European countries have strengthened the control of migrants after a series of women in Cologne, Germany were attacked by a number of migrants from Middle East and North African countries.

The Netherlands has taken the EU Presidency from Luxemburg. Amidst numerous difficulties taking place in Europe, the Netherlands’ 6-month term will not be easy.

The Singaporean Government plans to spend 19 billion SGD (about US$13.2 billion) on supporting research and development efforts from now to 2020.

China’s landing of two civilian planes on an illegally-built runway in the Chu Thap (Fiery Cross) reef, in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on January 6, has sparked protests in the region, and the world.

In 2015, the world saw a record number of people fleeing their countries because of political instability, war, and poverty.

President of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Hun Sen on January 7 cancelled the plan to amend the country’s election code which would ban political party leaders from holding dual citizenships.

The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) marked the 37th anniversary of the historical victory against the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime (1975-1979) in Phnom Penh on January 7.

Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 47 people, including Shiite religious leader Nimr al-Nimr, on terrorism charges is facing strong international criticism

Saudi Arabia’s mass execution of 47 people, including Shiite religious leader Nimr al-Nimr...

Wiping back tears as he remembered children killed in a mass shooting, President Barack Obama on January 5 ordered stricter gun rules that he can impose without Congress and urged American voters to reject pro-gun candidates.

At least one person was killed and a dozen injured when an earthquake measuring 6.8 struck near Imphal in eastern India on January 4.

Cambodia dispatched its sixth batch of 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon on January 2 to replace the fifth group, who completed their one-year United Nations peacekeeping mission.

Cambodia dispatched its sixth batch of 184 peacekeepers to Lebanon on January 2 to replace the fifth group, who completed their one-year United Nations peacekeeping mission.

A gunman identified by relatives as a member of Israel's Arab minority killed two people on a bustling thoroughfare in central Tel Aviv on Friday before fleeing,

Singaporeans are looking forward to the formation of the ASEAN Community on December 31, expecting it will lead to more jobs and trade opportunities, a recent poll of local media has revealed.