May2017

News Hour: Sri Lankans recovering from devastating floods are bracing themselves for more rain as emergency teams rush to deliver aid. Floodwaters receded on Sunday but many villages were still inundated. At least 151 people have...

News Hour: Islamist militants locked in street-to-street battles with security forces in a southern Philippine city have killed 19 civilians, the military said Sunday, bringing the official death toll from nearly a week of fighting to...

News Hour: China’s national observatory issued a yellow alert on Sunday for high temperatures, the least serious in a three-tier warning system, with some northern provinces expected to see temperatures of up to 39 degrees Celsius....

News Hour: A strike at Italian carrier Alitalia, placed into administration earlier this month, grounded 200 flights on Sunday, the airline said, adding it managed to reassign some 80 percent of passengers affected. Alitalia, which has...

News Hour: Problems at one of its suppliers has forced German carmaker BMW to halt production in Leipzig and could hit its plants in China and South Africa. The magazine said problems at one of BMW’s...

News Hour: With the progress of information and communications technology, the world is transforming at a never-seen-before speed. The development in ICT has created a major shift towards smart solutions across all fields. Technology is changing...

News Hour: Adolescents who are admitted to hospital for alcohol, drug, or violence-related injuries are at a similar risk of suicide 10 years later than those who have self-harmed, according to a study using data from...

News Hour: Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh recently was a host to a regional workshop on various aspects of strengthening, empowering and sustaining small-scale fish farmers association in Asia. The workshop was jointly organized by Food and...

News Hour: India has reported cases of the Zika virus, the World Health Organization said, adding that efforts should be made to strengthen surveillance. The WHO said that on May 15 India’s health ministry reported three...

News Hour: Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city’s upmarket shopping district. Located on the affluent Orchard Road, the...