

RM1,350 for S’pore sex party
DESPITE a hefty fee of S$450 (RM1,350) for men, a Singapore couple managed to secure enough interest to organise 10 sex parties in less...


Philippines' oil still in troubled waters after South China Sea ruling
MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippines, eager to resume development of vital oil and gas reserves off its coast, will likely need to reach an...


Trump's 'politics of fear' dangerous for U.S., world - German foreign minister
BERLIN (Reuters) - Donald Trump, having clinched the Republican Party's nomination for the Nov. 8 presidential election, threatens U.S....


Patriotic upsurge drives Turkish flag sales after failed coup
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Military coups are rarely good for business but at least one small sector of Turkey's economy has seen a roaring...


Oil price up, notches weekly gain on improved demand outlook
Brent crude futures closed up 24 cents, or 0.5 percent, at $47.61. It slipped as much as 1.5 percent earlier to a session low of $46.65...


French conservatives seize on security lapses after latest attack
PARIS (Reuters) - Conservative French politicians lost no time on Friday blaming the Socialist government for lapses that let a gunman...


'Black Lives Matter' - a movement that defies definition
(Corrects spelling of name Punch in penultimate and last paragraph) WASHINGTON (Reuters) - “Black Lives Matter” has become a mantra for...


China’s Midea buys nearly half of German robotics firm Kuka
Near majority: Combined with its existing holding of 13.5% in Kuka, the two purchases mean Midea now holds 48.5%, or not far from the...
Singapore leads Hong Kong in the race to be Asia’s fintech hub
SINGAPORE: Singapore is rushing to reinvent itself as Asia’s financial technology, or fintech, hub to fend off a regulatory threat to its...


Mob Destroys Mosque as Religious, Ethnic Tension Rises in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) - A group of men from a village in central Myanmar destroyed a mosque in the first serious outburst of inter-religious...