29 Dec: The Israeli government has introduced new rules for aid organisations, including that they must not engage in any activities or criticism which "delegitimise" the state of Israel.... more
28 Dec: Most shopping receipts in Taiwan are also tickets for a lottery run every second month by the government to increase tax compliance, and there are some big prizes up for grabs.... more
27 Dec: Five years after the military toppled a democratically elected government and imprisoned its leaders, the country is preparing to hold national elections beginning on December 28.... more
27 Dec: During the tense campaign for her third term as prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto survived one attempt on her life before she was shot dead by a teenage suicide bomber on December 27, 2007. She helped to build a political dynasty that continues.... more
26 Dec: Ukraine has marked its fourth Christmas at war under continuing Russian attacks, with nationwide power outages and little optimism that ongoing diplomatic efforts will soon bring an end to the conflict... more
RUGBY Nick Kyrgios has blitzed Aryna Sabalenka in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 across what has been coined their battle-of-the-sexes tennis match in Dubai More...
BUSINESS Melbourne could be facing water-restrictions from low-rainfall, a dry summer, and high water-use More...
