Brazil mourns Chapecoense crash victims at packed stadium wake
A downpour drenched thousands of mourners in this Brazilian city on Saturday as they grieved over 50 caskets flown overnight to the stadium of the local Chapecoense soccer team, which was all but wiped out in an air crash Monday in Colombia.
China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
China lodged a diplomatic protest on December 3 after US President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the "petty" move.
Leftist leaders join thousands to send off Fidel Castro in Cuba
Tens of thousands of Cubans packed into a public square in Santiago de Cuba on December 3, joining dignitaries to bid farewell to revolutionary leader Fidel Castro in the city where his ashes will be entombed.
New Thai king reappoints Privy Council Chairman
New Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn has reappointed Prem Tinsulanonda as the Privy Council chairman on December 2, according to the Royal Thai Government Gazette.
Philippines to take up CPR chair in 2017
The Lao Permanent Representative to ASEAN handed over the chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) next year to his Philippine counterpart at a ceremony in Jakarta on December 1.
Trump moves to quickly fill his top Cabinet ranks
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he expected to have most members of his Cabinet announced next week, interviewing more candidates at Trump Tower for top jobs in his administration as he prepares to take office on Jan. 20.
Victims of Colombia crash take final flights home to Brazil
Dozens of coffins carrying those killed when a plane flying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team crashed into a Colombian mountain were loaded onto Brazilian air force planes for their final journey home on December 2.
Cambodia marks foundation of Salvation Front
A rally was held in Phnom Penh on December 2 to mark the 38th founding anniversary of the Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation (KUFNS or Salvation Front), the predecessor of the Solidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland.
Cambodian King pardons opposition leader
Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni granted a pardon to leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha on December 2.
Singapore warns of increasing extremist attack threat
Singapore’s security authorities have warned that the threat of a terror attack is now higher than before as radical Islamists are becoming increasingly active in neighbouring Indonesia.