Hong Kong (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Stock markets plunged Monday as oil and gas prices soared on fears about supplies from the Middle East with the US-Israeli war against Iran continuing into a second week with no sign of letting up.
Tokyo (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - China slammed a weekend visit by Taiwan's Premier Cho Jung-tai to Tokyo in which he watched a baseball game, even as Japan said Monday he had no contact with government officials.
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 09, 2026 - A peculiar ancient relative of modern crocodiles that appears to have started life on four legs before adopting a two legged stance in adulthood has been described in a new study. The reptile, named
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 9, 2026 - Ships anchored in the Gulf or transiting the Strait of Hormuz are changing their tracking data to boast links to China in an attempt to evade Iranian attacks, according to data from shipping tracker Marine Traffic analysed by AFP.
Kuala Lumpur (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The latest search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which went missing 12 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries, concluded in January without yielding any findings, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Sunday.
Paris, France (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei, has been appointed to succeed his father as the new head of the Islamic republic.
Washington, United States (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The global positioning system (GPS) capabilities of cargo ships, oil tankers and other vessels stuck in the Middle East because of the widening war are likely worse than those in your cell phone.
Stockholm (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Global weapons flows grew by almost 10 percent in the past five years, with Europe more than tripling imports, a report showed on Monday.
Tehran (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - The United States and Israel hit five oil facilities with overnight strikes in and near the Iranian capital, killing four people, an official told state TV on Sunday.
Colombo (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Sri Lanka discharged 22 Iranian crew from hospital who were plucked from life rafts after their warship was sunk by a US submarine, officials said Sunday.
Langfang, China (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - New mother Zhang Xiaofei wanted to be financially secure before having a baby, wary of high childcare costs that have been softened only a little by Chinese government cash incentives to boost record-low births.
Kathmandu (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Nepal's centrist RSP party of rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah had secured a majority in the direct parliamentary elections, partial official results showed Sunday, and was heading for a landslide according to official trends.
Los Banos, Philippines (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - A thin band of light from Cristian Lucanas's headlamp pierces the blackness of a Philippine rainforest as he digs through the underbrush before gently scooping up a cockroach with his bare hands.
Geneva (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Swiss voters on Sunday rejected a proposal to create a multibillion-dollar climate fund aimed at combating global warming and its consequences, voting against it by a large margin.
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Israel struck a hotel in central Beirut on Sunday, the first attack on the city centre since the start of the new war with Hezbollah, as Lebanon said nearly 400 people were killed over the past week.
Dhaka (AFP) Mar 8, 2026 - Bangladesh launched fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at filling stations and boiling over into anger.
