UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations envoy for Yemen called on Friday for the urgent deployment of UN monitors to observe the implementation of a cease-fire in the strategic port city of Hodeidah and the withdrawal of rival forces - a potential breakthrough in Yemen's four-year civil war.
CAIRO - Egypt on Saturday announced the discovery of an "exceptionally well-preserved" tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest at Saqqara Necropolis near Giza's pyramids.
SYDNEY - Australia has decided to formally recognize west Jerusalem as Israel's capital, but won't move its embassy until there's a peace settlement between Israel and the Palestinians, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Saturday.
ANKARA - The European Union's foreign policy chief on Saturday asked Turkey to forgo any unilateral military action in Syria, where Ankara has threatened a fresh offensive against a Kurdish militia.
COLOMBO - Leader of Sri Lanka's the United National Party (also known as UNP) Ranil Wickremesinghe, who was sacked from the post of prime minister in late October, was sworn in as the prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena again on Sunday, ending a nearly two-month political crisis which erupted after his surprising dismissal.
Shangri-La Hotel, Changchun in Jilin province kicked off its exciting Christmas season with a charity Christmas lighting ceremony in early December.
Despite the winter chill, a charity ball amid the Christmas lights at Shangri-La Hotel, Dalian in northeastern China recently sent warmth to those in need of help.
JW Marriott Hotels and Resorts took foodies on a gastronomic journey - the Taste of JW - in Shanghai in early December, showcasing the tradition and innovation of Chinese cuisines.
PARIS - The French government on Thursday urged "yellow vest" protesters to refrain from holding another round of demonstrations this weekend, citing the strain on security forces on high alert after the terror attack at a Christmas market in Strasbourg.
People in the United States are hoisting more artificial Christmas trees as they weigh the cost of the real ones.
JESSORE, Bangladesh - Ohid Sarder prises a rusted nail from a tree and drops it into his bucket, another eyesore scrubbed from the countryside as he embarks on a one-man mission to clean up Bangladesh.
Japan on Wednesday picked the Chinese character "disaster" to symbolize 2018, a year that saw deadly floods, strong earthquakes and heavy storms hit the country.
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