Asia Pacific

Singapore stocks trader

Asian shares wilt, oil tumbles as China virus spreads

4 hours ago

By Reuters

Japan's Nikkei stock index slid 0.6 percent while Chinese shares slumped 0.91 percent and Australian shares were down...

Abdolhosein Mojaddami

Qassim Soleimani's aide, leader of Iran's Basij militia, assassinated in south-western Iran

Abdolhossein Mojaddami, commander of Basij commander, was shot dead by masked gunmen in the Iranian south-western...

4 hours ago

By Shubhangi Shah

changi airport

Over 50 flights disrupted after fire alarm sparks evacuation at Changi Airport tower

Later it was revealed that there was no fire at the airport control tower and now the authorities have started an...

4 hours ago

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

WeWork West Monroe Street Chicago

We Work continues to divest non-core ventures; sells off Teem, stake in The Wing

The company also said that it plans to sell off more of its non-core businesses like Meetup and Managed by Q in the...

By R. Ghosh

Singapore capital punishment

Singapore refutes Malaysian rights panel's charges on 'brutal' execution methods

The Singapore Home Ministry trashes charges, saying that LFL is trying to save Malaysians on death row in Singapore

By Jacob J

Donald Trump at UFC event

Lawmaker from Soleimani hometown offers $3 million bounty on Trump's head

By Shubhangi Shah

Iranian lawmaker Ahmad Hamzeh will reward anyone with $3 million if they kill US President Donald Trump. The offer was...

Economy

China stocks tumble on virus outbreak, but regional markets steady

By Reuters

Fears of contagion, particularly as millions travel for Lunar New Year festivities, has pushed stocks from record peaks

Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman

Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman hacked Amazon chief Jeff Bezos' phone - report

By Shubhangi Shah

The hacking allegedly took place five months prior to the murder and dismemberment of Washington Post journalist Jamal...

Disney+

Disney+ to now make its UK and Western Europe debut a week earlier on March 24

By R. Ghosh

Disney's decision to make an early launch in the UK and other West European countries may be is in a bid to tackle...

Facebook to add 1,000 jobs to its workforce in UK post Brexit

By R. Ghosh

A large number of employees will be hired in Facebook's Community Integrity team, who will be specifically assigned to...

Senior Chinese public security official elected as Interpol president

Chinese court jails former Interpol chief for 13-1/2 years over graft

By Reuters

A court in China has jailed the former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei over bribery and misuse of official positions