China's national health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first recorded rise in the death toll since January 2021, as the country battles an Omicron-driven surge. ...

High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers' strike Friday, while farmers in France and Greece snarled traffic with t...

A United Nations delegation is due to assess whether the reef's World Heritage listing should be downgraded due to the ravages of climate change.

U.S. President Joe Biden warned Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday there would be "consequences" if Beijing gave material support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the White House said, while both sid...

Unions protested at British ports Friday, demanding the government step in to save jobs and protect key trade routes after major ferry operator P&O Ferries fired 800 U.K. crew members to replace them ...

Hong Kong's cumulative coronavirus infections have exceeded one million as the city grapples with a widespread outbreak that has killed more people than the reported COVID-19 deaths in all of mainland...

Two students from Ontario are recovering in hospital following a deadly crash between a pickup truck and a van carrying a college golf team in Texas.

A venomous warning from Russian President Vladimir Putin about alleged pro-Western "traitors" has sent a chilling message to those in Russia who oppose the ongoing invasion of neighbouring Ukraine. ...

Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily cases and deaths reached record highs on Thursday.

Drugmaker Moderna asked the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to authorize a fourth shot of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster dose for all adults.

A spokesperson for its parent firm Meta Platforms Inc said Kanye West has been suspended from Instagram for 24 hours after the rapper infringed the platform's policy regarding harassment. ...

St. Patrick's Day celebrations return to Dublin and elsewhere, after a two-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass.

Because of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Europe will no longer be attempting this year to send its first rover to Mars, which was to have probed whether the planet ever hosted life.

NASA is preparing for its return to the moon's surface, which includes its first test of its Space Launch System (SLS) scheduled for some time in May. On Thursday, the world will get its first glimpse...

A network of activists and organizations in neighbouring countries and across Europe have sprung into action to support LGBTQ people fleeing the war in Ukraine, facilitating access to queer-friendl...

China's Jilin province was "in a last-ditch battle" against COVID-19, according to a senior Communist Party official, as the northeastern region bordering North Korea and Russia accounted for three-qu...

Residents in Fukushima and Miyagi were cleaning their homes after a sleepless night following a powerful 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck off the northern Japanese coasts, smashing furniture, knoc...

Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest the company's slow response to Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill.