DODOMA — A recent study published by researchers at Harvard University found that people with higher optimism scores were less likely to develop dementia.

KUALA LUMPUR — ⁠Malaysia's ⁠King Sultan Ibrahim held an ​audience with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Monday, a day after ​the premier floated the possibility

TOKYO - Two American nationals were arrested in Japan after a stunt in which one entered the monkey enclosure at a zoo where a baby macaque named Punch became a global internet sensation this year, police said Monday.

PARIS (FRANCE) - Finance chiefs from the G7 industrialised nations gather in Paris on Monday for two days of talks aimed at forging a united front as the Middle East war roils economic prospects worldwide.

CAMPBELL BAY, India - On a remote island in the Andaman Sea, bulldozers are tearing into pristine forests that are home to one of Earth's most isolated people -- part of India's ambition for a US$9 billion megaport, airport and city.

PATTAYA - A 50-year-old American man was found dead on a sixth-floor hotel balcony, his head hanging down outside the railings, early Monday morning.

A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot dismiss employees or slash their salaries simply because artificial intelligence (AI) can perform their tasks. The landmark decision establishes a significant legal precedent amid a global wave of AI au...

Bangkok and at least three provinces were shaken by two moderate earthquakes centered near the southern coast of Myanmar on Monday morning, the Earthquake Observation Division reported.

Once jailed by Russia for nearly a decade, 31-year-old Kyiv drifter Alex now spends his nights spinning his car through smoke-filled parking lots, saying drifting helps him cope with the trauma of captivity. - REUTERS

South Korea will pursue all options, including emergency arbitration, to avoid a major labor strike at the country's biggest employer Samsung Electronics and to minimize any damage if one does occur, its prime minister said on Sunday (May 17). The wo...