Philippine lawmakers were urged to pass a measure that would institutionalize the delivery of telepsychiatry services for Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), a group of researchers funded by the ...

GENEVA — Iraq’s former president Barham Salih has been chosen as the next High Commissioner for Refugees for the United Nations, a letter showed on Friday, breaking with a tradition of appointing ...

Hundreds of thousands of displaced Gazans face flooding of their tents and shelters by heavy rains, and materials for shelters and sandbags are not being allowed to enter the enclave, the UN ...

Malaysian prosecutors have dropped their appeal against the acquittal of Rosmah Mansor, the wife of jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak, in a case involving money laundering and tax evasion, ...

Two exiled democracy activists wanted by Hong Kong say police in Australia and Britain are investigating fake, sexualized images used to target them in a campaign of harassment. Former Hong Kong ...

By Katherine K. Chan THE BANGKO SENTRAL ng Pilipinas (BSP) may cut benchmark rates by another 25 basis points (bp) next year to end its current easing cycle, its chief said on Friday, but ruled out an ...

Philippines 2025 celebrated the nation’s most forward-thinking business leaders and high-performing enterprises, recognizing their pivotal role in shaping the Philippines’ next era of growth through ...

The quarter-long GDay 2025 celebration, dedicated to long-standing partners and clients, culminated in  two flagship executive gatherings: the Executive Night: Weavers of Connection on September 23, ...

Thailand was set for an earlier than expected election after its king endorsed Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s bid to dissolve parliament on Friday, as a border conflict with Cambodia raged and ...

A federal judge ruled on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant program designed to protect states and communities ...

Five Caribbean nations are pushing to develop geothermal energy by pooling expertise and separating drilling from power plant development to work around scarce funding, aiming to cut costs in a region ...

Philippine central bank governor Eli M. Remolona, Jr. said on Friday the bank is intervening in the foreign exchange market to dampen volatility of the local currency, but not to set a target rate ...