The Lebanese army said Tuesday that a booby trapped car exploded on Tuesday in the East Bekaa region, leaving an unconfirmed number of casualties.
Thailand's anti-government protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban on Tuesday night announced a new massive rally to be staged on Sunday.
A severe earthquake measuring 6. 2 on the Richter scale has been recorded off the coast of Fiordland, shaking New Zealand's Southland region on early Tuesday.
Tokyo stocks lost ground for a second consecutive day on Wednesday as the yen advanced a little which disappointed the market's sentiment and a dismal overnight performance in the U.S. market also spurred the downside.
While heavy snowstorms hit northeast China, a strong cold front is sweeping central and eastern regions.According to the National Meteorological Center on Tuesday, the cold front will lead to temperatures dropping by up to 10 degrees Celsius over the next three days.
Thai police on Tuesday sought an arrest warrant against Suthep Thaugsuban, key organizer of the ongoing anti-government movement for leading protesters to occupy several ministries and state agencies.
Egypt will end a three-month-long state of emergency and curfew on Thursday, state-run MENA news agency reported on Wednesday, quoting a cabinet source.
The 44th Parliament of Australia started on Tuesday morning with a Welcome to Country and indigenous smoking ceremony in the Great Hall of Parliament House, Canberra.
Israel will release a second group of Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday night after the Supreme Court rejected an appeal objecting to the release.
Shipping and train services on the Qiongzhou Strait, connecting south China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces, have been suspended as Typhoon Utor approaches.
Thousands of Jamaicans gathered at the National Stadium in capital Kingston embracing their 51st anniversary of independence on Tuesday.
A total of 58 people died and 175 others went missing due to rainstorm-triggered floods and a landslide last week in southwest China's Sichuan Province, the local government said Tuesday.
A policeman and three militants were killed Tuesday morning as Taliban launched an attack on Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoints in northern province of Kunduz, an official said.
U.S. stocks closed lower after choppy trading on Tuesday, as investors took a breather amid worries that the Federal Reserve may curtail its bond buying activities earlier than expected.
A Malaysian soldier and three gunmen were killed in fresh gunfights while another soldier died in a road accident Tuesday, raising the death toll to 68 in a month-long standoff with the Sulu militants in Malaysia 's Sabah state.
Italy's major political parties, none of which won a majority in Tuesday's parliamentary elections, have started to explore ways out of their political stalemate, also seen as a grave setback for eurozone.
A section of the Burnett River bank has collapsed due to overnight heavy rain, washing away part of a marine store in Bundaberg in southern state of Queensland, local media reported on Tuesday.
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