Israeli warplanes strike Gaza in response to rocket attack: sources

Israeli warplanes struck the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening after a rocket was launched from the coastal enclave into southern Israel, Palestinian security sources said.
Two dead as police open fire amid raging India protests
Police opened fire on hundreds of protesters in southern India on Thursday, killing two, an official said, as fresh violence erupted around the country over a contentious citizenship law critics say is anti-Muslim
Japan to provide loans to Uzbekistan
Japan has pledged about 1.7 billion dollars' worth of yen loans to Uzbekistan to help the central Asian country's energy and agricultural sectors.
Russia media: 3 killed in Moscow shooting
Russia's main intelligence agency says several people were wounded when shots were fired near its headquarters in central Moscow.
38 North: Activity at N.Korea launch facility
US research group says it has observed new activity at a North Korean missile test site.
5.5-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's northern prefecture, no tsunami warning issued
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 struck off the coast of Japan's northern Aomori Prefecture on Thursday, the weather agency here said.
Rwanda evacuates 6,000 residents from areas threatened by heavy rains
The Rwandan government on Wednesday said it has evacuated close to 6,000 residents from high-risk zones in different parts of the country threatened by heavy rains in the first three weeks of December.