The victim was playing with the firework in front of his house amid the Chinese New Year celebration. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BANGKOK, Feb 18 - Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said Thailand hoped to bring Myanmar back into the the ...

Rescuers alerted the pair to the large predator slipping through the waters on Feb 15. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Russia is demanding that European countries who accused Moscow of poisoning Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny with a dart frog ...

Concerns mount that excessive screen time could harm childhood development and mental health. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BUCHAREST, Feb 18 - Romania's highest court on Wednesday upheld a government move to raise the retirement age for judges and prosecutors and cap their pensions, delivering a major win for Prime ...

No one was in the unit at the time of the fire, said SCDF. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

France Unbowed party had to evacuate its national headquarters and all employees were safe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Twelve people were killed on Wednesday when a store selling firecrackers exploded and caught fire in China's Hubei province, burning 50 square metres of the premises, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 18 - Germany's second successive medal sweep in the Olympic Two-Man bobsleigh has fuelled the ...

LONDON, Feb 18 - British police are assessing whether Jeffrey Epstein trafficked women through a London airport on private flights, part of a now nationally coordinated effort to investigate the late ...

The authorities will attempt to recover the bodies, the local fire department said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.