UN investigators say Syria's new authorities are "very receptive" to their request to probe possible war crimes that may have occurred during the Bashar al Assad regime.

The police say they will give HK$1m to people who can help them find those accused of breaching security laws.

Hundreds of people have protested in Christian areas of the Syrian capital of Damascus after a video emerged showing hooded fighters setting a Christmas tree on fire elsewhere in the country.

Thousands of Christians protest to urge Syria's new Islamist leadership to protect minorities.

The hope is the probe could help us to better understand how the Sun works.

French Prime Minister François Bayrou believes dozens of people died after the cyclone hit the territory, rather than thousands.

Biden commuted the sentences of 37 of 40 death row inmates, derailing Trump's plan to ramp up executions.

Justin Baldoni was accused by Blake Lively of sexual harassment and a campaign to wreck her reputation.

Ursa Major ran into trouble in the Mediterranean between Spain and Algeria, with two crew still missing.

Carol of the Bells was written in Pokrovsk, a key target for advancing Russian troops in Ukraine.

Officials are investigating the cause of the accident that engulfed part of the building in fire.

More than 160 workers have been rescued, according to local prosecutors.

Conditions could mirror those of Australia's worst fire seasons on record, authorities say.

Officials say inmates will not receive visits during the festive season for security reasons.

Fabio Ochoa Vasquez completed his prison sentence in the US and returned home a free man.

"Yana" is the latest pre-historic discovery in a crater in a remote region of Russia.

The 42nd president is at a Washington DC hospital, and is in "good spirits", according to a spokesman.

The 26-year-old suspect is facing separate federal charges that could lead to a death sentence.

No injuries were reported from the fire but two homes were destroyed, firefighters say.

A cargo ship rolls over as it is being loaded at a port in Istanbul in the early hours of Monday morning.