ROME, Dec 9 - Italian cooking, already celebrated around the world, is poised for a new accolade: formal recognition as a cultural treasure from the United Nations' cultural agency, UNESCO.
The building is the office of Terra Drone Indonesia, which provides drones for aerial survey activities with clients in the mining to agriculture sectors.
An election commission spokesman said the Nepal election was on track for March 5, 2026.
The building is the office of Terra Drone Indonesia.
JAKARTA, Dec 9 - A fire broke out at a seven-storey building in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Tuesday, local broadcaster Kompas TV reported, with 13 people confirmed dead and some still trapped inside.
A reward of 200,000 yuan (US$28,280) is being offered for information or assistance leading to the arrest of each wanted individual.
French national Tom Felix has denied all charges since police arrested him in 2023.
TOKYO, Dec 9 - American actor and playwright Jeremy O. Harris was released from custody in Japan on Monday after his arrest last month on suspicion of attempting to smuggle drugs into the country, a police spokesperson said.
The freeze order covers the assets of Congressman Eric Yap and his brother Edvic Yap.
The country’s manufacturing sector has welcomed the reforms, however, saying that clearer rules will attract more investment.
There was no breach of South Korea's territorial airspace, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The moving process began on Dec 8 and will be wrapped up by Christmas.
The blaze was likely triggered by “electrical firecrackers”, according to investigators.
The NagaWorld logo appeared on the jackets worn by Cambodian athletes.
India's aviation regulator told IndiGo to submit a revised schedule by Dec 10.
STOCKHOLM, Dec 9 - In a bustling kitchen at Stockholm's city hall, chefs have gathered to prepare an intricate dinner with a secret menu - and a family twist - for the scientists and royalty converging at the Nobel Prize banquet in Sweden this week.
Once the poster child of on time budget air travel in India, IndiGo is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis. What happened?
Officials warned the bill to rebuild could soar to US$7 billion (S$9.08 billion).
COLOMBO, Dec 9 - Sri Lanka's fragile economic recovery will be delayed as Cyclone Ditwah's devastation of homes, roads and vital crops pushes more families into poverty, with officials warning the bill to rebuild could soar to $7 billion.
MOSCOW, Dec 9 - Russia's top general, Valery Gerasimov, said on Tuesday that Moscow's forces were advancing along the entire front line in Ukraine and were targeting surrounded Ukrainian troops in the town of Myrnohrad.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.5 quake raised the chances of similar or larger tremors in the coming days.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 - Militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwest near the Afghan border, killing six soldiers, three police and security sources said on Tuesday.
Bai Tianhui exploited his positions between 2014 and 2018 to illegally accept money and assets.
Some 760 orangutans living in Tapanuli region face extinction driven by deforestation and floods.
The operation was launched after the South Korean Embassy alerted the Thai authorities.
BEIJING, Dec 9 - China executed on Tuesday a former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings, Bai Tianhui, for taking bribes totalling 1.1 billion yuan ($156 million), state broadcaster CCTV said.
Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.
DBS’ anticipated acquisition of a stake in Alliance Bank would bring to a close its nearly two-decade effort to secure a meaningful foothold in Malaysia.
The ban is being closely watched by other countries considering similar measures.
SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
The Indonesian capital has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - Two Chinese men are in custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday, as President Donald Trump gave the green light for Nvidia to export its H200 chips to Beijing.
The latest quake may have shifted the balance in the ground, possibly laying the groundwork for a larger one.
Lawmakers across the globe will be studying this live experiment for signs of how they themselves can act.
SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia said on Tuesday it had struck a A$1.4 billion ($930 million) contract with Boeing Defence Australia for six operational Ghost Bat drones for the Australian Defence Force, after conducting the first live weapon test on an aerial target.
The personal information of 33.7 million Coupang customers had been leaked in 2025.
China’s trade surplus topped US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) for the first time in November.
BEIJING, Dec 9 - China's Premier Li Qiang said on Tuesday the \"mutually destructive consequences of tariffs have become increasingly evident\" over 2025, in remarks at a \"1+10 Dialogue\" including the heads of the IMF, World Trade Organization and World Bank.
WELLINGTON/TAIPEI, Dec 9 - The New Zealand navy's largest ship encountered a Taiwanese warship as it sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait last month, the country's armed forces said on Tuesday, as they published a rare picture of what happened.
A Taiwan official said it is standard practice to "escort" foreign vessels transiting the strait.
Speaking during a meeting with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul in Beijing, Wang Yi said that given this year is the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, Japan, "as a defeated nation", should have acted with greater caution.
Johor Bahru's mayor said the bus route is not decided but will likely travel around the city centre.
Mounds of rubbish were seen in back lanes, vacant plots and road shoulders.
Japan said Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese military aircraft.