The United States and its allies conducted a total of 27 airstrikes against Islamic State ( IS) forces in Syria and Iraq within a 24-hour period, the U.S. Department of Defense said in a statement Monday.
Vietnam's manufacturing sector continued to show signs of strengthening in December 2014, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) said on Monday.
U.S. stocks fell sharply on Monday with major stock indices going down more than 1.5 percent, as oil prices slid to new five-and-a-half-year lows on concerns about supply glut.
Hong Kong police on Monday cleared the last occupy site to put an end to the Occupy Movement which lasted for more than two months.
U.S. stocks closed down Monday after a volatile trading session, with oil prices keeping to sink.
Officials from the United States and Iran held bilateral meetings here on Monday over the latter's disputed nuclear program, weeks after the failure to meet a Nov. 24 deadline for a comprehensive nuclear deal.
Israeli politicians voted in favor of dissolving the Knesset (parliament) on Monday night, and Israelis are expected to head to the polls next March.
U.S. President Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to step down, making the first change to his cabinet after the Democrats' heavy loss in the midterm elections early this month, The New York Times reported Monday.
Roundup: U.S. stocks finish narrowly mixed after Japan's recession
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday accepted Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yuko Obuchi's resignation filed early Monday at Abe's official residence, Japan's Kyodo News reported.
U.S. stocks took a hit again Monday following last week's heavy losses, as sell-offs dominated the market after technical levels were broken.
Japan's 18th typhoon this season which whipped through southern Japan on Sunday and lashed the capital Tokyo on Monday has left at least one person dead and five missing, as torrential rain and hurricane-like gales forced the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) to issue evacuation warnings to millions of people across the country.
U.S. stocks ended lower Monday, recovering from steep losses early in the day, as investors were digesting mixed economic reports at the start of a busy week for economic data.
U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 suffering the largest one-day decline since early August, on worse-than-expected U.S. housing data and concerns over China's economic growth.
Brazil will experience "a modest rebound" of only 0.3 percent this year, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) predicted on Monday.
Canada's main stock market Monday rose as worries over a further escalation of Ukraine tensions diminished, lifting most of the eight major sectors.
Taiwanese actor Kai Ko, also known as Ko Chen-tung, is confirmed on Monday to be detained in Beijing on suspicion of illegal drug use, causing quite a stir in the island's entertainment circles.
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