The once formidable Myanmar military is cracking from within – riddled with spies secretly working for the pro-democracy rebels, the BBC has found. The military only has full control of less than a quarter of Myanmar's territory, a BBC World Service (...)
The end, when it came for the BGP5 barracks, was loud and brutal. First, a crackly speaker calling out for their surrender; then, a thunderous barrage of artillery, rockets and rifle fire that tore chunks out of the buildings in which hundreds of (...)
South Koreans have been describing feelings of worry, shock and confusion after the country's president plunged the country into political chaos — declaring martial law and hours later revoking the move after a major outcry.
In a televised address (...)
Police in India say they have reached out for information to Elon Musk's Starlink after they allegedly found drug smugglers using its satellite internet device to navigate Indian waters and reach the country's shore.
Starlink claims to provide (...)
For a harrowing week in August, Ruchika Tandon, a 44-year-old neurologist at one of India's top hospitals, was ensnared in what felt like a high-stakes federal crime investigation.
Yet, it was an elaborate scam — a web of deceit spun by scammers who (...)
WASHINGTON — King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) Supervisor General Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said that as many as 170 countries have benefited from the humanitarian and relief assistance, amounting to $133 billion, provided by (...)
Myanmar's military leader Min Aung Hlaing is on his first visit to China since he ousted the elected government led by Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021.
The significant losses his regime has suffered in the civil war at the hands of poorly-armed (...)
As someone who served four Israeli prime ministers and was deputy head of the country's National Security Council, Eran Etzion's judgment was trusted at the highest levels of the state.
A longstanding critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he (...)
RIYADH — A Yemeni government delegation, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, visited the headquarters of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) in Riyadh on Wednesday.
During the visit, the Yemeni prime minister was (...)
The number of people in Myanmar who have died in the wake of Typhoon Yagi rose to more than 220, with nearly 80 others still missing, the military government said.
The storm swept through northern Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar last week, (...)
RIYADH — Al Nassr Saudi women's team started their Asian Champions League journey with a commanding 3-0 victory against Myawady from Myanmar, in a match held at Al Awwal Park in Riyadh.
The goals were scored by Tanzanian player Clara Luvanga and (...)
RIYADH — Asian women's football is gearing up for a new chapter with the launch of the preliminary rounds for the first-ever AFC Women's Champions League, marking the latest step in the Asian Football Confederation's efforts to develop women's (...)
Renewed fears of ethnic cleansing against the stateless Rohingya Muslim community are mounting after reports that hundreds of people, including women and children, were killed by drone strikes while fleeing violence in Myanmar's western Rakhine (...)
RIYADH — The General Supervisor of King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSRelief), Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, has confirmed that Saudi Arabia provided more than $130 billion in humanitarian and relief aid between 1996 and 2024, benefiting (...)
Thailand has expanded its visa-free entry scheme to 93 countries and territories as it seeks to revitalize its tourism industry.
Visitors can stay in the South-East Asian nation for up to 60 days under the new scheme that took effect on (...)
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia, through its humanitarian arm, the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), consistently stands by those in need and affected by crises worldwide. Through its projects and programs, KSrelief has extended aid (...)
A record-breaking 120 million people have been forced to flee their homes by war, violence and persecution – the 12th year in a row the number has increased, the UN refugee agency said.
The global displaced population is now equivalent to that of (...)
Singapore Airlines has offered to pay compensation to those who were injured on a London to Singapore flight that encountered severe turbulence.
In a social media post, the airline said it was offering to pay $10,000 (£7,800) to those who sustained (...)
MAKKAH — Wearing white seamless dress of Ihram, hundreds of thousands of Hajj pilgrims flock to Makkah from all over the world. More than 1.3 million pilgrims have already arrived in the holy city. Most of these pilgrims came directly to Makkah via (...)
At least 50 people were killed by Myanmar soldiers in a raid on a village in Rakhine State last week, say local residents and opposition forces.
Eyewitnesses told the BBC the village was subjected to two-and-half days of terror as soldiers (...)
RIYADH — The Ministry of Commerce has publicized the names of a Saudi citizen and a Myanmar national after convicted of commercial concealment (tasattur) in the decoration trade in the Makkah city. The names of convicts were published in the local (...)
At least 36 people have died in India and Bangladesh after Tropical Cyclone Remal lashed the area with torrential rain and heavy winds, according to local officials.
At least seven were killed in cyclone-related incidents in the eastern Indian state (...)
Singapore Airlines has tweaked its in-flight seatbelt sign policies and altered at least one flight route after a turbulence incident this week killed one person and left dozens more hospitalized, according to the airline and flight data.
The (...)
Families of Rohingya people trapped in Myanmar's west are desperately trying to contact loved ones after a weekend of widespread arson attacks displaced up to 200,000 people and caused extensive destruction of homes.
The country's Rohingya have long (...)
Nine hours and 30 minutes ahead of New York. Five hours and 30 minutes ahead of London. Three hours and 30 minutes behind Tokyo.
For more than a century, India's clocks have officially fallen short of the full hour in calculating any time difference (...)
