46+ min ago   (304+ words) At least six people have died after the Virgo Transport 8 ship capsized on Sunday. JAKARTA: More than 600 Indonesian rescuers were searching for 129 people still missing after a passenger ship capsized in the Java Sea over the weekend, an official said…...

2+ hour, 5+ min ago   (642+ words) SYDNEY: Share markets slid in Asia on Monday (Sep 14) as supply concerns caused oil prices to spike anew, while investors braced for possible interest rate hikes in both the United States and Japan this week. Brent climbed 3 per cent as…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago   (51+ words) COTABATO, Philippines: Three people were killed and 15 others wounded as gunfire erupted hours before polls were to open Monday (Sep 14) in a semi-autonomous Muslim region of the Philippines set to choose its first elected parliament.The vote is the culmination…...

2+ hour, 52+ min ago   (924+ words) "The Houthi capture of strategic islands near Bab el-Mandeb is a game changer," says an analyst, adding that it gives the rebels "far greater geopolitical and geoeconomic leverage over Saudi Arabia, the Gulf, the United States and global trade". ANKARA:…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (320+ words) MUSCAT: Oman has announced the postponement of a meeting on Monday (Sep 14) between Iran and Gulf countries on the Strait of Hormuz, the major flashpoint in the Middle East war. Iran's foreign ministry had said there would be a meeting…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago   (223+ words) DOONBEG, Ireland: US President Donald Trump suggested on Sunday (Sep 13) that the US could stay in Iran and "keep the oil", drawing a parallel with a US push to take control of a fifth of Venezuela's vast oil reserves. On…...

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (264+ words) ZAGREB: About 500 people have been evacuated on the Croatian Adriatic island of Brac as a wildfire raged on the popular tourist spot famous for its white sand beach. Authorities sounded the alarm shortly before midnight on Saturday (Sep 13) as flames…...

8+ hour, 6+ min ago   (179+ words) BUDAPEST, Sept 13: World-record holder Alison dos Santos won the men's 400m hurdles, while Djamel Sedjati was the surprise winner of the men's 800 on the final night of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship on Sunday. • Fresh off his world-record run two…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago   (198+ words) TEHRAN: Iran's upcoming meeting with Gulf states in Oman on Monday (Sep 14) to discuss the Strait of Hormuz will aim to strengthen cooperation on security in the Middle East, state media reported. The talks in the Omani port city of…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago   (766+ words) DOONBEG, Ireland: US President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday (Sep 13) at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy over Kyiv's attacks on Russian oil refineries, while on a golf-focused two-day visit to Ireland which again saw him promoting his personal business interests....