Flags across the country will be lowered to half-staff until late next month to honor former President Jimmy Carter, who passed away at the age of 100. According to U.S. flag code, flags must be ...

The array of lights that turn Hong Kong's famous skyline incandescent is world famous, but now the city is turning to designs ...

Housing is famously cramped in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong, thanks to sky-high property prices, but a single toilet ...

The Sydney Cricket Ground and the Australian team caps were adorned in pink ahead of the fifth and final Test against India. The change in colour from the Baggy Green to the Baggy Pink marks the ...

An Islamic State flag attached to the pickup truck used to kill and injure dozens of people in New Orleans is a grim reminder of the persistent threat posed by Islamist extremism. Investigators ...

Hundreds of thousands of revellers packed both sides of Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour for a fireworks display on New Year’s Eve, as they expressed hopes for health and happiness in 2025.

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Hua Hong Semiconductor (Hua Hong) has announced the appointment of former Intel vice president Peng Bai as its new president, effective January 1, 2025. The appointment follows a broader ...

China's Hua Hong Semiconductor (688347.SS), the country's second-largest chip foundry, has hired a former Intel (INTC) veteran as its new president amid a management reshuffle. The Shanghai-based ...

The man who killed 10 people and injured at least 35 others in a horrific terrorist attack in New Orleans on New Year's Day was reportedly carrying an ISIS flag with him in the rental truck he ...

The driver who plowed into crowds in New Orleans was flying an ISIS flag on his truck, the FBI confirmed today. Scene photos had captured the flag on the back of the truck moments after the ...

President Joe Biden announced Monday, Dec. 30 that all U.S. flags will fly at half-staff to honor the death of former President Jimmy Carter. Here's what we know about how long they'll be lowered ...