After protests in Hong Kong resumed before Christmas, the riot police fired tear gas at protesters clad in masks and reindeer horns. Malls and prime tourist locations remain the prime places for protesters to organise.

Hong Kong: Amid Christmas protests, police fire tear gas at demonstrators

Turkey said on Tuesday it would keep pushing for accountability "regardless of how high it goes" over the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, after what it called a "sham trial" of 11 people.

Turkey will seek accountability on Khashoggi verdict no matter 'how high it goes'

Somalia is facing a locust attack, with the farmers pleading the government and the international community to protect their crops. Many are unable to feed their families owing to the attack, Reuters reported.

Locust invasion in Somalia threatens livelihoods of farmers

The Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar today said that the National Population Register (NPR) has no relation to the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

National Population Register is different from National Register of Citizens: Javadekar

Iraqi protesters stepped up their demonstrations Tuesday with the authorities in Baghdad increasingly paralysed as they seek a way out of a political impasse. Once again the capital's iconic Tahrir Square began filling early in the day, with protesters making clear their opposition to names touted by the establishment to fill the post of prime minister.

Iraq: Protesters harder position, further paralysing the country

The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved an agreement signed between India and Uzbekistan for cooperation in the field of combating transnational organised crime and international terrorism.

Union Cabinet approves India-Uzbekistan agreement to combat terrorism

India's oil imports in November grew at their fastest pace in seven months, while diesel exports soared the most in about 2 years, indicating higher refinery runs amid falling local demand for gas oil due to a slowing economy.

India's November oil import growth fastest in seven months: Sources

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait signed an agreement Tuesday to resume pumping at two major oilfields in a shared neutral zone shut for five years due to a bilateral disagreement, officials said.

Saudi, Kuwait signed an agreement to resume joint oil output

Many pot-smoking adults in Illinois will ring in the new year on a high note when recreational marijuana use becomes legal in the state on January 1. Starting New Years Day, people 21 and older will be able to legally buy up to 30 grams of marijuana flower, 5 grams of marijuana concentrate, or 500 grams of THC-infused products such as edibles at licensed commercial dealers throughout the state.

Recreational marijuana to become legal in Illinois on New Years Day

Typhoon Phanfone smashed into the central Philippines on Tuesday, leaving thousands of people unable to get home for the Christmas holidays and forcing many others to evacuate in the face of the onslaught.

Typhoon Phanfone slams Philippines during Christmas rush

The number of babies born in Japan fell by 5.9 per cent this year, with fewer than 900,000 births. According to the Welfare Ministry, this is a first in the history of Japan since the government started compiling data in 1899.

Number of babies born falls by 5.9% for first time in Japan's history

The new President-elect of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani recently accepted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to visit the country. Ashraf Ghani recently won the majority in Afghanistan's presidential poll.

Afghan President-elect Ashraf Ghani accepts PM Modi's invitation to visit India

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