Rookie Daniels leads Commanders into NFL playoffs after dramatic win
Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels threw three touchdowns, including the overtime game-winner, as the Washington Commanders reached the playoffs with a dramatic 30-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.
Read moreGutsy Jaiswal fifty gives India hope of saving 4th Australia Test
Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a gritty half-century Monday to keep Australia at bay as India reached 112-3 at tea, with hopes alive of escaping the fourth Test with a draw.
Read moreAsia stocks mostly down after Wall St losses
Asia stocks mostly fell in thin holiday trade on Monday after tech losses killed off the traditional year-end lift on Wall Street at the end of last week.
Read moreFlags fly at half-mast as S. Korea probes its worst plane crash
Flags flew at half-mast on Monday as South Korea mourned 179 people killed in the worst plane crash on its soil, as investigators probe why the Jeju Air plane crash-landed and burst into flames.
Read moreThree dead as massive waves slam Peru, Ecuador and Chile
Three deaths have been blamed on large waves up to 13 feet (four meters) pummeling Ecuador, Chile and Peru, where nearly 100 ports have been closed because of the rough conditions.
Read moreIndian workers replace Palestinians in Israel's building sector
Wearing a safety belt, helmet and work boots, Raju Nishad navigates the scaffolding, hammering blocks that will form part of a building in a new neighbourhood in central Israel's town of Beer Yaakov.
Read moreS. Korea investigators seek arrest warrant for President Yoon over martial law
Investigators probing South Korea's Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived declaration of martial law said Monday they sought an arrest warrant for the suspended president after he failed to report for questioning.
Read moreGerman security chiefs to face questions over Christmas market attack
German security and intelligence chiefs are due on Monday to face questioning about the car-ramming attack that killed five people and wounded more than 200 at a Christmas market 10 days ago.
Read moreA fearful New Year in temporary homes after Japan quake
Before the earthquake changed everything, 83-year-old Sueko Naka from Japan's remote Noto Peninsula wished to live out her life at home, watched over by an altar to her ancestors.
Read moreRecord 350,700 spectators flock to Australia-India 4th Test
The blockbuster clash against India on Monday became the best attended Test in Australia's history as fans flocked to the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the final day.
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