KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia ‍aims to implement a slew of institutional reforms this year and next, including a two-term ‌limit for the premiership, ​Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday, amid renewed calls for sweeping changes to tackle corruption and improve governance.

LONDON - New regulations come into force Monday in Britain banning daytime TV and online adverts for so-called junk foods, in what the government calls a "world-leading action" to tackle childhood obesity.

NEW YORK - President Donald Trump's claim that the United States is "in charge" of Venezuela will be underscored Monday when the oil-rich nation's deposed leader is hauled before a New York court, while his successor offers to cooperate.

CHIANG MAI - Frost coated the ground on Doi Inthanon on Monday morning as temperatures on Thailand's highest mountain plunged below freezing.

Traffic accidents killed 241 people during the six days of New Year travel, with Phuket reporting the most accidents and most injured, and Bangkok the most fatalities. 

DELHI - Gold prices ​climbed on Monday and other precious metals surged, after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro over the weekend, escalating geopolitical tensions and lifting safe-haven demand.  

BEIJING - China has made condoms and other contraceptives more expensive as it tries to boost birth rates, but residents in Beijing and analysts say the measure will have little impact.

PICHIT - A 37-year-old drug user set fire to his family home after a heated argument with his mother about money, and the ensuing blaze burnt down an entire block of houses on Sunday.

Teenagers as young as 14 and 15 were among those who died in the New Year's Eve bar fire that killed 40 people in Switzerland, police said on Sunday (January 4), as many still wait to hear from their loved ones. - REUTERS

Venezuela's toppled leader Nicolas Maduro was in a New York detention center on Sunday (January 4) awaiting drug charges after President Donald Trump ordered an audacious raid to capture him, saying the U.S. would take control of the oil-producing nation. - REUTERS