EU states urge peaceful transition in Syria, say no contact with oppn...
Brussels [Belgium], December 10: The European Union's 27 member states called for an "orderly, peaceful and inclusive transition"after the end of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad's...
Indonesia: Flash flooding kills at least 10 on Java island
Java [Indonesia], December 10: At least 10 people are known to have died and at least two more are missing after landslides triggered by heavy...
Donald Trump nominates 'hawkish' former Senator as Ambassador to China
Washington DC [US], December 10: US President-elect Donald Trump has named former Georgia Senator David Perdue as his pick for the US Ambassador to China,...
Germany to close loophole that let human smugglers stash boats there
Berlin [Germany], December 10: Germany will close a legal loophole that enabled human traffickers to store the small boats they use to cross the English...
Syria's new administration moves to form govt
Damascus [Syria], December 10: Syria's Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) group said they are working on taking complete control of the Syrian capital Damascus and promised...
Dial-a-dealer coke sellers targeted for 'silly season'
Sydney [Australia], December 10: Small-time drug pushers operating dial-a-dealer schemes are in police sights in the lead-up to Christmas as revellers unwind during the party...
Haiti gang massacres around 180 people in Cite Soleil slum
Port-au-Prince [Haiti], December 10: Around 180 people were killed over the weekend in Haiti's Cite Soleil area, Haiti's prime minister's office said on Monday, after...
New Zealand spy agency says terror attack remains 'realistic possibility'
Wellington [New Zealand], December 10: A terror attack in New Zealand remains a "realistic possibility" over the next year as evolving global and domestic security...
Netanyahu corruption trial: What you need to know
Jerusalem [Israel], December 10: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will testify for the first time in his long-running corruption trial.
First agreement under Taiwan-US trade initiative to come into force
Taipei City [Taiwan]/Washington DC [US], December 10: The first agreement signed under a trade initiative between Taiwan and the United States will come into force,...
With Assad gone, new era starts in Syria as the world watches
Damascus [Syria], December 10: Damascus stirred back to life at the start of a hopeful but uncertain era after rebels seized the Syrian capital and...
South Korea President Yoon banned from foreign travel
Seoul [South Korea], December 10: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has been banned from leaving the country over a failed attempt at imposing martial...
Talks target worker safety in Pacific labour scheme
Canberra [Australia], December 10: Safety for tens of thousands of Pacific islander workers in Australia as part of a labour scheme is a major issue...
Police investigating after body found near Sydney Airport
Sydney [Australia], December 9: A major police investigation is underway after a body was found dumped near Sydney Airport on Monday.
Japan revises Q3 GDP growth up to 1.2 pct
Tokyo [Japan], December 9: Japan's Cabinet Office on Monday revised the country's economic growth for the third quarter to an annualized rate of 1.2 percent,...
Turkish FM underscores need to prevent terrorists from exploiting Syria's situation
Doha [Qatar], December 9: Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan stressed here on Sunday the need to prevent terrorist organizations from exploiting the situation in Syria...
Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopens after restoration
Paris [France], December 9: Five years after being devastated by a fire, the restored Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral officially reopened on Saturday with a grand...
Israeli airstrikes hit military sites in Damascus, Quneitra
Damascus [Syria], December 9: Israeli warplanes carried out multiple strikes on Sunday against the former Syrian government's military and security sites in and around Damascus,...
Libya approves national strategy to achieve food self-sufficiency
Tripoli [Libya], December 9: Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamed Dbeibah on Sunday approved the National Food Security Strategy 2025-2035, the Libyan government said in a statement.
4 dead, 10 missing as minibus plunges into canal in Egypt's Asyut
Cairo [Egypt], December 9: Rescue teams in Egypt's Asyut province recovered the bodies of four people on Sunday after a minibus carrying 14 passengers plunged...
Syria updates: Rebels announce curfew after Assad's fall
Damascus [Syria], December 9: The Syrian armed opposition command has said it will impose a curfew in Damascus, starting at 4 p.m. local time (1300...
Pakistan: Lahore's Anti-Terror court extends interim bail of former PM Imran Khan's...
Lahore [Pakistan], December 9: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) in Lahore has extended the interim bail of Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan's sisters Aleema Khan,...
Kaspersky joins UNIDO's Global Alliance on Artificial Intelligence for Industry and Manufacturing
Vienna [Austria], December 9: The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) has announced that Kaspersky, a global cybersecurity and digital privacy company, has joined the...
UN stresses need to support comprehensive political transition in Syria
New York [US], December 9: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has emphasised the need for international support to ensure that any political transition in Syria...
Ukraine War 1019: Confusing Information on Russian and Ukrainian Casualties
Kiev [Ukraine], December 9: The Ukrainska Pravda newspaper quoted Zelensky on December 8 as saying that since the war began, Ukraine has lost 43,000 soldiers...
South Korea in the midst of leadership crisis
Seoul [South Korea], December 9: Prosecutors also seized his phone and arrested former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, who advised President Yoon to declare martial law...
Syrian President and family are refugees in Russia
Moscow [Russia], December 9: The RIA Novosti and TASS news agencies on December 8 quoted Kremlin sources as saying that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and...