PARIS, Sept 7 - Female employees at the Eiffel Tower were asked to step out of sight during a visit by a Hindu religious delegation at the weekend, according to union representatives, prompting a staff protest and an investigation by Paris city authorities.
Sept 7 - North Korea's newly appointed defence minister, Kim Song-gi, has called joint military drills by South Korea, Japan and the United States a provocation, state media KCNA reported on Monday.
Flights are disrupted for a second day on Sept 7.
He amassed the funds by helping to secure benefits for parties in company listings and contracts.
Russia and North Korea have heavily boosted military and economic ties since Moscow launched its Ukraine offensive.
Four people pulled out of wreckage days after disaster give rescue workers glimmer of hope.
As volcano ash settles over Jakarta, schools move lessons online while office workers mask up.
It was around seven o’clock in the evening when we arrived at a church in the city of Hama, Syria, to attend the wedding of a friend. As guests gradually filled the courtyard, music began to echo through the building. One by one, the bride, groom, and their relatives entered
"People cannot use AI to create or distribute recognisable digital replicas of others without their consent, including cloned faces and voices", state news agency Xinhua reported.
Volcanic ash from Anak Krakatau could disrupt Singapore-Jakarta flights even after airports reopen.
MANILA, Sept 7 - A Philippine court on Monday ordered the arrest of a former House speaker and cousin of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on charges of plunder, after allegations he took about $118 million in kickbacks from government flood-control projects.
NAIROBI, Sept 7 - Hundreds of Burundians flocked to their country's embassy in Kenya's capital on Monday seeking travel documents to return to Burundi after Kenyan President William Ruto ordered a crackdown on small-scale traders from abroad.
Kevin Dimino, co-owner of Samui Exotic Park, had engaged in threatening, harassing and physically abusive behaviour.
Indonesia is once again dominating headlines across Southeast Asia as dense plumes of toxic haze drift into neighboring skies. Latest satellite monitoring data from the Ministry of Forestry’s SiPongi system confirms that over 202,000 hectares of forest and land have been
The case involves $149.5 million in bribes, budget insertions and shady project allocations.
Flight disruptions caused by Mount Anak Krakatau’s eruption are forcing travellers in Indonesia onto lengthy overland journeys as train tickets sell out and airfares surge.
After International Energy Agency executive director Fatih Birol labeled the ongoing global energy turmoil the “biggest energy security threat in history” in April, events over the summer vindicated his warning. The United States authorized the grid operator Southwest Power
Facilities have sprung up in residential and commercial areas of the Thai capital amid an AI-driven demand, prompting concerns over fuel storage, energy use and regulatory loopholes.
BRUSSELS, Sept 7 - Prosecutors in Belgium said they have held a man with dual Chinese and Belgian nationality in pre-trial detention since May on suspicion of espionage in a case involving semiconductor technology.
The province-wide contest has drawn an enthusiastic response as the country works to bring down smoking rates that remain particularly high among men.
Lamalera’s traditional whale hunt in eastern Indonesia remains one of the world’s most dangerous forms of subsistence hunting.
On August 5, two years to the day after a mass uprising drove Sheikh Hasina from power, she announced from India that she would return to Bangladesh in December. Read as a forecast, the statement is implausible. Read as a signal, it is easy to decode. To a scattered and
SEOUL, Sept 7 - South Korea and the United States have agreed on the size of Seoul's planned investment in a gas project in Texas at around $22.3 billion, Korean media outlet Edaily reported on Monday, citing unidentified officials and politicians.
NEW DELHI, Sept 7 - Indian activists spearheading calls for food labelling said a government proposal to have red warnings only when two concerning nutrients are high created an \"industry-friendly loophole\" disregarding public health, marking the first formal court objection
MOSCOW, Sept 7 - North Korea and Russia opened their first road bridge on Monday in a carefully choreographed display of friendship, a structure which spans the Tumen river and which both sides cast as an important milestone in their deepening strategic partnership.
Flags flew at half-mast as search teams race to find more than 5,500 people still missing.
Shibuya's large residential population has become increasingly exasperated with tourists who fail to properly dispose of rubbish, smoke where they're not supposed to, and make too much noise.
She matched the country's best-ever Miss World result, previously achieved by Lina Teoh in 1998.
The enforcement drive began in the western state of Maharashtra, where inspections of food establishments have found infestations of rats and cockroaches, peeling paint, improper food storage and expired products.
NEW DELHI, Sept 7 - At least six people were killed and several others injured after a building housing students in India's capital Delhi, collapsed, the city-state's chief minister said on Monday, as rescuers searched for anyone still trapped in the debris.
A large number of items that were part of the campaign appeared for resale on an online marketplace.
China’s WZ-X points to a future in which stealth, endurance, surveillance and strike converge in a new class of unmanned aircraft built for sustained operations across the vast distances of the Pacific. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that newly surfaced aerial imagery
Some 150,000 passengers have been affected by the halt of over 400 flights, mostly domestic, following the eruption.
BEIJING, Sept 7 - At the World Humanoid Robot Games in China last month, robots jumped, boxed and danced. Some fleet-footed bots ran faster than Usain Bolt over 100 meters. Spectators cheered the machines’ improving capabilities and their meme-worthy stumbles.
The Shinjuku ward hosts nearly 10 per cent of Japan’s 42,000 short-term rentals.
Anak Krakatau, which lies about 150km from capital Jakarta, began spewing lava and volvanic ash late on Friday.
Malaysian King Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar gave his consent to end the state of emergency in Serian based on advice from Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Sarawak Premier Abang Johari Openg.
An emergency was declared on Sept 4 after thick haze pushed air pollution up to hazardous levels.
Alternative-fuel models accounted for nearly 42 per cent of passenger vehicle sales.
Writer and former political candidate Kotoe Hashimoto urged other women to have children.
Western coverage of Chinese artificial intelligence still tends to treat the competition as a model contest: can a Chinese company match the best American system? China is certainly in that race. But it is also pursuing a quieter route. Chinese companies are putting AI into
Parliament adjourned indefinitely on Sept 7, preventing another challenge.
The increase has coincided with an unprecedented run of extreme summer heat.
Disaster agency teams are using heavy machinery and sniffer dogs to find anyone who may be trapped.