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Another painful week for Bitcoin could signal more woes ahead for the world's biggest cryptocurrency.

Brent futures hit their highest in two years while West Texas Intermediate rose to a level unseen in almost three years.

Another 16 wounded when gunmen raided a compound of the HALO Trust charity in northern Baghlan province.

Some 82.5 percent of directors among Fortune 500 boards are white, according to the latest Board Diversity Census.

Ilir Meta, who held the largely ceremonial role, has regularly clashed with Prime Minister Edi Rama’s Socialist gov't.

Officials showed 'apparent bias' in dealings with company run by associates of Dominic Cummings, judge rules.

India's Olympics body says decision linked to public sentiment following last year's border clashes between two nations.

On Sunday, Islamophobic violence surfaced once again in Canada. It was former PM Stephen Harper who stoked it.

In July 1995, I faced certain death at the hands of Ratko Mladić's army. A man named Kenneth Biser saved me.

As China allows married couples to have up to three children, boosting birth rates could collide with living costs.

Police say the Afzaal family were on an evening walk when they were targeted in a premeditated hate crime.

In Florida, survivors of domestic violence can lose custody of their children. Is the state blaming victims of abuse?

Muslih's release without prosecution is one of number of unsuccessful government attempts to crack down on armed groups.

The story of an ancient being that comes back to life is a fiction writer's dream, says scientist.

Fastly operates a group of servers strategically placed around the world to help customers move and store content.

Cardiologist puts lucrative practice on hold to aid thousands of farmers protesting against farm laws outside New Delhi.

Israel's intensified detention of Palestinian activists and journalists is reinvigorating peaceful resistance.

Federal tax collections were hit by the slowdown lockdowns brought, so New Delhi has been reluctant to lower fuel taxes.

Suspect identified as 28-year-old Damien Tarel is in custody and expected to be charged with assaulting a public figure.

The root causes of the unrest in mixed Jewish-Palestinian cities in Israel have not been addressed.

Ukhnaa Khurelsukh of the Mongolian People’s Party, which holds a parliamentary majority, is seen as the frontrunner.

Netanyahu's efforts to find defectors among opposition forces the latest example of 'King Bibi' and his lust for power.

More than 1,000 girls in Rajasthan start a movement against child marriages, which spiked during the COVID pandemic.

Pirate radio stations like Radio Caroline and The Voice of Peace used their airwaves to challenge the status quo.

Ali Nawaz's family lives 500 metres from railway tracks and helped the crash victims in the southern Sindh province.

A majority of 62 out of 84 lawmakers approved the bill, which President Bukele proposed last week.

China's parliament expresses 'resolute opposition' to the bill, says it shows the US has 'paranoid delusion'.

Simulation of the tournament played out on a supercomputer predicts unlikely winners of the football tournament.

Stories, photographs, memorabilia - how online communities piece together remnants of a shared social and cultural past.

State news agency reports 'explosions in Damacus'; war monitor says at least eight pro-government fighters killed.

Event's future still uncertain as Supreme Court set to rule on two requests to block the 10-nation football tournament.

Eleven suspects arrested for luring girls and women into India's sex trade using the social media platform.

This comes at a time when the Indian government is mulling a bill to ban cryptocurrencies.

Serum Institute of India was named a top supplier of COVID shots but has been plagued by problems and failed to deliver.

UN says people fleeing army's 'indiscriminate attacks' in eastern Kayah State are in dire need of food and water.

“You can’t imagine the things that we are prohibited from just because we are women”

Three-year-old Tharunicca is fighting for life as her family pleads to release them from detention since 2018.

State premier praises Australian city's residents for respecting strict rules imposed after leak from hotel quarantine.

After months without cases, initial response was a 'disaster', island's former health minister tells Al Jazeera.

Despite warnings from Japan’s public health experts, IOC says the games will go on.

Court is due to rule on Thursday in case that aims to force government to take responsibility for capital's filthy air.

Tensions are mounting after a prominent opponent of the country’s ‘One China’ policy was flown to Taiwan for treatment.

Another potential challenger to Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega is arrested, prompting criticism from US diplomat.

Court to hold virtual session Thursday after groups raised concerns about Brazil hosting football tournament amid COVID.

Sotheby's also auctioned off a British Guiana One-Cent Magenta stamp, issued in 1856, for a whopping $8.3 million.

Sara Rogel had been sentenced to a 30-year jail term for an abortion-related crime in El Salvador.

Statement from Netanyahu's office says march to go ahead 'in a format' to be agreed between police and organisers.

Media outlet ProPublica did not disclose how it obtained the IRS records it based its reporting on.

US and Mexico sign agreement to deepen bilateral cooperation on development in Central America.

Prime minister calls for unity but opposition MPs accuse gov't of sidelining them and the communities directly affected.