Oil price surges to highest since 2008 on delays in Iranian talks
UN Security Council meets on Ukraine crisis as Biden readies new Russia sanctions
Pregnant New Zealand journalist stranded in Afghanistan can now go home
Russia says US ignored its security demands over Ukraine
Assange wins permission to appeal extradition to US
Biden says nation weary from COVID but rising with him in WH
US, Russia holds high level discussion over Ukraine concern
Xi’an outbreak controlled, other cities in China face restrictions
ASEAN chair warns that Myanmar has ‘all elements for civil war’
New Year’s Eve muted by omicron; many hoping for better 2022
Biden signs $768.2 billion defense spending bill into law
3 dead, 1 critically hurt in shooting at Texas gas station
French premier Castex announces plans to curb spread of Omicron variant
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90
Arab coalition denies Iranian claims on evacuation of diplomat from Yemen
Myanmar rebel group calls for no-fly zone to protect civilians
London cancels New Year event over virus surge
Court postpones Suu Kyi’s trial over importing walkie-talkies
Global COVID-19 cases near 275 million as Omicron raging through world
Floods in Malaysia displace over 22,000 people
Prisoners set Thai jail on fire over Covid-19 outbreak