His medical studies in Syria keep Mohammed Shasho busy enough but whenever he can he also pores over German vocabulary and grammar points in hopes of a move to Europe.

Ines and Norman Kosin left everything behind to follow the teachings of Anastasia, a far-right Russian sect that preaches a return to the land.

Making megastars BTS do their South Korean military service is slowing the global growth of K-pop, the chairman of the septet's agency HYBE said.

In anticipation of higher interest rates in the second half of this year, the government has brought forward the planned issuance of bonds.

The asteroid, which is named 2023 DW and is estimated to be around the size of a 50-metre Olympic swimming pool, was first spotted by a small Chilean observatory on February 26.

The dollar rose 0.4 percent to 134.72 yen, even as wage talks delivered the biggest pay increases in a quarter century which are likely to pressure monetary policy settings in Japan.

The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) is interrogating Communications and Information Minister Johnny G. Plate on alleged corruption in the construction of base transceiver stations (BTS), which was under the auspices of his ministry.

Indonesia is calling on Australia to fulfill its nuclear nonproliferation duties under international law, following an update on a trilateral defense pact that equips its neighbor with up to five nuclear-powered submarines by the 2050s.

Young politicians speak up about concerns that the youth are only being seen as an election commodity with little regard to their actual political aspirations.

Worker pay has been one casualty of the years of sputtering growth in the world's third-largest economy since the late 1990s, leaving Japanese salaries well behind the OECD average.

Lion Air stated on Wednesday that the two pictured aircraft had been returned to their lessor in 2021 after their contract expired.

A KPU worker visited the President's official residence on Tuesday to verify his current domicile as a final step to registering him as a voter in the 2024 general election.

Amid recent news of a tax official embroiled in a corruption scandal, the Makassar customs head says he has been the victim of a targeted online campaign against his family.

In an email to employees, Zuckerberg said Meta would shed 10,000 jobs over the next few months, targeting middle management, and that 5,000 other roles would remain unfilled. 

Asian markets bounced Wednesday as concerns about contagion from the collapse of two US regional lenders eased while investors turned their attention back to next week's Federal Reserve interest rate decision.

But experts say it will mean a decades-long and "devilishly tricky" quest. Here are some key challenges Canberra faces as it tries to transform its military and get the boats in the water:

Honduran President Xiomara Castro said on Tuesday she had instructed the country's foreign minister to bring about the opening of official relations with China, a move that threatens to further diminish Taiwan's dwindling pool of allies.

It is not a scene from some cheesy sci-fi offering but a controversial experiment to get the day off to a much earlier start for the sleep-deprived teens.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said on Wednesday that cooperation with Japan is vital in confronting North Korea's growing threats and protecting global supply chains, calling on both countries to not snarl relations in domestic politics.

The leadership of the House of Representatives has vowed to kickstart its deliberation on the long-awaited domestic worker protection bill in the current sitting session as lawmakers returned from recess on Tuesday.

The psychedelic heads of Crayola Eyes talk about embracing their references and the realization that they needed to mature as a band.

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank has caused a certain degree of paranoia, reminding many of the horrors of the global financial crisis in 2008. 

The House of Representatives will ensure there is no vacuum of power and pledges to give a sense of certainty in the organizing of the upcoming elections despite a controversial court ruling to delay the 2024 polls by more than two years, a deputy speaker said on Tuesday.

Another year, and it’s another blaze for PT Pertamina: on Feb. 3, a fire broke out at the state-owned energy holding company’s Plumpang depot in North Jakarta, killing 20 people living in a residential area in the depot’s vicinity.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Indonesia Vasyl Hamianin said that only a small number of Ukrainian tourists had violated regulations in Indonesia in the past four years.

The President may forget he and the House of Representatives were united in castrating the powerful and much-feared KPK through Law No. 19/2019 that revised Law No. 30/2002 on the KPK in September 2019.

The upcoming arrival of Israel has ignited a furor in the country, but as a good host Indonesia should not mix sports with politics.