Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas raised the prospect on December 3 of dissolving the Palestinian Authority if a peace deal could not be achieved with Israel and the world did not recognize a Palestinian state.

The Republic of Korea (RoK) new defense minister said his country would respond with airstrikes if the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) attacks it again, RoK state media reported on December 3.  

The death toll of the cholera outbreak in Haiti has risen to 1,817, the Haitian Public Health Ministry said on December 2.

The 6th International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP6) themed, “Asia’s Quest for a Better Tomorrow” has been held in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh.

Russia and Qatar have been chosen to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cup finals respectively after a secret ballot of Fifa's 22 executive members in Zurich.

About 40 people have died in what is thought to be Israel's largest ever forest fire, police have said.

Heavy snow and sub-zero temperatures have been causing another day of disruption to northern Europe and its transport network.

The world would face a steady rise in food prices this century even if we stopped spewing global warming gases today; but on our current emissions path, climate change becomes the "threat multiplier" that could double grain prices by 2050 and leave millions more children malnourished, reported global food experts on November 1.

Israel on Wednesday unveiled plans to build new homes on West Bank land it has annexed as part of its Jerusalem boundaries, a move likely to further hinder any resumption of peace talks with the Palestinians.

Prospects for a limited deal at the latest climate talks appeared to brighten with the U.S. and China narrowing differences on a key element - how to monitor greenhouse gas emissions.