Kremlin calls Moscow shooting incident ‘a manifestation of madness’
The Kremlin on Monday called a Moscow shooting incident last week in which two officers of Russia’s FSB security service were killed by a gunman “a manifestation of madness” of the kind faced by all countries from time to time.
Hong Kong gears up for Christmas holiday protests
Hong Kong is gearing up for demonstrations over the Christmas week with protesters planning to gather in districts across the city, including in prime shopping malls, the latest in more than six months of unrest.
Car bomb kills two soldiers in western Iraq
A parked car exploded in Iraq’s western province of Anbar early on Monday, killing two soldiers and wounding an officer close to an area that was once Islamic State’s last stronghold in the country, the military said.
Assailants set Turkish consulate employee’s car on fire in Greece
Unknown assailants set the car of a Turkish consulate employee ablaze early on Monday in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki, a police official said.
Legionaries founder sexually abused 60 boys, religious order’s report says
(This Dec. 22 story has been refiled to fix typo in order’s name Legionaries)
Secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak nuclear reactor to be operational Monday: Mehr news agency
The secondary circuit of Iran’s Arak heavy water nuclear reactor will become operational on Monday, the country’s semi-official Mehr news agency reported.
Korean Air ‘nut rage’ heiress accuses brother over father’s will
A South Korean heiress known for delaying a Korean Air Lines flight in 2014 because she was angry at the way she was served nuts has accused her younger brother of disobeying their late father’s will to manage the airline’s parent company together.
South Korea, U.S. commandos practice raiding enemy facility as North Korea tensions rise
South Korean and U.S. special forces troops recently conducted drills simulating the infiltration of an enemy facility, U.S. military photos seen by Reuters on Monday show, as tensions with North Korea ratchet up ahead of a year-end deadline.
Unmarried Chinese woman sues hospital over refusal to freeze eggs
An unmarried Chinese woman filed a suit against a hospital on Monday for rejecting her request to undergo a medical procedure to freeze her eggs due to her marital status, in China’s first legal challenge of a woman fighting for her reproductive rights…
China’s Meituan vows improvements after delivery man kills supermarket worker
China’s Meituan Dianping said on Monday it will make improvements to its platform after one of its delivery men stabbed a supermarket staffer to death on the weekend, prompting debate on social media over the pressures faced by such workers.
