STORY: Monday's quake, with a magnitude of 6.3, was centered near the southern Turkish city of Antakya and was felt in Syria, Egypt and Lebanon.
It struck at a depth of just 2 km (1.2 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said, potentially magnifying its impact at ground level.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh today said she has been made a target for criticism be...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and his wife Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail have j...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 20 — Authorities should not hesitate to investigate Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his remarks out...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Former two-time prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today denied ordering the Ops Lalang in...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — While debating the Health Ministry’s budget today, DAP lawmaker Wong Kah Woh has urged its mini...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke said his party understands pragmatism in politics and has co...
Russia claims US jets were intercepted on Monday
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Parti Pejuang Tanahair still intended to contest in the state elections this year despite faili...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Perlis state religious authorities exercised their power lawfully when it allowed Hindu mum Loh...
STORY: U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bill on Monday requiring the declassification of information related to the origins of the coronavirus.Whether the pandemic was the result of a lab leak from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology,or jumped from animals to humans at a Wuhan market remains a hotly contested debatewith divisions even among U.S. intelligence agencies. China has said there is no credibility behind the lab leak theory.In 2021, Biden directed intelligence agencies to investigate COVID-19's origins.In a statement Monday, Biden said: "In implementing this legislation, my administration will declassify and share as much of that information as possible..."He added that it was essential to find out the origins of the pandemic to prevent another one. The bill sailed through the Senate and House of Representatives without opposition before being sent to the White House.Beijing has been quick to criticise the new legislation,with the foreign ministry saying on Tuesday that the China-related content of the bill misrepresented fact.It called on the U.S. to "immediately stop political manipulation."
There has been much ado over Malaysia's plan to consult with Singapore's affordable housing experts. Here's why some are unhappy about this.
IPOH, March 21 — Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad today said he was taken aback by the federal government’s...
Porn star derides former president over hush money allegations as he rages about potential arrest
Chinese President Xi Jinping left Moscow on Wednesday, March 22, after a three-day visit for meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.Following the talks, the two sides issued joint statements on the deepening of a comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, saying they would develop key areas of Russian-Chinese economic cooperation.The Chinese president invited his Russian counterpart to visit China during an informal meeting, according to Tass.Xi’s flight left Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow.Xi’s trip came just days after the International Criminal Court announced a case against Putin for alleged war crimes in Ukraine. Credit: Zvezda News via Storyful
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 ― Bersatu associate wing information chief S. Subramaniam today welcome MIC and MCA to join Perik...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 — Transport Minister Anthony Loke said when he returned to the ministry after the unity governmen...
Few expect Chinese President Xi Jinping's diplomacy to yield breakthroughs on the Ukraine war.Xi "doesn't actually have to move the needle on peace or a ceasefire in Ukraine.
KUALA LUMPUR, March 21 — Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub said he would raise in...
Like a salesman buttering up his best customer, President Vladimir Putin gushed about China's economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin. “We even feel a bit envious,” Putin said Monday as Xi grinned. China isn't just Moscow's diplomatic partner in opposing what they see as U.S. domination of global affairs.
Forecasters are predicting the return of the El Nino weather pattern later this year – and it could lead to hotter temperatures around the world.
