A new report states that about 300 people stepped out of their homes to take part in Vienna Lightening Ceremony on the eve of Christmas season. Linda Kern, organizer of the ceremony, said that this ceremony was on hold from past two or three years because of bad weather conditions. But, this ceremony has again been started on request by the community residents to enjoy the festive season.

The chief of the United Nations human rights said that high officials of the Syrian government have big hand in war crimes and crimes against humanity. Navi Pillay, chief of UN human rights, said the investigating team that higher officials along with head of the state are responsible for atrocities committed in Syrian civil war.

According to Ukraine's PM, he sees every possible chance of a coup as protests intensify. Mykola Azarov has revealed that the government knew about the plans of seizing the parliament building in the capital Kiev.

According to a latest report, a New York passenger train derailed from its tracks killing four in the accident. Sources have revealed that at least 67 people got injured after the train derailed in the Bronx, about 10 miles north of Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal on Sunday.

As per recent reports, it has been unveiled that ferry travelling from Hong Kong to Macau got hit with an unidentified object. The incident that took place at 1.15 am on Friday was carrying 107 passengers and 10 crew members.

Out of them, 87 people have been injured, said authorities and the ferry company. The incident has taken place near Hei Ling Chau on the west side of Hong Kong.

On Thursday, the city's Schoenbrunn Zoo declared that Vienna's new baby panda will be named Fu Bao or Happy Leopard in Mandarin. The baby panda has been given a name three months after his birth.

According to a latest report, China Defence Ministry says that it has recently monitored the flight of two US bombers, across the area, which has been prohibited according to the Chinese air defence rules.

It has recently been revealed by the sources of China that they have witnessed these US bombers flying across China's newly-declared `air defence identification zone'.

Obama and Clinton were present at an event, which was meant to honor the legacy of former President John F. Kennedy.