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Phnom Penh: One villager died and 27 were hospitalized in northwest Cambodia's Pursat province after drinking homemade rice wine, which is suspected to contain high levels of methanol, a local health official said on Sunday. more
Canada to deploy country's armed forces to help extinguish Quebec fires

Ottawa: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Sunday that the government would send the country’s armed forces to support the Quebec authorities in extinguishing wildfires ...

Regulation essential to curb AI for surveillance, disinformation: rights experts

New York: Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spyware and disinformation is on the rise, and regulation of the space has become urgent, according to UN-appointed independent rights exper ...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan to be sworn in as Turkish President on Saturday

Ankara: Reelected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be sworn in as head of state in the Turkish parliament on Saturday.

Russian firm says staff's iPhones hacked by malware

Moscow: Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab said that it detected a targeted cyber-attack on its staff's iPhones.

Huge increase in transnational crime and synthetic drugs in SE Asia requires cross-border cooperation

The trafficking in illegal narcotics, precursor chemicals, timber and wildlife, people and illicit goods across Southeast Asia is being tackled thanks to the support of the specialized UN ...

Hong Kong: Two women stabbed to death at shopping mall, suspect arrested

Hong Kong: At least two women were stabbed to death at a shopping mall in Hong Kong, media reports said on Saturday.

Death toll in Indian train mishap touches 233

Balasore: The death toll in the massive railway tragedy, which involved the collision of three trains in east Indian state Odisha's Balasore district, touched 233 on Saturday, officia ...

Senegal: Clashes kill 9 people after opposition politician sentenced

Dakar: Nine people were killed in Senegal in clashes that broke out after Senegalese opposition politician Ousmane Sonko had been sentenced to two years in prison, Senegalese Interior Min ...

Explosion rocks Spain's Badajoz, one dies

Madrid: A powerful explosion hit a residential building in the Spanish city of Badajoz which left at least one person dead and injured at least 16 more, media reported on Thursday.