India is facing possible energy supply problems in the coming months due to coal shortages and a post-pandemic surge in demand, the power minister said in a report published Tuesday. His comments come as China and European countries face energy cri...

The son and namesake of the Philippines' former dictator Ferdinand Marcos said Tuesday he will run for president in the 2022 election, as the controversial clan seeks the ultimate political revival. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr -- who has defende...

A jury in California on Monday ordered Tesla to pay a Black former employee $137 million in damages for turning a blind eye to racism the man encountered at the firm's auto plant in Fremont, US media reported. Owen Diaz was hired through a staffing...

Offshore companies are a lynchpin in the system used by leaders and the ultra-rich to hide assets that was exposed in the trove of leaked documents dubbed the "Pandora Papers". Some 11.9 million documents from financial services firms, which were o...

The son and namesake of the Philippines' former dictator Ferdinand Marcos said Tuesday he will run for president in the 2022 election, as the controversial clan seeks the ultimate political revival. Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr -- who has defende...

Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen warned of "catastrophic consequences" if the island were to fall to China and vowed to "do whatever it takes" to guard against threats in an article published on Tuesday. Taiwan lives under the constant threat of in...

Golf's Asian Tour resumes in November after a lengthy coronavirus hiatus, with four tournaments planned in Thailand and Singapore in the coming months, organisers said Tuesday. The tour was halted following the Malaysia Open in March last year as C...

An American journalist imprisoned by Myanmar's junta since May has been hit with a second criminal charge, his lawyer told AFP on Tuesday. Danny Fenster, managing editor of Frontier Myanmar, was detained at Yangon International Airport as he attemp...

India's transport minister is mulling a law that would seek to replace the country's constant car-horn cacophony with the sound of music. "I am studying this and soon planning to make a law that the horns of all vehicles should be in Indian musical...

London has the Thames, Paris the Seine, Vienna and Bratislava and Budapest are all on the Danube. And then there's Brussels, which had the Senne -- until they paved over it. Now, bit by bit, the Belgian capital is starting to uncover its long-hidde...

How can passengers take 10 billion flights a year without contributing to global warming? The question of "greening" the international aviation sector by 2050 constitutes a colossal task whose stakes -- and sheer numbers -- can make the head spin, a...

The trial of a once powerful Catholic cardinal and nine others resumes Tuesday at the Vatican over alleged financial fraud and a disastrous London property deal paid for with charity funds. Cardinal Angelo Becciu, who served as the equivalent of ch...

They have long survived hand to mouth, but since the Taliban conquered the Bamiyan valley, rural Afghans living in its mountainside caves have been left weak from hunger and fear. Known as one of the most beautiful regions in Afghanistan, the rugge...

The Israeli company at the heart of the Pegasus surveillance scandal on Tuesday said it would support international regulation to prevent repressive governments from abusing powerful spyware like its own. In a letter to the United Nations, seen by ...

Paris Fashion Week wraps up Tuesday after nine days of innovative experiments that showed how the industry is embracing technology and new approaches for a post-pandemic future. While many fashion houses stuck to online presentations, the biggest ...