Global Fund aims for the first shipment to reach at least one African country by year-end. Read more at straitstimes.com.

BEIRUT - Thousands of Syrian refugees are set to return from Lebanon this week under the first, U.N.-backed plan providing ...

Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal were invited to a summit. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

Gilead Sciences and the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Wednesday they had finalized plans to ...

BRUSSELS - The European Parliament on Wednesday rejected a proposal to fast-track talks on the EU's new climate target, ...

Guinness World Record, though, still recognises the Asian elephant Lin Wang as the oldest at 86. Read more at ...

LONDON - Christian Horner's sacking as Red Bull team boss, a seismic moment for the sport despite warning tremors, raises ...

The opposition Congress party said the accident “exposes… rampant corruption”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

ATHENS - Greece will stop processing asylum applications from people coming from North Africa for three months after a rise ...

CANBERRA - The British & Irish Lions were made to work, but eased to a 36-24 win over a depleted ACT Brumbies team in ...

More than a thousand people have been affected by heat-related illnesses. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at ...

ANKARA - A Turkish court on Wednesday blocked access to some content from Grok, developed by Elon Musk-founded company xAI, ...