Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
Muslims around the world began marking a sombre Eid al-Fitr Sunday, many under coronavirus lockdown, but lax restrictions offered respite to worshippers in some...
Trump offers to mediate in India-China frontier showdown
US President Donald Trump offered Wednesday to mediate in what he called a "raging" border showdown between India and China in the Himalayas.
Trump's offer...
US passes dire milestone of 100,000 COVID-19 deaths
Unthinkable just a few months ago, the United States on Wednesday surpassed the grim milestone of 100,000 coronavirus deaths, as the pandemic tightened its...
97 dead, two survivors in Pakistan plane crash
All but two of the 99 people on board a Pakistan passenger plane were killed when it crashed into a residential neighbourhood of Karachi,...
WHO records highest daily number of COVID-19 cases
The World Health Organization said Wednesday it had registered a new daily record number of COVID-19 cases as it quickly neared the "tragic milestone"...
US revokes Hong Kong’s special status as anger grows over China law
The United States has revoked Hong Kong's special status under US law, opening the way for the city to be stripped of trading privileges,...
China threatens US counter measures if punished for Hong Kong law
China on Monday threatened counter measures against the United States if it is punished for plans to impose on Hong Kong a sedition law,...
Pharma chiefs see coronavirus vaccine by year-end, but challenges ‘daunting’
Pharmaceutical company executives said Thursday that one or several COVID-19 vaccines could begin rolling out before 2021, but warned the challenges would be "daunting"...
Trump to withdraw US from ‘Open Skies’ treaty
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he plans to withdraw the United States from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, the third arms control pact...
No annual growth target for virus-hit China, a first in years
China's communist rulers avoided setting an annual growth target for the first time in decades Friday, as they struggle to deal with the "immense"...
