UK death toll 27,241, opposition Labour leader Starmer says

2020/04/29 12:39:13

The United Kingdom's COVID-19 death toll is probably higher than 27,241 making it one of the worst-h...

UK Labour's Starmer to question PM in coronavirus strategy call

2020/04/29 12:35:33

British opposition Labour leader Keir Starmer will question Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his st...

Riot erupts at coronavirus-hit prison in Sierra Leone

2020/04/29 12:27:54

Smoke billowed from the central prison in Sierra Leone's capital and gunfire could be heard from nea...

Australia moving towards 'COVID-safe' society, but travel ban stays: PM

2020/04/29 12:02:04

Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison said on Wednesday bans on international travel and large g...

China embassy accuses Australia of 'petty tricks' in coronavirus dispute

2020/04/29 11:50:35

China accused Australia of "petty tricks" on Wednesday in an intensifying dispute over Canberra's pu...

Bombing near Afghan capital kills three amid unabated violence

2020/04/29 11:33:43

A suicide bombing near Kabul, the Afghan capital, killed three people and wounded 15 on Wednesday, t...

The last places on earth without the coronavirus

2020/04/29 11:28:43

Despite infecting more than three million people around the world, there are still 34 countries and ...

Back at work, British PM Johnson faces lockdown Catch-22

2020/04/27 06:44:22

Prime Minister Boris Johnson returns to work on Monday to the biggest dilemma of his premiership: ho...

Epidemic's hidden victims, Syrian workers left penniless in Turkey

2020/04/29 12:38:08

When the clothing factory where Syrian refugee Mohammed Eid had worked since arriving in Istanbul cl...

In a Philippine lockdown, priests bring church to the community

2020/04/29 12:32:42

Catholic priest Eduardo "Ponpon" Vasquez has worn a hazmat suit more than a vestment this past month...

Construction site fire in South Korea kills at least 38

2020/04/29 12:05:15

A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 38 people and injured another 10 on Wed...

Gourmet meals in jars a hit in lockdown Moscow

2020/04/29 11:55:54

A delivery service that provides the apartment-bound residents of Moscow with restaurant-quality rea...

EU opens new legal case against Poland over muzzling judges

2020/04/29 11:36:41

The European Union's executive on Wednesday started a new legal case against the nationalist Polish ...

Pandemic sees Sydneysiders turning to urban farm to buy fresh produce

2020/04/29 11:32:31

An Australian urban farm in the heart of downtown Sydney has seen an upsurge in demand for its produ...

Myanmar military may be committing new war crimes, says departing rights envoy

2020/04/29 11:27:14

The departing U.N. human rights envoy for Myanmar said its military may be committing war crimes and...