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.
Nigeria: Remaining 130 abducted schoolchildren released
Papiri [Nigeria], December 23: Another 130 children abducted in November in a raid on a school in Niger state in north-central Nigeria have been released,...
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.
Bondi shooters threw unexploded pipe bombs at crowd: Police
Sydney [Australia], December 23: Newly released court documents have revealed a mass of new information about the Australian police investigation into the Bondi beach shooting.
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...
Ecuador soldiers sentenced to decades in prison over disappearance of murdered boys
Quito [Ecuador], December 23: An Ecuadorean court has sentenced 11 of 17 soldiers to more than 34 years in prison over the forced disappearance 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.
130 kidnapped schoolchildren freed after a month, say Nigerian authorities
Lagos [Nigeria], December 23: Nigerian authorities on Sunday said that 130 children abducted from a Catholic school last month are now free.
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.
Suspect in Sydney terror attack transferred from hospital to prison
Sydney [Australia], December 23: The 24-year-old man alleged to be one of two gunmen responsible for the Bondi Beach terror attack has been transferred from...
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...
Nigeria confirms release of remaining abducted schoolchildren in central state
Abuja [Nigeria], December 22: The Nigerian government on Sunday confirmed that all remaining schoolchildren and staff held hostage by suspected terrorists following an attack on...
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.
African leaders call for regional-led solution to DR Congo conflict
Kampala [Uganda], December 22: African leaders on Sunday called for regional-led efforts to take the forefront in resolving the crisis in the Democratic Republic of...
Russia to step up joint efforts with EAEU partners to develop ties:...
Moscow [Russia], December 22: Russia highly values the mutually beneficial cooperation with its partners in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and hopes to step up...
2 killed in car-train collision in SW Poland
Warsaw [Poland], December 22: Two people were killed on Sunday when a car collided with a passenger train at a railway crossing in Ziebice, southwestern...
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...
Nine killed, 10 injured in South Africa tavern shooting
Cape Town [South Africa], December 22: A manhunt is under way after a shooting at a tavern in South Africa left nine people dead and...