Ahmad Zahid announces in a press conference that Umno will not contest in the coming Port Dickson by-election.

Alcohol kills three million people worldwide each year -- more than AIDS, violence and road accidents combined, the World Health Organization said Friday, adding that men are particularly at risk.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in's approval rating jumped this week as he basked in an intense media focus on his summit with the North's leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, a survey showed Friday.

The death toll from a monsoon landslide in the central Philippines has risen to 22, officials said Friday, as rescuers dug through the night in a frantic search for survivors of the latest tragedy in the storm-hit nation.

Six people were killed and dozens are missing after a landslide unleashed by monsoon rains struck in the central Philippines Thursday, inflicting more misery on the already storm-battered nation.

The Election Commission (EC) has set Oct 13 for polling in the Port Dickson parliamentary by-election.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma said his ambitious pledge to create one million jobs in the US had been scuppered by the trade row between Beijing and Washington, Chinese state news reported Thursday.

Rosmah may be charged on Friday with up to 20 criminal charges, mostly linked to money laundering.

"If I really want to quit Umno, I will take with me party members and supporters who have gone through the thick and thin with me all these years."

Najib will be charged with 25 charges involving the alleged deposit of RM2.6 billion into his personal account.