The world's leading economies spoke out against a return to protectionism and defended the unfashionable concepts of free trade and globalisation on Monday, warning the listless global economy needs an urgent reboot. Posted 06 Sep 2016 01:28 ...

The issue is part of a long-running debate over whether tech gadgets should have privacy-protecting encryption which makes it difficult for law enforcement to access in time-sensitive investigations. PHOTOS. File photo of a woman using a smartphone.

As dawn broke over the city, demonstrators streamed to the square in the city's downtown Wanchai district ahead of an 8am flag-raising ceremony to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of Communist China. PHOTOS. Pro-democracy protesters gather ...

The threat posed by such persons are not just confined to Iraq and Syria, and Singapore stands ready to play its part to counter the threat of global terrorism, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. PHOTOS. A UN Security Council summit meeting on foreign ...

US Secretary of State John Kerry will meet Arab foreign ministers in Saudi Arabia Wednesday as he bids for a broad coalition against the Islamic State, a senior Egyptian foreign ministry official said. PHOTOS. File photo: US Secretary of State John Kerry.

NATO leaders on Thursday (Sep 4) accused Russia of failing to take "a single step towards peace" in Ukraine even as President Petro Poroshenko voiced "careful optimism" about forging a ceasefire with pro-Moscow rebels. PHOTOS. (L to R): France's ...

Al-Qaeda launched a new branch to "wage jihad" in South Asia as it sought to invigorate its waning Islamist extremist movement, but experts said it would struggle to gain traction with India's Muslims. PHOTOS. This picture, provided by the IntelCenter ...

A prototype drug that has been urgently given to a handful of patients with Ebola has cleared an important test hurdle, showing that it cured lab monkeys with the disease, scientists said on Friday (Aug 29). PHOTOS. File photo: A MSF medical worker wearing ...

A Ukrainian warplane was blown out of the sky over rebel-held territory on Wednesday (Aug 20) as fierce clashes between government troops and pro-Russian insurgents left dozens of civilians dead. PHOTOS. Ukrainian forces take their position not far from ...

Eighteen Palestinians have been killed and 120 wounded by Israeli strikes across Gaza since the collapse of a temporary truce, medics said on Wednesday (Aug 20). PHOTOS. An Israeli soldier smokes a cigarette as he sits in a large concrete pipe used as a ...

India has cancelled foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan that were scheduled for next week, after New Delhi reacted angrily to a meeting between Pakistan's high commissioner and Kashmiri separatists in the Indian capital. PHOTOS. India's newly ...

Liberia was desperately searching for 17 Ebola patients Monday (Aug 19) who fled an attack on a quarantine centre in the capital Monrovia, as the outbreak appeared to overwhelm authorities in west Africa's worst-hit nation. PHOTOS. File photo: An electron ...

Oil prices slid lower on Monday (Aug 18) on easing concerns about conflicts in Ukraine and Iraq and increased output by Libya. PHOTOS. An oil rig platform in the North Sea. (AFP PHOTO). Enlarge; Caption. NEW YORK: Oil prices slid lower on Monday (Aug ...

Pope Francis warned of the "cancer" of despair that afflicts outwardly affluent societies and called on South Korean Catholics to reject "inhuman economic models" at a mass for 45,000 people Friday (Aug 15) on the first papal trip to Asia in 15 years. PHOTOS.

EU ministers convene in Brussels on Friday (Aug 15) in a rare summertime meeting to seek unanimous approval for the shipment of arms to Iraqi Kurds fighting Islamic State jihadists. PHOTOS. European flags fly at the entrance of the EU Commission ...

The family of an unarmed African American teen killed by police appealed for calm and justice on Thursday (Aug 14) after another night of protest saw authorities lob tear gas at demonstrators and arrest reporters. PHOTOS. A march organised by area ...

The family of an unarmed African American teen killed by police appealed for calm and justice on Thursday (Aug 14) after another night of protest saw authorities lob tear gas at demonstrators and arrest reporters. PHOTOS. A march organised by area ...

Israeli jets bombed targets across Gaza early Thursday (Aug 14), retaliating to Palestinian rocket attacks in spiralling violence that left a truce extension teetering on the brink of collapse. PHOTOS. An armoured personnel carrier sits on a trailer waiting to be ...

Chinese smartphone makers racked up big gains as the global market for Internet-linked handsets grew to record levels in the second quarter, International Data Corp said on Tuesday (July 29). PHOTOS. An employee uses a computer as she deals with a ...

Aviation officials called for better dissemination of flight risks and a UN law restricting anti-aircraft weapons use, at an emergency meeting on Tuesday (July 29) on the downing of Flight MH17 over Ukraine. PHOTOS. Flowers, left by parents of an Australian ...