The tremor was strong enough to shake large buildings as far as Tokyo.

Around 6,000 residents of Wang Fuk Court were given three-hour windows to retrieve their belongings for the first time since the fire.

In an Instagram post on Sunday (Apr 19), Indian actress Deepika Padukone revealed that she was expecting her second child with her husband, actor Ranveer Singh.

More than 17,000 soldiers, airmen and sailors are taking part in the 19-day exercises, including contingents from Australia, New Zealand, France and Canada.

Brent crude futures rose about 6 per cent to US$95.36 a barrel.

But the race wasn’t without hiccups - one robot fell flat at the start line while another bumped into a barrier.

Malaysia Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that national oil company Petronas is set to negotiate with Russia to purchase oil and ensure a sufficient supply for domestic use.

Sandakan police chief George Abd Rakman was quoted by local English daily The Star as saying that the "very large-scale and heartbreaking incident" affected 9,007 residents.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia has been directed to investigate the incident and determine whether punitive action should be taken against airport operator Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd. 

Officials said the increase was unavoidable as rising crude prices, supply chain disruptions and higher freight and insurance costs pushed up import expenses in recent weeks.

The incident marks Pyongyang's seventh ballistic missile launch this year and its fourth in April.

Alibaba’s shift towards closed-source AI models shouldn’t be representative of the broader landscape in China just yet, says Catherine Thorbecke for Bloomberg Opinion.

Drawn by lower costs and the dream of building something of their own, some Singaporeans have ventured into farming in Johor. They share their advice and experiences with CNA.

Iran said on Saturday (Apr 18) it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the US blockade of Iranian ports remains in effect.