SINGAPORE – A British woman at the centre of a new Netflix documentary – about how she is said to have tricked her own son into giving her £300,000 (S$520,000) – has been charged in court in Singapore with defrauding three people.

MANILA – When a magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck Myanmar on March 28, tremors rolled through Southeast Asia. In central Bangkok, the shaking brought down scaffolding and shook high-rises — then, more disastrously, caused a 30-story governmen...

HANOI – Cybercriminals in Việt Nam are increasingly leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to orchestrate highly sophisticated scams, authorities have warned, marking a sharp evolution from traditional fraud tactics.

SUZUKA, Japan - Four-time world champion Max Verstappen smashed the track record to snatch pole position for Sunday’s Japanese Grand Prix ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris, as Yuki Tsunoda qualified a lowly 15th in his Red Bull debut.

LIVERPOOL, England - Everton did neighbours Liverpool a massive favour by holding title-chasing Arsenal to a 1-1 Premier League draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Chiang Rai United guaranteed their Thai League 1 status when they beat Nongbua Pitchaya 2-1 on Friday night.

Three US aid workers were laid off while in Myanmar helping the rescue and recovery from the country’s massive earthquake, a former senior staffer said, as the Trump administration’s dismantling of foreign aid affects its disaster response.

COLOMBO - India and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to develop an energy hub in Sri Lanka, the Indian foreign ministry said on Saturday, as New Delhi’s competition with China grows in the Indian Ocean island nation.

WASHINGTON - When Liz Gabbitas joined thousands of fellow protesters Saturday in the US capital, she thought her message to the Trump administration would be best delivered through her homemade sign: a cardboard guillotine.

Regian Eersel lost his ONE Championship lightweight kickboxing title on the scale after failing to pass hydration at Thursday’s official weigh-ins.