the rubble after an Israeli attack on Saturday on northern Gaza's town of Beit Lahiya, with more than 40 wounded, the Palestinian enclave's health ministry said on Sunday.