Australian home prices jumped in November but gains in Sydney and Melbourne slowed, as expectations there would be no interest rate cuts anytime soon undermined sentiment in those already expensive markets, property consultant Cotality said on Monday. Home prices nationwide increased 1 per cent in
Euro zone manufacturing activity slipped back into contraction territory in November on weakening demand that forced firms to cut jobs at the quickest rate in seven months, a private survey showed. The HCOB Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), compiled by S&P Global, fell to 49
The sons of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan fear authorities are concealing "something irreversible" about his condition after more than three weeks with no evidence that he is still alive, one of them said. As court-ordered prison visits stay blocked
The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 442, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Sunday. BNPB Chief Suharyanto said at a press briefing that North Sumatra recorded the highest number of casualties. "The n
The Nepali government has announced financial aid of 200,000 US dollars for Sri Lanka to support relief and recovery efforts for people badly affected by recent floods. Heavy rainfall and flooding triggered by Cyclone Ditwah in the past few days have resulted in the deaths of at least 334 people,
More than a thousand people turned out on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years, as Beijing warned it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest in the wake of the blaze. The cause of the blaze at a high-rise apart
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has submitted an official request for his pardon to Israeli President Isaac Herzog, the Israeli president's office said on Sunday. "The Office of the President is aware that this is an extraordinary request which carries with it significant implications. A
Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi have been booked on charges of criminal conspiracy in a fresh FIR in connection with the National Herald money laundering case, Indian media report. Filed by the Delhi Police’s Economic Offences Wing (EOW), and registered on Oct 3, the FIR names six i
Myanmar junta leader has said citizens living in the United States and other countries will be welcomed if they wish to return. The announcement came after the United States ended temporary protected status for nearly 4,000 Myanmar nationals earlier this week. Irrawaddy reported that speaking at
Myanmar junta leader has said citizens living in the United States and other countries will be welcomed if they wish to return. The announcement came after the United States ended temporary protected status for nearly 4,000 Myanmar nationals earlier this week. Irrawaddy reported that speaking at
The death toll from floods and landslides following cyclonic rains in the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to 303, the head of the country's disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, up from a previous figure of 174 dead. Large parts of Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand have been stricken
A blaze that ripped through a massive apartment block in Hong Kong has claimed at least 128 lives, with 150 people still missing, surpassing the toll of a similar incident at London's Grenfell Tower in 2017. Here is how the disaster compares to some other major building fire incidents arou
Hong Kong on Saturday mourned the 128 people known to have died in a massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex, a toll that is likely to rise with 150 still missing days after the disaster.Authorities have arrested 11 people in connection with the city's worst blaze in nearly 80 years as they i
