Third ‘Avatar’ film lights up global box offices
Dec 21 (Reuters) – Director James Cameron’s third “Avatar” movie kicked off its box office run with roughly…
Remaining 130 abducted Nigerian students have been released, president’s spokesman says
YENAGOA, Nigeria, Dec 21 (Reuters) – The remaining 130 Nigerian schoolchildren abducted in November from a Catholic school…
Russian forces take Ukrainian villagers across border, media says
KYIV, Dec 21 (Reuters) – Russian forces have crossed the border with Ukraine in the northeastern Sumy region…
ASEAN meets to seek resolution to Thailand-Cambodia conflictÂ
ASEAN ministers seek to revive ceasefire brokered by Malaysia, USThailand, Cambodia blame each other for rupture of ceasefireMalaysia…
Justice Department restores Trump photo to public database of Epstein files
NEW YORK, Dec 21 (Reuters) – A photo of U.S. President Donald Trump that had been removed from…
US pursuing third oil tanker near Venezuela, officials say
US Coast Guard pursuing sanctioned tanker near VenezuelaIt would be the third interception of a tanker in less…
Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant, 15 years after Fukushima
Item 1 of 6 Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world’s…
Israeli attack on school shelter in Gaza City kills 5 Palestinians, hospital chief says
Dec 19 (Reuters) – Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people…
Lebanon drafts law to address funding shortfalls in financial system
Draft law aims to address Lebanon’s funding shortfalls, repay depositorsDepositors to recover money through instalments and asset-backed securitiesInternational…
French government calls for Christmas truce in farmer protests
PARIS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – The French government on Friday called for a Christmas truce with protesting farmers,…
Japan reaffirms no-nukes pledge after official floats weapons idea
Senior security official said Japan needed nukes, local media reportHiroshima, Nagasaki history makes debate highly sensitiveWillingness to loosen…
Norway’s crown princess needs lung transplant, palace says
OSLO, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit is expected to undergo a lung transplant following a…