SYDNEY, March 12 - Australian police have recovered two bodies during a search for two Chinese backpackers who went missing in a flood-hit region in the country's east, local media reported on Thursday.
A cancer drug, vincristine, was found to have been wrongly used in marrow cavity injections.
DUBAI/TEL AVIV/WASHINGTON, March 12 - The United States and Iran have signaled no quick end to their war, with U.S. President Donald Trump saying it was necessary to finish the job and Iran warning that the world should be ready for oil at $200 a barrel after striking tankers
An expert suggested that the government should explore various options to safeguard fuel supply.
Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter Ju Ae has long been seen as next in line to rule the country.
Brent Crude was up 7.2 per cent at US$98.60 per barrel.
SEOUL, March 12 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a munitions factory on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported, releasing photographs that showed him touring the facility with his teenage daughter and the pair test-firing handguns.
His daughter, known as Ju Ae, accompanied her father during the visit to the munitions factory.
An investigation was launched in March 2025, months after a ransomware attack against the temporary data centres.
Fares will increase by an average of 7.1 per cent in a bid to boost company revenues.
The RTS trip is expected to take between five and six minutes for each direction.
The language of China's 2026 government work report reveals the tensions shaping its economic strategy, say experts.
While the Iran war has not spilled out of the Middle East, defence planners from Asia will look closely at how it is being fought, says defence writer Mike Yeo.
A report in the Washington Post the day after the Iran war began suggested that Saudi Arabia and Israel had both lobbied Donald Trump to attack Iran. The Saudis swiftly denied that they had pushed for war. In the days since, as Iran lashed out in retaliation, Saudi Arabia came
When US and Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Iran, the shock waves were felt far beyond the region. As the conflict escalates, understanding who benefits from this crisis might be as important as counting its costs. Peace benefits ordinary citizens, small businesses,
AFP was invited to visit an office in the capital Phnom Penh a day after it was raided by police.
The state government should have consulted residents first, said Datuk Pandak Ahmad.
But such solo entrepreneurs need a market for the products or services they want to sell, an expert cautioned.
The Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed. Since the beginning of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, oil tanker traffic through the world’s most critical oil shipping choke point has collapsed, dropping by more than 90%. Iran has
BANGKOK/NEW DELHI, March 11 - The sole runway of Thailand's Phuket airport reopened late on Tuesday, Phuket's governor said, after an Air India Express plane suffered a problem with its nose wheel when landing, causing the runway to close for several hours.
Some parents and experts question how realistic enforcement will be, whether children will find ways to bypass the restrictions, and how digital literacy can go in ensuring young people’s online safety.
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a former fracking executive, was accused on Tuesday of manipulating global markets after he posted a striking claim on social media. The American Navy, he wrote, had “successfully escorted an oil tanker through the Strait of Hormuz to ensure
The Trump administration has sought the unconditional use of AI start-ups in the military.
Japan holds emergency oil reserves equivalent to 254 days of consumption.
Several airlines, including Air New Zealand, Qantas and Thai Airways, have raised fares amid a surge in jet fuel prices driven by the US-Israeli war on Iran.
Photos showed heavy black smoke billowing from the hull and superstructure of the Thai-registered Mayuree Naree, with life rafts floating in the water.
VATICAN CITY, March 11 - Pope Leo on Wednesday lamented the death of numerous civilians in the Iran war and also expressed closeness to people in Lebanon, saying the country, targeted by Israeli strikes, was going through a \"great trial.\"
ROME, March 11 - Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday delivered her strongest criticism yet of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, describing it as part of a growing and dangerous trend of interventions \"outside the scope of international law\".
TAIPEI, March 11 - A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon aircraft transited the Taiwan Strait in international airspace on Wednesday, in a move the U.S. 7th Fleet said \"demonstrates the United States' commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific.\"
About 4,900 of the accounts were taken down with the help of the Singapore Police Force.
The war has choked trade in the Strait of Hormuz, which carries nearly 20 per cent of global oil production.
Japan's strategic oil reserves are among the world's largest and stood at more than 400 million barrels as of December.
United States President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that America First Refining will build the new facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
United States President Donald Trump announced on his Truth Social platform that America First Refining will build the new facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas.
It was the first such ruling in the country’s history.
MOSCOW, March 11 - The Kremlin on Wednesday accused British specialists of involvement in a deadly Ukrainian strike on the Russian city of Bryansk that used British Storm Shadow missiles and said it would take Britain's role \"into account\".
From drafting reports and organising emails to booking flights, artificial intelligence agent OpenClaw has taken China by storm. Despite the excitement, analysts and authorities are warning of security risks.
TOKYO — Whether US President Donald Trump cries “uncle” on the Iran war tomorrow or it drags on, the economic damage is already done on several fronts. For the globe’s top economic powers, the idea of returning to some semblance of normalcy is easier said than done. The
There were no casualties and the runway was expected to reopen at 6pm local time.
BANGKOK, March 11 - Thailand's Phuket airport said on Wednesday it had temporarily closed its runway to remove a disabled Air India Express plane after it experienced a malfunction upon landing.
Malaysia's Anti-Corruption Commission chief commissioner Azam Baki denied he did anything wrong.
MOSCOW, March 11 - Russia is constantly in touch with the Iranian leadership and willing to contribute to efforts to stabilise the region, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Fukushima caused more than 22,000 deaths and ravaged parts of the region, including a nuclear power plant.
The March 5 parliamentary vote was the first since youth-led protests toppled the government in September.
She is believed to have been killed between 1.30am and 5.30am on March 11.
Iran’s announcement of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s replacement after his death by US-Israeli bombing came at an unexpectedly rapid pace. Within days, the Assembly of Experts appointed his son, Mojtaba Khamenei, as supreme leader — a smooth transition, at least in theory. But the
The price of fuel so far in March is double the average of the previous two months.
MOSCOW, March 11 - Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday that its forces shot down two British-supplied Storm Shadow missiles over the past 24 hours, according to the RIA news agency.