At the centre of world trade, Singapore is an affluent global power. However, as Katie Burton reports, its economic rise has come at a political cost ...

The mountain is the third natural feature in New Zealand to be conferred personhood. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Penang-born Chinese Peranakan derives great joy from creating new designs for manik shoes as well as teaching the craft ...

Hong Kong said the US tariffs are "grossly inconsistent" with the relevant WTO rules. Read more at straitstimes.com.

772: Adrian I begins his reign as Catholic Pope. 1327: Teenager Edward III is crowned king of England but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. 1587: ...

Hardly anyone recognizes the name Felix Yusupov. He was a Russian aristocrat and a member of the imperial family, whose place ...

“Once saturation is reached, the diver can stay at the bottom for days, weeks, and months without needing any additional ...

Sir Stamford Raffles, Sultan Hussein Shah of Johor, and Temenggong Abdu’r Rahman signed the agreement that marked the birth ...

The bill’s architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a Māori meeting house — during speeches by ...

When a smallpox epidemic struck Vancouver Island in 1862, colonial authorities set in motion a plan that led to the deaths of ...

The $600,000 settlement is the latest in a series of lawsuits alleging excessive force by Mr. Chauvin, the former police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd. By Kate Selig The city of ...