Sept 10 - In the 25 years since al Qaeda militants hijacked passenger jets and flew them into New York's World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon, the group founded by Osama bin Laden has spawned affiliates and inspired attacks around the world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for intensified search and rescue efforts, a swift investigation and accountability measures.
Scientists have found evidence that early human foragers in Indonesia were using the betel nut as a drug.
Galagodaatte Gnanasara was sentenced in 2018 to six years for contempt of court and intimidating the wife of a missing cartoonist.
17 evacuated from Ocean Melody, which was undergoing maintenance, including five who were injured.
They were saved from plantations in West Kalimantan province, on the Indonesian part of the island.
It raised prices on its existing iPhone line-up by as much as 41 per cent within hours of unveiling newer models.
But analysts say dismantling the presale model, while making home buying safer, comes with its own trade-offs.
The critically endangered orangutans were saved from plantations in deep rural West Kalimantan province, where they got stuck after fires cut off access to their forest home.
The hikes followed Apple's September event, where new Chief Executive John Ternus unveiled Apple's first foldable phone, the iPhone Duo.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also providing consular assistance to the families of the nine Singaporeans who are still missing, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.
Of the 42 people on board, 17 were were evacuated, CCTV reports.
A survivor has told the BBC of the chaos onboard as the ferry caught fire near the popular tourist spot of Coron.
Drivers claimed that since Grab changed its payment structure, deductions could now be as much as 50 per cent of the fare.
The police officer emerged unarmed following repeated appeals from his son.
ISLAMABAD, Sept 10 - Pakistan said on Thursday that there were no discussions about a military reaction from Islamabad under the Mecca agreement in response to the Houthis' attacks on Saudi Arabia, but added that Pakistan would act when the \"time comes\".
Generative AI is reshaping the country's creative industries, impacting traditional jobs as new opportunities emerge.
Two companies and four individuals were charged with permitting the use of defective materials in building works, and failing to properly supervise repair works.
The trial is scheduled to start on Dec 1.
COPENHAGEN, Sept 10 - Iceland's government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling.
Seoul’s spy agency has previously said Kim is believed to have three children.
For years, analysts and observers have warned about the dangers of China’s relentless infrastructure push in Tibet, particularly its dam-building ambitions on the Brahmaputra River, known in China as the Yarlung Tsangpo. Beijing has repeatedly waved away such concerns,
Changzhou Xingyu Automotive Lighting Systems said management erred in its assessment and acted “hastily” without fully considering that the graduates had only recently joined the company.
But Dow Jones is cleared of second charge of unlawfully firing her, with sentencing at a later date.
President Lee Jae Myung's remarks ruling out seeking a term extension come as his approval rating has fallen to its lowest level since he took office.
The court described his crimes as “inhumane”.
A renowned Manipuri guitarist's killing has sparked anger - and an outpouring of memories about his life and music.
NEW DELHI, Sept 10 - India's government on Thursday said it could introduce tougher red warning labels for food packaging in one go, rather than in stages as currently proposed, in a potential blow to the $100 billion food and drinks industry.
Authorities said the gunman fled to his home after the shooting.
In the global supply chain, Indonesia sits at the epicenter of the market for nickel and other critical minerals. Yet the value of that natural wealth is still set on distant trading floors and market exchanges in places like London and Singapore. Indonesia holds the largest
He used AI to superimpose the victims’ faces onto sexually explicit images and videos.
The crash on Sept 8 killed all five people on board.
Multiple incidents have been reported as a result of reckless climbing practices.
PARIS, Sept 10 - Iran has used a barter-like arrangement to bypass sanctions on its oil sales and buy billions of dollars’ worth of goods from China, including military gear, two senior Iranian sources and three other people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Singaporeans jokingly asked the health minister to take them to the highly anticipated event.
Rescuers are searching for survivors after the vessel travelling from the mainland to a popular tourist destination caught fire.
If convicted, the offence carries an imprisonment term of between 30 and 40 years, as well as whipping.
Deadly floods have destroyed Nepal’s main overland trade route with China, highlighting the challenge Kathmandu faces as it tries to reduce its heavy economic dependence on India.
The lesson of 9/11 should be that war is not the answer to any of the problems facing the United States. After inflicting violence and chaos on country after country for 25 years in a “global war on terror” that has evolved into a Zionist genocide and a revived Cold War against
US President Donald Trump’s decision to reduce US participation in military exercises with South Korea raised eyebrows in the face of North Korea’s ongoing belligerence, and the potential impact on the US-South Korean relationship – but Trump in this instance fits into an
The fire broke out as the vessel nearing its destination at the tourist hotspot of Coron in Palawan.
NEW DELHI/BEIJING, Sept 10 - Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to New Delhi this week, his first to India in seven years, should further the diplomatic thaw between the giant neighbours, but there are few signs as yet that their business ties will improve.
A little-known dual nationality rule has left some people from transnational families facing life as foreigners in the country they call home.
Asia Times editors’ note: Context for the following article is provided by new reporting from investigative reporter Seymour Hersh saying that the US Operation Economic Outcast targets not Iran’s ayatollahs – as Hersh thought Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was suggesting when
Questions are mounting over whether the crackdown will deter those truly responsible.
MANILA, Sept 10 - A large-scale search and rescue operation was underway off the western Philippine island of Palawan on Thursday after a passenger ferry caught fire, killing five people and leaving dozens of passengers missing.