The country will increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by more than 35%, making the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade, officials ...

Things took a wrong turn for a Filipino tourist after she posed for a photo in front of an oncoming train in Taiwan. She suffered a deep cut to her face, and will possibly be fined for trespassing on ...

A solitary sunfish at an aquarium in southwestern Japan lost its appetite, began banging into the side of the fish tank and appeared unwell days after the facility closed last month for renovations.

The Isla­mic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Chinese national in Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province, in a post on its Telegram channel.

FOOD security is under siege from multiple fronts globally. Climate aberrations disrupt traditional farming cycles and economic fluctuations make essential groceries unaffordable for the vulnerable.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an order to create a cryptocurrency working group, fulfilling a campaign promise after he courted cash from digital asset companies pledging to be a ...

An Indian appeals tribunal has put on hold the antitrust authority’s five-year data sharing ban between WhatsApp and owner Meta Platforms’ other applications such as Facebook and Instagram for ...

Two earthquakes jolted the country several hours apart, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or major damage.

SEREMBAN: Putrajaya is awaiting a response from Tokyo to bring forward a conference with a specific focus on rebuilding Gaza that is due to be held in July, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan (pic).

At least 11 people were killed after rumours of a fire on their train caused them to jump off and were crushed to death by another incoming train, officials said.

BANGI: Malaysia is targeting to reclaim its position as the world’s leading rubber producer within the next decade, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The death toll from a landslide on Indonesia’s main island of Java rose to 21 with five people still missing, officials said, as rescuers raced against time and bad weather to find survivors.