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This year has seen major award wins and the release of critically acclaimed works by writers from across continent.

Investigation launched after explosion hits a judicial complex in Ludhiana, a city in India's northern Punjab state.

Maritime authorities say 50 people have been rescued after boat sank with 138 people on board.

PM Orban’s spokesman said it would be a 'challenge' to integrate a country with two million Muslims into the EU.

According to a recent poll, almost half of Ukrainians believe that an 'escalation' of the conflict is possible.

A look at the factors that have forced Libya to postpone a vote seen as crucial to end its 10-year-long crisis.

Moncef Marzouki, who lives in France, rejects court ruling, says it was 'issued by an illegitimate president'.

Rise of Omicron presents new challenge to communities and governments as new year approaches.

Hospital data from New South Wales offers tentative evidence the variant is milder than other strains.

Vaccines can offer protection but masking and avoiding large crowds are still essential to keeping COVID-19 away.

Small businesses in Vietnam see greasing palms as a necessity to avoid police harassment.

Two UK studies find that Omicron patients less likely to be hospitalised than those with the Delta coronavirus variant.

The US chipmaker posted an apology to its Chinese customers for blacklisting region over alleged abuses against Uighurs.

At least 25 people were hospitalised, while 50 remain missing following a landslide at a jade mining site in Hpakant.

8-metre tall Pillar of Shame symbolises lives lost during the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing.

Plan to turn North Sumatra airport into hub servicing 50 million passengers prompts transparency, feasibility concerns.

Amazon, founded by the world’s second-richest man, has long been a prime target of organized labour.

Sixteen wells off the US state of Louisiana have been leaking since September 2004.

More than 21 million Americans did not have enough to eat in early December, according to the US Census Bureau.

'We are in for some even tougher times ahead,' Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday.

WHO chief Tedros insists priority remains getting vaccines to unvaccinated and vulnerable people everywhere.

Poland says the EU's decision reflects a trend towards 'bureaucratic centralism' in Brussels that 'has to be stopped'.

Passengers travelling internationally this December holiday season will have to negotiate the latest COVID travel rules.

US Treasury releases licenses allowing American and UN officials as well as humanitarian NGOs to deal with the Taliban.

Russia wants NATO and the US to reduce their presence in eastern Europe as tensions rise over Ukraine.

Trial data shows oral pill is 90 percent effective in preventing deaths and hospitalisations in high-risk patients.

Biden said millions of student debtors still need more time before they can resume payments.

Revised figures show the economy grew at a slightly faster pace in Q3, but Omicron is expected to weigh in on Q4.

What do we know about the new coronavirus variant's symptoms and its severity, and what are the effect of vaccines?

The Biden administration blacklisted Israeli spyware firm NSO in November, but experts say more needs to be done.

Long lines for testing and fears of the new coronavirus variant undermine holiday travel plans for a second year.

Neither of the front-runners in the race has won public trust that he can resolve South Korea’s many problems.

Move aims to reassure a wary public that the donated vaccines with a short shelf life were taken out of circulation.

Resolution says aid will support 'basic human needs' and will not violate sanctions imposed on Taliban-linked entities.

Serge Gelle swam to safety after his helicopter crashed while visiting the site of a shipwreck that killed dozens.

Study finds people diagnosed with Omicron in South Africa 80 percent less likely to be admitted to hospital.

Omicron is rapidly spreading just as more travellers take to the skies for yearend holidays.

Humanitarians sound alarm over growing humanitarian crisis amid challenges to provide aid to those fleeing conflict.

Just two of the dozens of people on board were wearing life jackets, coastguard says.

New book continues award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s mission of reframing US history.

Musk said he has sold enough Tesla shares to reduce his stake in the EV maker by 10 percent.

Jake Sullivan called for a 'common strategy' as world powers continue to negotiate new nuclear deal.

The trial is being held in the Netherlands because nearly 200 of those on board were Dutch citizens.

Rabbis, historians and observers are worried that Zemmour's bigoted discourse has become part of the mainstream debate.

Who is really 'waging a war' on Christmas in the US?

Tehran accuses coalition of being slow to facilitate the evacuation of Hassan Irloo, who died after getting COVID-19.

Hoarding of COVID shots hindered equitable global rollout in 2021 and experts warn of distribution challenges next year.

The year-long ban is meant to cool rising inflation but is increasing volatility in domestic markets.

The WFP says it has been forced to cut food aid to Yemen due to a funding shortfall, warns of a surge in hunger.

Severe drought, hunger exacerbating conflict;over dwindling resources along Kenya's border with Uganda and South Sudan.