In a special series, Play of the Month, The Straits Times’ sports desk will dive into a sport. Every month this year, an ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan – The proposed amount of US$250 billion (S$336 billion) a year by 2035, to be given by developed nations to developing countries as part of a trillion-dollar climate finance goal, is ...

WASHINGTON - US President-elect Donald Trump has nominated surgeon and writer Dr Martin Makary to lead the US Food and Drug ...

SHILO, West Bank - After a record expansion of Israeli settlement activity, some settler advocates in the occupied West Bank ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan - At least 18 people were killed and 30 injured in further sectarian violence in northwestern Pakistan, ...

NEW DELHI - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party and its allies were set to return to power in the nation's richest ...

LAS VEGAS - Argentine Formula One rookie Franco Colapinto is uncertain for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix after crashing ...

JOHOR BAHRU - Those going on tours or relaxing around bodies of water have been urged to be cautious during this rainy season ...

The President-elect is assembling a team of hawks, mavericks and loyalists for his Cabinet. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Parents frequently lie to their children. “No, you can’t have any chocolate – it’s all gone”, when there’s a jumbo bar of ...

SINGAPORE – Training courses with low ratings are being weeded out and held to higher standards by SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG), as part of efforts to raise the quality of such programmes. The agency ...

Chess is often used as a metaphor for other things. Politicians and diplomats supposedly play “3D chess” when they negotiate ...