Leading hospitals in India's most coronavirus-hit state halted vaccinations Friday, citing shortages as infections across the country crossed 13 million and set a new daily record. The nation of 1.3 billion is confronting a ferocious second wave th...

A Hong Kong official on Friday defended plans to curb public access to company searches, a move transparency and media advocates have warned will hamper the exposure of shady corporate dealings. The semi-autonomous financial hub currently maintains...

The French government is to declare an agricultural disaster over an unusual early spring frost that has damaged crops and vines across the country, the agiculture minister said. Julien Denormandie told Franceinfo radio late Thursday that the cold ...

A three-man crew blasted off to the International Space Station Friday in a capsule honouring the 60th anniversary of Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becoming the first person in space. Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Pyotr Dubrov and NASA ast...

Indonesian president Joko Widodo arrived Friday in a cyclone-hit cluster of islands after the disaster killed more than 200 people, including victims in neighbouring East Timor, with dozens still missing. Torrential rains from Tropical Cyclone Sero...

A second team of Australian medical experts flew to Covid-hit Papua New Guinea Friday, as the country's health system threatens to buckle under a growing outbreak. The 17 specialists were dispatched to Port Moresby to help the Pacific nation curb t...

Maskless people greet each other in the streets, friends gather for meals inside restaurants and sports fans once again attend live events. Gibraltar, a tiny British territory on Spain's southern tip, has become one of the first places in the world...

On a small boat nosing its way through the frozen waters of the Grebbestad archipelago on Sweden's west coast, Lotta Klemming scans the mist-covered rocks for the perfect spot to find a local delicacy. While France may spring to mind as a more obvi...

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor that they say is the "largest" ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago. Famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced the...

The Grand National will take place in an eerie atmosphere without spectators on Saturday due to coronavirus protocols after last year's renewal was cancelled due to the pandemic. The world famous steeplechase's winner has a habit of having a back s...

Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space 60 years ago next week. He was one of several stars of the Cold War space race between the Soviet Union and the United States who would became heroes to millions. But the technology that ...

The Brazilian Senate will open an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, as President Jair Bolsonaro continues to resist lockdown measures even with Covid-19 deaths at new records. A judge from the country's supreme cou...

The US state of Florida is suing the Biden administration to allow cruise ships to start sailing after a year-long moratorium on operations due to the coronavirus pandemic, the governor's office said Thursday. Republican Governor Ron DeSantis, who...

The UN's special envoy for Myanmar is to embark on an Asian tour to step up diplomatic efforts to tackle the crisis, as the death toll from the junta's crackdown on dissent passed 600 on Friday. The push by Christine Schraner Burgener comes amid mo...

A British hedge fund's buyout offer for Toshiba faces a long road, including seeking regulatory approval and additional financing, the chairman of the Japanese firm's board warned Friday. CVC Capital Partners is reportedly considering a 30 percent ...