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Former UN secretary-general Javier Perez de Cuellar, a Peruvian diplomat who played a crucial role in ending the Iran-Iraq war of 1980 to 1988, died on Wednesday at his home in Lima aged 100.
The emergency measure came after the virus has spread rapidly outside China to more than 70 countries
The total number of known coronavirus cases in India rose sharply to 29 on Wednesday, including 16 Italian tourists who had tested positive for the disease as well as an employee of a digital payments company who had traveled
After imposing a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims to stop the spread of coronavirus, Saudi Arabia has now suspended all Umrah pilgrimages for its nationals and expatriates.
Two more Turkish soldiers have been killed and six wounded in an attack by Syrian government forces in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the Turkish Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.
Voting hours were extended due to the devastation the twisters wrought when they touched down shortly after midnight -- rubble was strewn across the state capital Nashville.
Tensions over how to contain the coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with t
In a joint statement, the two institutions said they were focused especially on poor countries where health systems are weakest and urged member countries to strengthen their health surveillance and response systems to contai
The appeal aims to raise the amount to respond to the needs of approximately 855,000 Rohingyas from Myanmar and over 444,000 vulnerable Bangladeshis in the communities generously hosting them
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles off the east coast into the sea on Monday, South Korea’s defense ministry said, in its first apparent weapons test of the year
Thousands of Muslims from China's Uighur minority group are working under coercive conditions at factories that supply some of the world's biggest brands, a new report says.
Iranian state radio says a member of a council that advises Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has died after falling ill from the new coronavirus.
Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad called Sunday for an urgent Parliament sitting to contest the appointment of a former ally as the country's next prime minister under a new Malay-majority coalition that could further split the nat
A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 86,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.
Under the agreement, the US will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from being a launchpad for terrorist attacks
Groups of refugees and migrants are heading towards the EU after Turkey said it would not abide by a deal to stop them from reaching Europe.
Millions of Afghans are anticipating that America’s longest war fought in their country will end on Saturday as US and Taliban negotiators are expected to sign a deal to allow a US troop reduction and a permanent ceasefire.
The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Italy has increased to 888, including 21 fatalities and 46 recoveries, according to the Ministry of Health on Friday.
President Donald Trump lashed out on Friday at Democrats who have questioned his handling of the coronavirus threat, calling their criticism a new "hoax" intended to undermine his leadership.
A Japanese man who received his certificate as the world's oldest man with a raised fist and big smiles earlier this month has died at 112.
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