A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck off the coast of Chile in the Drake Passage between Cape Horn and Antarctica at a depth of just 10 km (6 miles) on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said.

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KYIV - Ukraine's internal security agency, the SBU, on Friday accused Russian intelligence of orchestrating an attempt to assassinate a prominent Ukrainian blogger, accusing a 45-year-old woman of ...

WASHINGTON - Two major U.S. scientific associations on Friday called for submissions for a special compilation of research ...

NEWPORT, Rhode Island - After a decade becalmed in sporting limbo, team racing's world championship is set to roar back to life next month when Newport's storied waters host 12 crews determined to ...

QUITO - Ecuador's elections body on Friday said a request from the leftist opposition to recount presidential votes from thousands of ballot boxes was inadmissible, the second such denial made by the ...

The local star hopes to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Chinese studies come August. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

BRUSSELS - NATO chief Mark Rutte has proposed alliance members boost defence spending to 3.5% of GDP and commit a further 1.5 ...

Resurgent Borussia Dortmund will seek the help of their crowd as the 12th man when they host mid-table Wolfsburg in the ...

BUCHAREST - Romanian hard-right politician George Simion, poised to win Sunday's presidential election first round re-run, ...

LONDON - Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta delivered some positive injury news for the Champions League semi-finalists on Friday ...

The rule is that overseas polls must close not later than the close of polls in Singapore. Read more at straitstimes.com.