The first batch of Chinese aid for survivors of Typhoon Haiyan arrived in central Philippine city of Cebu, a relief goods distribution center, on Monday evening.
Bill de Blasio, an unabashed liberal Democrat who campaigned to reduce the gap between New York City's rich and poor, was formally inaugurated on Wednesday as the city's 109th mayor at a ceremony on the steps of City Hall.
Kim Jong-un called for closer ties with the Republic of Korea in a televised New Year's message, but warned the United States of a "massive nuclear disaster" if war breaks out again on the peninsula.
The Palestinian ambassador to the Czech Republic has died after sustaining injuries in an explosion at his residence on Wednesday.
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday strongly criticized Japanese Internal Affairs minister Yoshitaka Shindo for his Yasukuni Shrine visit.
South Sudan's government and rebels were set to start New Year's Day peace talks in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa.
Kim Jong Un, top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), talked about his willingness to enhance ties with South Korea in his New Year's address.
From Sydney to Dubai, revelers welcomed 2014 with fireworks displays, while London celebrated by spraying clouds of fruit-flavored mist and San Francisco and Seattle planned outdoor festivities.
At least two people were stabbed or slashed at the Port Authority Bus Terminal on New Year's Eve.
Japanese Internal Affairs Minister Yoshitaka Shindo on Wednesday visited the war-linked Yasukuni Shrine amid strong opposition against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the notorious shrine on December 26.
Utah on Tuesday took its fight against gay marriage to the U.S. Supreme Court, asking Justice Sonia Sotomayor to suspend a lower court ruling that allowed same-sex weddings to go ahead in the heavily-mormon state.
Top leader Kim Jong-un of the DPRK said Wednesday in a televised New Year's message that his country will make efforts to improve ties with the Republic of Korea.
Israel released more than two dozen Palestinian prisoners convicted in deadly attacks against Israelis early on Tuesday as part of a US-brokered package to restart Mideast peace talks.
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