Countries where coronavirus infections are declining could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak, the World Health Organization said Monday.
Joe Biden made his first in-person appearance in more than two months Monday as he marked Memorial Day by laying a wreath at a veterans park near his Delaware home.
The World Health Organization has suspended testing the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients due to safety concerns, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but the World Health Organization is worried the continent could face a "silent epidemic" if its leaders do not prioritize testing for it, a WHO envoy said Monday.
It wasn't exactly the finish line Ali Riecke had in mind. The 27-year-old had envisioned something more tropical when she signed up to participate in her...
Prime Minister Edouard Philippe said Monday that health workers would soon get hefty pay increases as part of an overhaul of France's hospital system in...
The coronavirus hasn’t been kind to car owners. With more people than ever staying home to lessen the spread of COVID-19, their sedans, pickup trucks and...
Zia Gul gave birth to her daughter just an hour after escaping from gunmen who rampaged through a Kabul maternity ward, and now struggles to reconcile...
The Philippine government is investigating the suicide of a maid who died Sunday after an incident at a shelter run by its embassy in Beirut for Filipino...
Israeli warplanes violated Lebanon’s airspace Monday, as the country marked the 20th anniversary of the Liberation and Resistance day.
It is a Thursday evening in downtown Cairo, usually a crowded and noisy time as the weekend gets underway. But today the streets are quiet, and the air is...
Privacy concerns over Qatar's coronavirus contact tracing app, a tool that is mandatory on pain of prison, have prompted a rare backlash and forced officials...
Russian prosecutors Monday requested a former U.S. Marine charged with spying receive an 18-year sentence, after a closed-door trial denounced by Washington...
Italian officials have proposed creating a 60,000-strong corps of volunteer "civic assistants" who would remind people of the need to observe measures against...
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted a coronavirus state of emergency in Tokyo and four other remaining areas on Monday, ending the restrictions...
Denmark eased its border controls with other Nordic countries and Germany on Monday, allowing cross-border couples separated by the coronavirus lockdown to...
The death toll from the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Sweden has topped 4,000, statistics published by the Public Health Agency showed Monday.
Britain's refusal to seal climate commitments in a new deal with the European Union to govern their relations after Brexit has become a stumbling block in...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson failed Monday to draw a line under a scandal over his top aide Dominic Cummings allegedly breaching coronavirus rules as...
A surprise Taliban ceasefire appeared to be holding for a second day Monday as authorities planned to release up to 2,000 insurgents held by security forces.
Spain urged foreign tourists Monday to return from July as one of Europe's strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils...
The first of five Iranian tankers carrying fuel to Venezuela has moored at a port serving the South American country's El Palito refinery, the nation's oil...
Greece restarted regular ferry services to its islands Monday and cafes and restaurants were also back open for business as the country accelerated efforts to...
Joe Biden worked out deals with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell. He defended Vice President Mike Pence as a "decent guy" and eulogized Arizona...
The United States is on a chaotic path with no federal plan against the coronavirus pandemic as it reduces public health funding and ignores the advances of...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson Sunday defied pressure from within his own party and backed top aide Dominic Cummings over allegations he breached...
President Donald Trump Sunday further limited travel from the world's coronavirus hotspots by denying entry to foreigners coming from Brazil, which is second...
China warned Monday that it will take countermeasures if the United States insists on undermining its interests regarding Hong Kong, following the latest...
At least five people were killed and more than 20 injured Sunday in Somalia in a blast during festivities to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival.
China said Sunday that relations with the United States were "on the brink of a new Cold War", fuelled in part by tensions over the coronavirus pandemic that...
The French government does not want its citizens to travel abroad this summer and recommends they take their holidays in France, Environment Minister...
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani launched Sunday a process to release up to 2,000 Taliban prisoners as a "good will gesture" in response to the insurgents' offer...
Residents of Madrid and Barcelona are eagerly anticipating the opening of parks, museums, churches and outdoor seating at bars this week, as Spain prepares to...