The top official of the Republic of Korea in charge of inter-Korean relations said on Monday that he has offered to hold a dialogue in January with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on issues of mutual concern.
The Republic of Korea is planning to conduct its first independent missile defense drill, Yonhap News Agency reported on Monday, citing government officials.
Thousands of Afghans are pouring into makeshift camps in the capital, where they face a harsh winter as the Taliban return to areas once cleared by foreign forces who this week are ending their combat mission.
Health authorities in the Republic of Korea said on Monday they are investigating a plastic surgery clinic in Seoul after photographs emerged online showing medical staff partying in an operating theater.
Mexico called for an overhaul of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday, envisaging more member countries across a wider geographical swath, as the Mexican government steps up efforts to raise its profile on the global stage.
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said the country will hold early national elections on Jan 25, after lawmakers failed to elect a new president in the third and final round of voting.
Japan ordered the slaughter of 42,000 chickens on Monday as officials announced the country's second bird flu outbreak in less than a month.
Lithuania hopes joining the eurozone on Jan 1 will boost its security, but many in the Baltic state fear the currency switch will also bring price hikes.
Three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps, who had been sent to reinforce border police, were killed in an attack in the southeast of Iran near Pakistan, according to Iranian media reports on Monday.
Thousands of police officers, state troopers, sheriff's deputies and others from law enforcement agencies big and small across the United States gathered at the New York City funeral of a police officer killed along with his patrol partner in a daytime ambush a week ago.
Heavy snowfall and freezing conditions in the French Alps left about 15,000 drivers stranded overnight into Sunday, forcing many to pass the night in their cars and prompting officials to open emergency shelters.
Malaysia pledged more funds on Sunday to help more than 160,000 people hit by the country's worst flooding in decades, as forecasters warned fresh rain could hamper efforts to relieve thousands left stranded by the waters.
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