Fire breaks out at UAE residential tower, seven injuries reported

2020/05/06 03:45:12

Firefighters brought under control a fire that broke out at a residential tower in Sharjah in the Un...

Reuters Pulitzer team captured Hong Kong's descent into chaos

2020/05/06 02:38:10

The young woman is pressed to the ground next to a riot police shield. Detained by Hong Kong authori...

Global coronavirus cases surpass 3.5 million, although rate slowing

2020/05/04 01:54:32

Global coronavirus cases surpassed 3.5 million on Monday, with deaths nearing a quarter of a million...

Venezuela government says eight killed in foiled mercenary 'incursion'

2020/05/04 01:03:13

Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by "terrorist mercenaries" who at...

Pompeo says 'significant' evidence that new coronavirus emerged from Chinese lab

2020/05/03 23:12:54

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday there was "a significant amount of evidence" that the ...

Serbia to end state of emergency as coronavirus infections slow

2020/05/03 20:21:56

Serbia will end its state of emergency over the coronavirus next week, as the rate of infections has...

Iran's OPEC governor in coma after brain haemorrhage

2020/05/03 20:03:00

Iran's OPEC Governor Hossein Kazempour Ardebili is in a coma after a "severe brain haemorrhage", SHA...

Colombia's military chief vows to root out army officials linked to spy scandal

2020/05/03 19:16:03

The chief of Colombia's armed forces vowed on Sunday to get to the bottom of an ongoing scandal over...

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 947 to 164,807: RKI

2020/05/06 03:28:46

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Germany increased by 947 to 164,807, data from the Robe...

Taliban not living up to commitments, U.S. Defense Secretary says

2020/05/06 01:53:23

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commi...

Australian student, meat plant workers among new virus cases

2020/05/04 01:09:47

Australia reported 26 new cases of the coronavirus, including a seven-year-old boy, across three sta...

Brazil's Bolsonaro headlines anti-democratic rally amid alarm over handling of coronavirus

2020/05/03 23:35:07

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attacked Congress and the courts in a speech to hundreds of suppo...

Total coronavirus cases in Brazil rise above 100,000

2020/05/03 21:00:27

There have been 4,588 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Brazil and 275 deaths over the last 24 h...

French coronavirus quarantine to spare travellers from Schengen area and UK

2020/05/03 20:19:10

Travellers to France who arrive from a country in Europe's Schengen open-border area or Britain will...

'Freed from prison': Portuguese enjoy easing lockdown

2020/05/03 19:56:02

Portugal downgraded its state of emergency to a category of "calamity" on Sunday, as spring sunshine...