Factbox: New measures being put in place for air travel differ by country

2020/05/19 11:14:49

Governments, airlines and airports around the world are putting in place new measures to help protec...

U.S. to send Russia 200 ventilators as Russian coronavirus cases near 300,000

2020/05/19 11:04:01

The United States said on Tuesday it would this week start delivering 200 medical ventilators to Rus...

Rwandan genocide fugitive Kabuga due before French court

2020/05/19 10:49:55

Rwandan genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga is due to appear before a Paris court on Tuesday, three da...

Kyrgyzstan to lift most coronavirus-linked restrictions

2020/05/19 10:46:35

Kyrgyzstan will lift most of the remaining coronavirus-related restrictions in the coming days, reop...

India coronavirus infections surge past 100,000, deaths top 3,000

2020/05/19 10:30:01

Coronavirus cases in India reached 100,000 on Tuesday, matching its number of intensive care beds, a...

German court limits power of spy agency's overseas bugging

2020/05/19 10:23:44

Germany's Constitutional Court ruled on Tuesday that the surveillance of telephones and internet tra...

UK COVID-19 death toll nears 43,000 as scrutiny over strategy grows

2020/05/19 10:18:13

The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll has reached nearly 43,000, underlining the country's status...

Thai government approves plan for bankruptcy court-led restructuring of Thai Airways

2020/05/19 10:15:48

Thailand's cabinet approved a plan to restructure troubled Thai Airways International Pcl's finance...

Syrian government seizes assets of Assad cousin Makhlouf: document

2020/05/19 11:07:40

The Syrian government decided on Tuesday to seize assets belonging to Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of Pre...

Thai anger unabated, banned politician says, 10 years after deadly army crackdown

2020/05/19 11:03:31

Thailand marked the 10th anniversary of a bloody army crackdown on protesters on Tuesday, with a ban...

Merkel, Visegrad states: We'll dismantle border controls when pandemic allows

2020/05/19 10:48:18

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the leaders of the Visegrad Four group of countries on Tuesday a...

Lesotho PM Thomas Thabane resigns, soothing political crisis

2020/05/19 10:43:06

Lesotho's Prime Minister Thomas Thabane resigned on Tuesday, removing the main hurdle to resolving a...

Myanmar says eight coronavirus cases among returnees from Malaysia

2020/05/19 10:25:30

Myanmar authorities said on Tuesday said they have found eight coronavirus cases among scores of peo...

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

2020/05/19 10:22:37

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus right now:

Syria's warring parties agree to Geneva talks: U.N. envoy

2020/05/19 10:17:21

Opposing sides in the Syrian civil war have agreed to reconvene in Geneva for negotiations on the co...