SEOUL: South Korea said Friday that reports of a “medical catastrophe” were overblown despite a near three-week walkout by junior doctors, but vowed to improve pay and conditions for medics.Thousands…
Crew members aboard the world’s largest cruise ship have rescued 14 people who had been stranded at sea on a tiny boat for eight days. The drama unfolded as the…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Friday introduced the draft bill of a new national security law that includes life sentences for major offences such as treason and insurrection.The homegrown legislation…
Israel will be allowed to compete in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest after changing the lyrics to its song, organisers have said. Eden Golan will sing for Israel at the…
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided an artillery firing drill by the Korean People’s Army, the country’s military force, state media KCNA reported on Friday. The drill, carried…
Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his work on popular titles like Dragon Ball and Dr Slump, has died aged 68, his publisher has said. He died…
LONDON: Former British Prime Minister Theresa May will not stand for re-election to parliament, she said on Friday, becoming the latest member of the governing Conservative Party to signal their…
Mahboba Amini (not her real name), a women’s and education rights activist in Afghanistan, shares her story with Sky News. March is Women’s History Month and 8 March is International…
TOKYO: Male office workers at a telecoms firm in Tokyo have experienced simulated menstrual pain to help them become more sympathetic toward female colleagues ahead of International Women’s Day on…
In a hospital in northern Gaza, it’s been claimed 13 babies died of malnutrition in a single day last week. A Sky News camera team has filmed inside the hospital,…