Oct 9 - The U.S. military plans to livestream the Dec. 3 execution by firing squad of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.
But the tax measures may do little to re-energise traditional Pakatan Harapan supporters in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.
One key issue for the grouping is how to work with world powers like the US and China.
China is marketing fish from Xinjiang as a triumph of technology and frontier development.
Despite tabling a higher budget, the government expects Malaysia’s fiscal deficit to decline to 3.3 per cent in 2027, progressing toward the target of 3 per cent by 2028.
The El Nino weather phenomenon typically occurs every two to seven years.
VATICAN CITY, Oct 9 - Pope Leo approved Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle's election as the dean of the Catholic Church's college of cardinals, the Vatican said on Friday, in the first selection of an Asian cleric to lead the elite group that one day will choose Leo's successor.
As more ASEAN member states engage Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing, analysts say the growing contact is raising questions about the bloc's unity and the future of the Five-Point Consensus.
THE HAGUE, Oct 9 - South African judge Navanethem \"Navi\" Pillay, who was awarded the Nobel peace prize on Friday, has been a judge on several international courts, including the International Criminal Court. Here are some facts about this court:
TAIPEI, Oct 9 - Taiwan President Lai Ching-te will say in his national day speech that boosting defences and spending more on the military is not a \"provocation\" but a reflection of the Taiwanese people's hope to maintain peace and freedom, an official said.
Xpeng is also ramping up production of its humanoid robot, Iron, with plans to put it to work in stores before offering it to external customers, vice-chairman and president Brian Gu tells CNA’s Julie Yoo in an interview.
Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Friday (Oct 9) pledged to implement reforms that he said would allow the country's strong economic growth to trickle-down to ordinary Malaysians.
Trump stroking of Xi and talk of a G-2 with China is vexing Asian Middle Powers Japan and India.
CNA looks at how artificial intelligence is changing businesses in China – from the rise of solo entrepreneurs and the networks forming around them to its impact on larger organisations.
We explain why Indonesia’s peatland fires are so difficult to battle and produce so much haze.
Authorities suspect the mine was dislodged from North Korean territory by heavy summer rainfall.
Average spending per domestic trip during the seven-day holiday fell 1.9 per cent to 893.92 yuan (US$133.51), the lowest since 2022.
China is increasingly trying to diversify its connections to the region as Pakistan’s actions in Afghanistan create new security and strategic problems for Beijing. The opening of a road through the Wakhan Corridor is an important step in that effort. Afghanistan has formally
Wildfires have piled pressure on already endangered orangutans, forcing local groups and authorities to carry out high-stakes rescues of animals suffering smoke inhalation and burns.
BERLIN, Oct 9 - Germany's former spy chief August Hanning, who has been placed under arrest for suspected espionage, had longstanding contacts to a former senior Chinese general, Spiegel magazine reported.
Special plastic trays that can be secured to the belt will hold the plates in place on the move.
She took off in a single-seat JAS 39C from a military airbase in southern Surat Thani province.
NEW DELHI, Oct 9 - Authorities in India's capital Delhi are deploying thousands of police and paramilitary personnel ahead of a protest called for Saturday by the \"Cockroach\" youth movement to demand the elections chief quit over a revision of voter lists.
Opposition parties and critics claim that the electoral-roll revision will benefit PM Modi's BJP.
Anwar enters the final year of a tumultuous term as Malaysia’s leader as his coalition loses ground.
The police said syndicates had also used Ipoh Airport after security controls at KLIA were tightened.
Neha Bora has emerged as one of the most recognisable faces from India's recent Gen Z-led protests.
Firmus said it had made the decision due to "recent market volatility and prevailing market conditions".
Last week, eight Chinese-made light attack jets sat on a half-finished runway at Ban Keun, flanked by more than two dozen military support vehicles, offering the first aerial glimpse of a new Chinese-Lao military facility north of the Lao capital, Vientiane. The speed of the
Crimes involving US forces in Japan have long inflamed criticism of the troops’ presence in the country.
Nine South Korean banks and two mega-churches are probing cyberattacks that may have involved AI tools, while Japanese companies including Daiwa Securities, SoftBank and the Lawson convenience store chain have been hit by a recent surge in cyber incidents.
Musk has taken pot-shots at Reliance owner Mukesh Ambani as Starlink struggles to launch in India.
When people think about what ChatGPT or other large language models are doing behind the scenes, it’s common to reach for the language of computing. You might assume there is a database, or a logical series of steps being executed, in order to provide a response to your query.
The fires have piled pressure on the already endangered species.
Oct 9 - New Zealand's national censor said on Friday it would be unable to block the planned livestreamed execution of a former Army major in the United States, as rights groups pressed governments to protest the decision with Washington.
This would be an unprecedented broadcast of a US execution.
Bora’s rebellion has become a symbol of India’s Gen Z protests.
The move is made to protect participants, staff, volunteers, children and other vulnerable groups.
Investigations showed that she had rejected the suspect’s love.
TAIPEI, Oct 9 - Eswatini's king pledged on Friday to strengthen his country's \"enduring friendship\" with Taiwan, during a return visit to Taipei after President Lai Ching-te's trip to the southern African nation in May that China tried to block.
On Friday morning, 37 areas in Malaysia recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index levels, according to government data.
The Philippine president is on a five-day working visit to Singapore.
He calls it “self-reliant defence” and said he will keep investing in advanced defence technologies.
The German sportswear brand wants the Sydney-based label to stop selling the clothes and pay damages.
Experts warn that she must tackle structural weaknesses rather than rely on policy slogans.
South Korea’s maiden flight test of a domestic hypersonic glide vehicle highlights an accelerating bid to field counterstrike assets capable of bolstering autonomous deterrence against North Korea’s expanding nuclear threat. This month, multiple media outlets reported that