8+ hour, 53+ min ago   (416+ words) MARAWI, Sept 14 — Voters across the Philippines’ autonomous Muslim region began casting ballots for their first elected parliament today morning, hours after gun violence left at least three people dead outside a polling station. The polls are the culmination of an…...

9+ hour, 4+ min ago   (287+ words) Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said there are so far no indications that the incident was caused by elements other than an accident, but all possibilities are still being examined as part of a comprehensive investigation. “So far,…...

10+ hour, 35+ min ago   (592+ words) BANJARMASIN, Sept 14 — Rescuers in Indonesia said at least six people were killed and 129 others were missing after a ferry capsized in rough seas yesterday, with one survivor recounting scenes of panic as passengers scrambled for life jackets. The Virgo Transport…...

23+ hour, 26+ min ago   (758+ words) VIENTIANE, Sept 14 — Isolated, under-developed Laos brands itself the “Battery of South-east Asia”, powering its neighbours with dozens of hydroelectric plants, but frequent power outages leave its own people in the dark. Exports of electricity to neighbouring countries including Thailand and…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (206+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 13 — China will lead the creation of an “open-source zone for artificial intelligence” for Brics countries, President Xi Jinping said Sunday at a summit of the 11-nation group in New Delhi. Chinese AI companies produce world-leading open-source AI…...

23+ hour, 29+ min ago   (712+ words) DUBAI, Sept 13 — Within a matter of days, Yemen’s Houthis have swept south and seized the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait, cementing their rise as a force to be reckoned with in the constellation of Iran-backed armed groups across the Middle East....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (476+ words) GENAPPE, Sept 13 — Perched atop a larch tree, Luca Bruscia, a sporty 25-year-old pruner, collects pine cones that Belgian authorities hope will help strengthen the country’s forests in the face of a changing climate. The cones’ seeds will be planted in…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (74+ words) malaymail.com JAKARTA, Sept 13 — One person was killed and more than 100 were rescued on Sunday after a ferry sailing between the Indonesian islands of Java and Borneo was hit by bad weather, rescue officials said. However, one of the rescued…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (163+ words) malaymail.com Merchant ship strike in Hormuz Strait kills one, injures three - On September 13, Iranian authorities reported that a merchant vessel was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in one fatality and injuring three others. - The incident occurred near…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago   (622+ words) FARSTA, Sept 13 — “Good job!” Outside Stockholm’s Farsta subway station where a 2023 shooting killed two innocent bystanders, locals thank Max Akerwall and his police team for turning the tide on gang violence. An otherwise tranquil country, Sweden has endured over a…...