Myanmar's army investigating soldiers over video of abuses

2020/05/14 01:47:57

Myanmar's army said on Wednesday it was investigating soldiers filmed beating and threatening to kil...

Ontario redeploys educators into nursing homes, as just one facility records 56 deaths

2020/05/14 00:59:09

The Canadian province of Ontario is allowing its education staff, including teachers and custodians,...

Chile to face worst of coronavirus outbreak in coming weeks: Pinera

2020/05/12 18:23:00

Chile is set to face the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, President Seba...

Women, migrants, minorities to suffer most in Latin America as coronavirus rages: U.N. agency

2020/05/12 18:11:21

The coronavirus pandemic will make a bad economic situation worse for women, indigenous people, migr...

Motorised British wheelbarrow aims to set world speed record

2020/05/12 17:59:47

The creator of the world's fastest shed has turned his hand to another niche mode of transport: a mo...

Bulgaria to end state of emergency, but some restrictions remain

2020/05/12 17:55:29

Bulgaria will end its state of emergency on Wednesday, though some restrictions will remain in place...

Colombia says over 52,000 Venezuelans return home, cites lockdown

2020/05/12 17:41:19

More than 52,000 Venezuelans have voluntarily returned to their country from Colombia during the cor...

Poll shows more Brazilians spurn Bolsonaro's COVID-19 response

2020/05/12 17:30:14

Support for Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has dropped as criticism grows of his handling of the...

U.S. sails warship near Taiwan a week ahead of presidential inauguration

2020/05/14 01:23:21

The U.S. navy said on Thursday it had sailed a guided-missile destroyer through the sensitive Taiwan...

Burkina prosecutor launches probe after 12 detainees die in custody

2020/05/13 23:57:34

A Burkina Faso prosecutor has launched an investigation after 12 people died during the same night i...

Facebook reports spike in takedowns of hate speech, terrorism

2020/05/12 18:13:11

Facebook Inc on Tuesday reported a sharp increase in the number of posts it removed for promoting vi...

Russia examines ventilator type sent to U.S. after fires kill six

2020/05/12 18:10:12

Moscow has begun investigating the safety of a Russian-made medical ventilator, some of which have b...

Putin's spokesman becomes fifth senior Russian official to get coronavirus

2020/05/12 17:56:45

Russian President Vladimir Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday he had tested positive fo...

Saudi Arabia to introduce 24-hour daily curfew across the Kingdom for Eid holiday

2020/05/12 17:44:13

Saudi Arabia will enforce a 24-hour curfew across the kingdom during a 5-day holiday to celebrate Mu...

Newborns among 16 dead in Kabul hospital attack; 24 killed in funeral bombing

2020/05/12 17:33:10

Gunmen disguised as police attacked a hospital in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday, killing 16 pe...