Members of the clergy attend the Christmas midnight Mass at the Church of the Nativity compound in the biblical city of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank on December 25, 2023. (Photo by Nasser Nasser / POOL / AFP) VATICAN CITY, Holy See– People donned Santa caps on beaches, ski slopes...
SEOUL, South Korea– A South Korean vessel named after a warship torpedoed by Pyongyang in 2010 resulting in the deaths of 46 sailors began a new mission with "unbeatable combat readiness", Seoul's military said Saturday. The sinking of the Cheonan has remained a politicised issue in...
SAN FRANCISCO, United States– The breach-of-contract lawsuit was brought by former employer Mark Schobinger in June. The lawsuit said Twitter had promised workers a 2022 performance bonus if they stayed with the company through the final possible payout date, which was the first quarter...
Recycled solar pannels ready to be shipped are pictured at the We Recycle Solar plant in Yuma, Arizona on December 6, 2023. As the world pivots from planet-warming fossil fuels to renewable energy, a new pollution problem is rearing its head: what to do with old or worn-out solar panels. With an...
UNITED STATES, United States– The United Nations Security Council approved on Friday a watered-down resolution that demands all sides in the Israel-Hamas conflict allow the "safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance at scale." After days of delays, the resolution also...
MOSCOW, Russia– Police on Friday detained the deputy director of Russia's space agency Roscosmos over the suspected embezzlement of 4.3 million euros from the crisis-hit sector. Oleg Frolov and two other suspects are accused of a "large-scale fraud", said a statement from the Russian...
This photo taken on December 21, 2023 shows Indonesian presidential candidate Anies Baswedan posing after an interview with AFP at his campaign rally in Tangerang. Anies Baswedan, Jakarta's former governor, is in a three-way battle in the February 2024 vote to lead the world's third biggest...
WASHINGTON, United States - A top-level US delegation will head to Mexico soon to discuss concerns on migration, the White House said Thursday, after the two countries' leaders spoke on the phone and agreed urgent action was needed. Presidents Joe Biden and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador...
SHANGHAI, China - Chinese police have shut down 34,000 online accounts and punished more than 6,300 people for allegedly spreading rumours as part of a crackdown launched in April, state media reported on Friday. The Chinese internet is tightly controlled by the ruling Communist Party, and...
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Several EU nations, led by France, on Friday rejected a reform that supporters argue would improve conditions for app workers in the gig economy. The European Parliament and member states on December 13 agreed on a reform that could have been the world's first covering...
GENEVA, Switzerland - The Red Cross said Friday that it had appointed Pierre Krahenbuhl, a controversial former head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, as its director-general. The Swiss national, with more than 30 years of experience in the humanitarian sector, will take over in...
BEIJING, China - The toll from China's deadliest earthquake in years rose to 148 on Friday, state media reported, as authorities turned their attention to resettling thousands of people displaced by the disaster. The quake, which struck northwest China just before midnight on Monday, has...
