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What is India’s Gen-Z ‘cockroach’ movement and why is it a worry for Modi?

The "Cockroach Janta Party", led by 30-year-old Boston University graduate Abhijeet Dipke, draws support from young people frustrated by a lack of jobs.

Argentina to expand hantavirus search to a second province

Attention has been focused on the South American nation as the potential origin of the outbreak.

Messi recovering well from injury, could feature in Argentina warm-ups, says Scaloni

Putin held 'friendly one-on-one meeting' with Germany's Schroeder, Kremlin says

ST. PETERSBURG, Russia, June 5 - Russian President Vladimir Putin held a one-on-one meeting with former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, which was \"good and friendly,\" Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov was quoted as saying on Friday by Russian news agencies.

Two leaks detected on International Space Station, Russian space agency says

An all-nighter, six articles and an NTU campus newspaper born again

Amid a generation that gets its news in short clips, student publications often see little readership and interest. The students behind them, however, are determined to make sure they stay.

Singapore to ease restrictions on operating new hotels, hostels in heritage precincts at Boat Quay, Beach Road

Proposals for new short-term accommodation uses in the areas were generally not allowed to avoid "over-proliferation", says the Urban Redevelopment Authority.

Commentary: UMNO’s ‘selective confrontations’ in Johor, Negeri Sembilan seek to push Anwar into a corner. What's next?

The impending snap polls in Johor and Negeri Sembilan are not simply state-level electoral contests. They are opening salvos by the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) to set the stage for a national power struggle that will test the foundations of Malaysia’s first genuine multi-coalition government, writes CNA's Leslie Lopez.

Indonesia to 'refocus' free meal programme on quality; no longer prioritising 83 million target

The agency will also be cutting back on new kitchens and targeting recipients in more remote areas, Nanik Sudaryati Deyang, the new chief of the National Nutrition Agency, said on Thursday (Jun 4).

‘Engineered babies’: Scientists move a step closer with precise editing of human embryo genes

Despite some failures, the method was promising to some experts.

In a first, scientists precisely edit human embryo genes

Despite some failures, the method was promising to some experts.

US races to contain flesh-eating parasite screwworm, reports no further cases

One official said the presence of screwworms is an "agricultural emergency".

French billionaire Sterin lays bare right‑wing agenda in first public hearing

PARIS, June 4 - French billionaire Pierre-Edouard Sterin used his first appearance before lawmakers on Thursday to lay out his campaign to bring free-market and conservative ideas into power, less than a year before France’s next presidential election.

Hundreds in Libya protest against migrants, refugees outside UN office

Demonstrators call for the closure of the UN refugee agency headquarters in Tripoli.

Libyans block off UN refugee office in protest against migrants

TRIPOLI, June 4 - Hundreds of Libyan demonstrators blocked off the office of the U.N. refugee agency in the capital Tripoli on Thursday during a protest against migrants who have travelled to the country in search of work or passage to Europe.

German far-right party takes aim at domestic security services

BERLIN, June 4 - The man Germany's far-right AfD hopes will become the party's first state premier took aim at the domestic intelligence service, which he accused on Thursday of being \"politically directed\" by the ruling conservatives to spy on political opponents.

Romanian president nominates adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister

BUCHAREST, June 4 - Romania's centrist President Nicusor Dan designated his adviser Eugen Tomac as prime minister on Thursday, seeking to end a political crisis that has stalled policymaking, endangered access to EU funds and driven the leu currency to record lows.

Switzerland to deploy 4,000 troops on its side of border as France hosts G-7 summit

GENEVA, June 4 - Switzerland will deploy around 4,000 troops inside its territory to reinforce security as world leaders gather for the G7 summit in neighboring France in mid-June, the Swiss army said on Thursday.

Latest ceasefire agreement unlikely to provide framework for stability between Israel and Lebanon

A resurgent Hezbollah is bad news for Netanyahu, who faces elections in the next few months.

Several people killed in plane crash in Croatia's Istria region

June 4 - Several people were killed when a small plane crashed on Thursday in the northwestern Croatian region of Istria, near the Adriatic town of Medulin, state news agency Hina reported, citing police.