SANA'A, Jan. 04 (Saba)- The
European Commission has approved a support programme to Yemen in the amount of € 17
million.

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SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- Record-breaking snowfall pounded Seoul and neighboring

Two young boys who were feared to have been swept away by floodwaters in northern
NSW have been found safe and well at home, the State Emergency Service (SES) says.

Residents of Perth's northeastern outskirts have been warned not to ride horses or
bikes while bushfires continue to burn through the area.

Firefighters hope soon to contain a bushfire in a dry lake bed in Victoria's northeast.
The fire is burning in the bed of Lake Mokoan, near Benalla, about 200km northeast

A Qantas A380 has been grounded in Melbourne, stranding 443 passengers who were
stuck on the tarmac for more than four hours.

By Lee Youkyung
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- A heavy snowfall that paralyzed traffic in the Seoul
metropolitan area led to a sharp increase in cellphone calls and text messages on

PETALING JAYA (Malaysia), Jan 4 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin
Yassin has advised the people to be calm and have faith in the measures taken by

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Jan. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's point man on North Korea said Monday that
dialogue between the divided countries should bring about a "turning point" this

Ten people have drowned across Australia since Christmas Eve, prompting lifesavers
to again urge vigilance around water.