Democrat Hillary Clinton has widened her lead over White House rival Donald Trump to eight points after both parties' nominating conventions, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll out Sunday (Aug 7).
Malaysia's recent spate of murders where victims were gunned down in public has heightened fears over the apparent ease in getting firearms and concerns that innocent people could also get hurt.
The Philippine central bank said on Friday (Aug 5) it will fine Rizal Commercial Banking Corp (RCBC) 1 billion pesos (S$28.6 million) in relation to the Bangladesh Bank cyber heist, one of the largest digital bank thefts in history.
One of Europe's biggest flea markets, in the northern French city of Lille, has been cancelled over security fears in the terror-hit country, mayor Martine Aubry said Friday (Aug 5).
The race to become the next UN chief gathers pace on Friday (Aug 5) with a second straw poll that could spring surprises and prompt some candidates to end their bid to become the world's top diplomat.
Samsung has unveiled its new flagship Galaxy Note7 phablet, which allows users to unlock the phone by scanning their eyes.
Australia's re-elected conservative government has made an abrupt U-turn on climate change policy, reinstating climate science as the bedrock of its peak science body just months after slashing its funding and axing hundreds of jobs.
With the launch of its latest ballistic missiles this year, DPRK has dragged Japan into its ongoing tussle with South Korea and the United States over the deployment of a US advanced anti-missile shield in the South against the North.
Six years ago, a Chinese engineer came up with a novel way to beat China's notorious traffic gridlock: a giant, elevated bus that allows cars to pass underneath.
A 19-year-old man was in police custody after a woman was killed and up to six injured in a knife attack in central London, with police saying mental health was a significant factor.
Pope Francis on Tuesday (Aug 2) appointed a special commission to study the possibility of women becoming deacons in a potentially historic opening on a vexed issue for the Catholic Church.
Tokyo's new governor on Tuesday (Aug 2) promised a formal review of the megacity's problem-plagued preparations for the 2020 Olympics as concerns grow over soaring costs.
A leading air crash expert has said the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 was likely to have been in controlled flight as it hit the water, supporting the theory that it was brought down by a rogue pilot or hijacker.
India's interior minister will travel to Pakistan for a regional gathering but will not hold bilateral talks at a time when a surge of violence in disputed Kashmir has escalated rivalry between the nuclear-armed neighbours, officials said on Monday (Aug 2).
Malaysian police said on Tuesday (Aug 2) it will investigate the authenticity of a letter sent to a Negri Sembilan police station on Monday, claiming that Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (IS) militants are targeting several top leaders.
All five people on board a Russian military helicopter that was shot down over Syria on Monday (Aug 1) are believed to have died, the Kremlin said.
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