At least 35 people have been killed and four others injured in a traffic accident in Saudi Arabia.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, a private chartered bus collided with a heavy vehicle in Madinah area on Wednesday night.
The bus was carrying 39 passengers, mostly Asian and Arab nationalities.
The injured have been transferred to Al-Hamna hospital, and an investigation launched into the incident.
No evidence alleged Bondi gunmen received military training in Philippines
There is no evidence indicating that the two suspects involved in the Bondi Beach attack received any form of military training while in the Philippines, the country's National Security Adviser said on Wednesday.
At least 12 killed in Nigeria mining site attack
At least 12 people were killed and three others abducted when gunmen attacked a mining site in Atoso village in Nigeria's restive Plateau state, a local group leader said on Wednesday.
Russian attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy injures six, causes blackouts
Russia launched a "massive" drone attack on Ukraine's central Cherkasy region, injuring six people and triggering a blackout in part of Cherkasy city, the local governor said on Thursday.
UN, aid groups warn Gaza operations at risk from Israel impediments
The United Nations and aid groups have warned on Wednesday that humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, particularly Gaza, were at risk of collapse if Israel does not lift impediments that include a "vague, arbitrary, and highly politicised" registration process.
The UAE has issued a federal decree-law establishing the National Media Authority, a public federal entity affiliated to the UAE Cabinet that possesses financial and administrative independence, and legal capacity to act.
More rainfall has been forecast for Dubai from late Thursday to early Friday, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) said, warning residents to exercise caution.
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has led messages congratulating Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on the country's National Day, which falls on December 18.
