Malay court denies former PM Najib Razak house arrest
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: A court in Malaysia has dismissed former Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to serve the remainder of his jail sentence...
France to build new aircraft carrier: Macron
Paris [France], December 23: French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday said that France planned to build a new aircraft carrier.
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela: Reports
Washington DC [US], December 23: The United States is pursuing an oil tanker in waters near Venezuela, according to multiple news agency reports.
Japan to restart world's largest nuclear power plant
Niigata [Japan], December 23: Japan is a step closer to restarting the world's largest nuclear power plant for the first time since the Fukushima disaster.
Thailand, Cambodia to discuss truce amid fierce fighting
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 23: Defence officials from Thailand and Cambodia agreed to meet on Wednesday to revive a collapsed ceasefire as deadly border fighting...
Ukraine calls Miami meetings "productive, constructive", discusses development of 20-point plan with...
Florida [US], December 23: Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council of Ukraine, Rustem Umerov, termed the Ukrainian delegation's meetings with American and European...
UAE Deputy PM meets Elon Musk, discusses technological transformations
Abu Dhabi [UAE], December 23: Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of...
Russian, Venezuelan FMs voice concern over U.S. actions in Caribbean
Moscow [Russia], December 23: Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers on Monday voiced grave concern over "increasing escalatory actions" by Washington in the Caribbean Sea, the...
Greece backs two-state solution as Palestinian president seeks int'l pressure on Israel
Ramallah [Palestine], December 23: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday urged the international community to pressure Israel to halt actions he said are undermining Palestinian...
Explosion at French laboratory near Lyon injures at least 4
Paris [France], December 23: An explosion at a laboratory in eastern France on Monday injured at least four people, three of them seriously, according to...
US to announce start of phase 2 of Gaza deal in new...
Gaza City [Gaza], December 23: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Monday he expects US President Donald Trump to announce the start of the...
Boats stranded after 'sinkhole' opens up in English canal
London [UK], December 23: Ten people have been helped to safety after a 50-metre-long sinkhole breached a canal near the border between England and Wales,...
Israeli military storms West Bank towns, carries out demolition
Jerusalem [Israel], December 23: Israeli forces have stormed towns in the occupied West Bank and demolished a residential building.
Sixteen people die in bus crash on Indonesia's Central Java highway
Jakarta [Indonesia], December 23: A long-distance bus overturned at a toll road exit in Indonesia's Central Java province early Monday, killing 16 people, police said.
Russian general dies in Moscow car bomb attack
Moscow [Russia], December 23: A Russian general has been killed in a bomb blast in Moscow, state investigators said on Monday, the latest in a...
Cultural event held in Cairo to celebrate World Arabic Language Day
Cairo [Egypt], December 22: A three-day cultural event marking World Arabic Language Day kicked off on Sunday in Egypt's capital Cairo.
US Coast Guard pursues suspected sanctions evasion ship near Venezuela
Washington DC [US], December 22: The US Coast Guard is in "active pursuit" of another vessel in international waters near Venezuela, an official has told...
Egyptian pro-democracy activist Abdel-Fattah's travel ban lifted following pardon
Washington DC [US], December 22: A travel ban has been lifted on pro-democracy Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah following his pardon and release from prison last...
Tens of thousands join funeral of slain Bangladesh activist
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 21: Tens of thousands of people joined the funeral prayers on Saturday for a key figure in last year's mass uprising in...
NASA loses contact with Mars orbiter MAVEN
Washington [US], December 21: US space agency NASA has lost contact with the Mars orbiter MAVEN. Efforts are under way to re-establish contact, a NASA...
Brazilian President Lula warns against US military intervention in Venezuela
Brasilia [Brazil], December 21: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned against US military intervention in Venezuela.
Ukraine talks move into next stage in Miami
Kyiv [Ukraine], December 21: Negotiations on a peaceful solution to Russia's war against Ukraine after almost four years since Moscow's invasion enter their next round...
UNSC condemns Rwanda, M23 rebels for offensive in eastern DR Congo
Washington [US], December 21: The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned Rwanda for backing a rebel offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo...
Trump government suspends visa lottery linked to Brown University suspect
Washington [US], December 21: The administration of President Donald Trump has announced it will halt the visa lottery programme that allowed the suspect in the...
MSF urges Israel to let aid into Gaza as children freeze to...
Gaza [Palestine], December 21: Doctors Without Borders, known by its French initials MSF, has warned that babies and children in the Gaza Strip are dying...
Protesters torch Bangladesh newspaper offices after student leader dies
Dhaka [Bangladesh], December 21: The Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka was on edge on Friday (December 19), with the offices of several newspapers still reeling from...
Trump defends increase in unemployment
President Donald Trump on Friday (December 19) defended an increase in the unemployment rate in the U.S., stating that "100% of our new jobs are...