World

US says Russia rejected proposal for release of Paul Whelan, Evan Gershkovich

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia in recent weeks rejected a substantial new proposal for the release of Paul Whelan and Evan Gershkovich, two Americans considered by the U.S. to be "wrongfully detained" in Russia, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.

Football

Soccer-Al-Fayha complete Saudi sweep as Persepolis exit Asian Champions League

(Reuters) - Al-Fayha ensured a full house of Saudi Pro League sides in the last 16 of the Asian Champions League on Tuesday as a 4-1 win over Uzbekistan's Pakhtakor saw Vuk Rasovic's team pip Persepolis from Iran to a berth in the knockout rounds.

Football

Soccer-No limit to Italy's ambitions at Euro 2024, says Spalletti

(Reuters) - Anything is possible for Italy at Euro 2024, according to manager Luciano Spalletti who said they would need to be at their best after being drawn in a demanding group for next year's tournament in Germany.

World

1st LD Writethru: At least 10 killed in bus accident in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and 19 others were injured when an intercity bus fell into a ravine on a highway east of the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa on Tuesday, the Fire Department said.

World

Ex-DEA informant pleads guilty to role in killing Haitian president

(Reuters) -Joseph Vincent, a former informant for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), on Tuesday became the fourth person to plead guilty in a U.S. court for his role in the 2021 assassination of Haiti's president that left a destabilizing power vacuum.

World

China wins praise for its educational assistance to Ethiopia's vulnerable students

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Ethiopia on Tuesday lauded the Chinese government for its assistance in promoting the inclusion of Ethiopian students with disabilities.

World

Alcohol taxes aren't high enough, says World Health Organisation

LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation urged governments on Tuesday to increase taxes on alcoholic drinks and impose them on products that are currently exempt, such as wine in some European countries.

World

Urgent: At least 10 killed in bus accident in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 10 people were killed and several others were injured when a bus fell into a ravine in northwest Honduras, the Fire Department said Tuesday.

World

Kenya's central bank raises benchmark rate to 12.50 pct amid depreciating currency

NAIROBI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) on Tuesday raised its benchmark lending rate to 12.50 percent from 10.50 percent amid the devaluation of the local currency against the U.S. dollar.

World

Ukrainian boy badly burned in Russian attack returns to school, music and dance

LVIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Eight-year-old Roman Oleksiv is back at school in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, another step in an unlikely recovery from life-threatening burns and shrapnel to the head that he sustained in a Russian missile attack in July last year.

World

Tanzania appeals for humanitarian aid for victims of floods, landslides as death toll rises to 65

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa on Tuesday appealed to international and local communities to assist in providing humanitarian aid to people who have been affected by flash floods and landslides in the Hanang district in the Manyara region.

World

Brazil reinforces border with Venezuela and Guyana over Esequibo tensions

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's military is reinforcing its northern border due to rising tensions between its neighbors Venezuela and Guyana over Venezuela's claim to the Esequibo region, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday.

World

4 killed, 21 injured in mini-bus accident in NW Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed and 21 others injured Tuesday morning after their mini-bus overturned on a slippery slope in the Kagera region in northwestern Tanzania, said police.

World

2nd LD Writethru: 29 dead after bus plunges off cliff in central Philippines

MANILA, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least 29 persons were killed on Tuesday when a passenger bus plunged off a cliff in Antique province in central Philippines, local authorities said.

World

Honduras bus crash leaves 12 dead, president declares national mourning

TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) -A bus in Honduras skidded off a highway and fell into a ravine on Tuesday, killing at least 12 people and injuring around two dozen others, authorities said.

World

7 workers killed in grain factory accident in SW India

NEW DELHI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least seven workers were killed and five others injured after getting trapped beneath a huge heap of corns that fell from damaged silos at a grain processing factory in the southwestern state of Karnataka, officials said Tuesday.

World

Cyclone Michaung kills 7 in south India

NEW DELHI, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The death toll in India's southern coastal state of Tamil Nadu has reached seven as Cyclone Michaung made its landfall in the neighboring state of Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday.

Hockey

Hockey: Malaysia thump Chile 7-1 in Junior World Cup opener

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia began their Junior World Cup campaign in style when they thrashed Chile 7-1 at the National Hockey Stadium in Bukit Jalil on Tuesday (Dec 5).

Nation

Malaysia on track towards continued progress, says PM Anwar

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is on track towards continued progress, thanks to the political stability and peace brought about within the first year of the unity government’s administration of the country, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

World

Thousands pay tribute to woman murdered in northern Italy

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) - Thousands of people on Tuesday attended the funeral of an Italian university student who was murdered last month by an ex-boyfriend, in a case that triggered nationwide protests and demands for greater protection for women.