Saudi Arabia on Wednesday begins hosting the annual hajj pilgrimage, dramatically downscaled due to the coronavirus pandemic that has barred millions of interna

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern's party raced ahead of rivals in the latest opinion poll, putting the charismatic 40-year-old leader on track for a co

The UK unveiled plans to tackle an "obesity time bomb" on Monday, banning TV and online adverts for junk food before 9 pm.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who ha

Photo taken on March 27, 2020 shows the U.S. Capitol building in Washington D.C., the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a 2-trillion-d

Japan's economy minister says the government will urge businesses to aim for 70 percent telecommuting and enhance other social distancing measures amid a rise i

Australia's competition regulator on Monday accused Alphabet's Google of misleading consumers to get permission for use of their personal data for targeted adve

In the six years since she was kicked out by family, student Aramis Huff has struggled to find somewhere to call home.

If her mother was outright abusive, the

Photo: Screenshot of Nigel Ng's reaction videoA reaction video by a Malaysian comedian to an April 2019 BBC Food program video on how to make egg fried rice wen

US President Donald Trump's National Security Advisor Robert O'Brien has tested positive for COVID-19, local media reported.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the online meeting with members of the government at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia, on April

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At least 10 people were killed and nearly 1.5 million people were affected by floods in 11 districts in India's eastern state of Bihar, the state d

A health worker collects swab sample from a lady's throat during a COVID-19 screening test in south Delhi area in New Delhi, India, July 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Parth

Medical workers transport a patient from an ambulance to George Washington University Hospital in Washington D.C., the United States, May 13, 2020. (Photo by Ti

Representatives of the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) pay respects to peacekeepers who sacrificed their lives, during celebrations of t

Soldiers carry the casket of the late former president Benjamin Mkapa at Uhuru Stadium in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, July 26, 2020. (Tanzanian State House/Handout

Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) assigns the current interior minister Hichem Mechichi to form a new government, in Tunis, Tunisia, July 25, 2020. (Tunisian Pr

Gunmen killed at least 20 civilians including children in Sudan's war-torn Darfur as they returned to their fields for the first time in years, a witness and a

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro attends the flag-raising ceremony at his official residence in Brasilia, Brazil, July 22, 2020. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza speaks to journalists during a press conference at the UN headquarters in New York, on Feb. 12, 2019. (Xinhua/Li Muzi)

Photo taken on July 21, 2020 shows the US Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)
US congressional Democratic leaders Friday b

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The United States will not allow the entry of new international students for the upcoming fall semester if their courses are entirely online, the Immi

Photo taken on May 29, 2020 shows the live broadcast of U.S. President Donald Trump speaking at a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the Un

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Brazil has registered more than 85,000 deaths and 2.3 million cases of the novel coronavirus disease so far, the country's ministry of health anno

Rescuers work at the site where a passenger bus collided with a semitruck along the highway connecting the capital Tegucigalpa with the southern part of Hondura

Hurricane Hanna pummeled the south Texas coast on Saturday night with howling winds and a surging sea that threatened a broad area already contending with an in