Over 1,000 rally as Hong Kong’s tumultuous year draws to a close
More than a thousand rallied in a Hong Kong park on Sunday (December 29) as a part of events to mark the end of a...
Saudi Arabia sentences Riyadh concert stabber to death: state TV
A Saudi Arabian court sentenced on Sunday a man accused of stabbing three performers at a live show in the capital Riyadh in November to...
Greece proposes World Court if maritime dialogue with Turkey fails
Greece’s Prime Minister said in remarks published on Sunday that if Athens and Ankara cannot solve their dispute about maritime zones in the Mediterranean they...
NHL roundup: Fleury hits milestone, Knights take Pacific lead
Mark Stone scored two goals, and Marc-Andre Fleury moved into a tie for sixth place on the NHL’s all-time wins list as the Vegas Golden...
Egypt competition watchdog approves Uber acquisition of Careem with conditions
The Egyptian Competition Authority (ECA) said on Sunday it had approved ride-hailing group Uber’s acquisition of former regional rival Careem after the regulator agreed to...
Fifty dead as cold wave sweeps through Bangladesh
At least 50 people have died in Bangladesh as cold weather continues to sweep across the country, officials said....
Ukraine begins all-for-all prisoner swap with separatists
Ukrainian government forces and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine have started an all-for-all prisoner swap, after which all remaining prisoners of the five-year conflict should...
More than 1,000 gather for rain-soaked Hong Kong rally
More than 1,000 people rallied in the rain in a park in Hong Kong’s financial district on Sunday, chanting slogans for democracy as they huddled...
Residents, vacationers urged to leave Australian region as fire conditions worsen
Residents and vacationers in part of the Australian state of Victoria were urged to leave on Sunday ahead of what is expected to be a...
Attacker stabs five at rabbi’s New York home
Five people were stabbed at the home of a Hasidic rabbi in New York state late on Saturday, amid increased tension over anti-Semitic assaults. David...
