Israeli shootings on Palestinians near Gaza's borders continued Friday, wounding one local worker collecting gravel in northern Gaza Strip.

At least 40 people were killed in what officials described a historic "firestorm" near Israel's port city of Haifa on Thursday.

 Afghanistan announced on December 1 the final batch of results from a September 18 parliamentary election, with poll organizers aiming to wrap up a vote marred by widespread fraud and pave the way for a new parliament.

US Undersecretary of State William Burns said on December 1 that there is still time for diplomacy with Iran over its nuclear program.

 

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) claimed on November 30 that it is has "thousands of centrifuges" working to create nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

Though estimable progress has been made towards achieving an AIDS-free generation of children, there is still more work to be done, high-level UN officials said here Tuesday.

Thailand's ruling party could face court-ordered abolition and its leader a ban from politics on Monday, in a case that threatens to disrupt the nation's already troubled political landscape.

France and Germany on Sunday reached a deal that would make the private sector shoulder some of the burden of future EU bailouts only on a case-by-case basis, a report said.

China is proposing to convene an emergency consultation with members of the six-party talks amid growing tensions on the Korean peninsula, a Chinese official and an American official said on November 28.

East Asian countries, including 10 ASEAN nations, China , Japan and the Republic of Korea , expect to debut their Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF) worth 700 million USD, to support the issuance of local currency-denominated corporate bonds in Asia .

The European Commission has announced a ban on the use of Bisphenol-A (BPA) in plastic baby bottles.

The Republic of Korea's defence minister has resigned amid criticism of his handling of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea's shelling of an island near their disputed maritime border.

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) exchanged artillery fire along their disputed frontier, raising tensions between them to their highest level in more than a decade. The DPRK warned of more military strikes if the RoK encroaches on the maritime border by "even 0.001 millimeter."

 "Nobody expected a tragedy like this would happen, and the control of pedestrian flow will be the main preventive measure we take in the future," said the president of Canadia Bank Pung Kheau Se, who is also the owner of Diamond Island and its bridge, as he came up at Calmette Hospital to show his condolences to the victims there.