The violence in Tartous province marked the deadliest challenge yet to Syria's new authorities. Read more at straitstimes.com ...

The police confiscated 2.5 billion rupiah (S$209,600) in cash from the errant officers. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The US and UK are among those that have expressed concerns over the sentencings. Read more at straitstimes.com.

They were among at least 21 people killed in Israeli air assaults across the enclave before dawn. Read more at ...

Rescuers had been searching in the Molazzana area since the explosion late on Dec 21. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Investigations showed that the man had been cycling recklessly along East Coast Park. Read more at straitstimes.com.

This was the first time such a door had been opened at a prison since the start of the tradition in 1300. Read more at ...

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that a truce would be simply used by the West to re-arm Ukraine. Read more at ...

A Russian drone attack on the central market in the Ukrainian town of Nikopol injured eight on Thursday morning, local ...

DUBAI - The United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) called on Thursday for a timely Israeli withdrawal from ...

DUBAI - Lebanon said on Thursday it was looking forward to having the best neighbourly relations with Syria, in its first ...