Philippine police have begun arresting people caught vaping in public, hours after President Duterte announced e-cigarette ban.

The US Senate unanimously adopted legislation Tuesday supporting "human rights and democracy" in Hong Kong and threatening to revoke its special economic status, angering China which promptly summoned a US diplomat and threatened countermeasures.

The parliamentary sitting was suspended for two minutes this morning as there were not enough MPs present at the hall for the sitting to proceed.

A plane crash in Texas, a deadly explosion in Iowa, a massive fire in Arizona -- elaborate baby gender reveal parties, a growing trend among parents in the US, have taken a nightmarish turn.

Switching to renewables could cut the health impacts of air pollution from power generation as much as 80 percent by mid-century, experts said Tuesday.

Sydney has been shrouded in dangerous haze as smoke from bushfires blazing along Australia's eastern seaboard sends pollution levels soaring.

Relatives of young protesters holed up inside Hong Kong Polytechnic University hold anxious vigil as police vow to arrest those inside.

Four Malaysian men have been caned for having gay sex in violation of Islamic laws, with activists Tuesday condemning "vicious punishments" they said highlighted a crackdown on the LGBT community.

Azmin says he will attend tomorrow night's PKR political bureau meeting if he has the time.

PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali said the meeting with opposition Members of Parliament at his residence in Putrajaya last night was just a normal meeting and there was nothing unusual about it.