Male school bullies in Singapore could face caning as a "last resort" to stamp out bad behaviour under new education guidelines.

Just hours earlier, Secretary of State Marco Rubio noted 10 civilian sailors had died because their ships had been effectively stranded in the Persian Gulf since the outbreak of the war.

Pope Leo speaks on the Church's message of peace and answers question on the Iran war in a rebuke of Trump.

A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was waiting for help off the coast of Cape Verde in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday after three passengers died and at least three other people were left seriously ill in a suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus, according to the World Health Organization and the ship’s operator.

Medical teams have boarded a stranded cruise ship to investigate three deaths from hantavirus.

The US has launched "Project Freedom" in the Strait of Hormuz as Iranian attacks continue.

The prime minister took the unusual step of sharing the fake image to confront online critics who fell for the falsehood and complained that she should be ashamed of herself.

The United Arab Emirates’ decision to leave the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries advances Donald Trump’s goal of weakening the powerful oil bloc.

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters as the search for a missing businessman led to a grim finding.

A South African police officer had to brave crocodile-infested waters of the Komati River to recover human remains.

Vision showed thick smoke billowing from a large site with ruined buildings and debris strewn around the area.

The US president says the economy is “roaring” despite the fallout from the Iran war making things more expensive. And delivering a focused message on the economy is not much in Trump’s style.