Xinhua

South Korea's Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials (CIO) said Wednesday that during the investigation conducted from 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. local time, the impeached President Yoon Suk-yeol consistently refused to make any statements and declined to allow the questioning proce...

Australia's new laws taking effect on Wednesday made intentional wage theft a criminal offense that would see dishonest heads of businesses being imprisoned for up to 10 years and facing hefty fines.

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has announced 2025 as the year of environmental protection and green economy for the country, according to the president's press service upon the arrival of the New Year.

At least 383 security personnel and 925 terrorists were killed in 59,775 operations conducted across Pakistan in 2024, a senior officer of the Pakistan army said on Friday.

Japan's average temperature in 2024 is likely to hit a record high for the second consecutive year, local media reported.

South Korea's transport ministry said on Sunday that its investigation unit secured both of the two black boxes from a crashed passenger jet that has killed at least 167 people onboard.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe is setting a new record on Tuesday as it is making its closest approach to the sun.

COLOMBO, Nov 12:  Sri Lanka has earned over 2.5 billion U.S. dollars from tourism in the first 10 months of 2024, a significant 59 percent increase compared to the corresponding period of 2023, state media reported on Monday.

HELSINKI, Oct 14: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided on Monday to award the 2024 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel to Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson.