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For second consecutive year, people encouraged to stay home to avoid turning the festivities into superspreader events.

Indian cricket captain says event scheduling has to be looked into due to long period spent in bubbles.

Concerns about US regulatory crackdown on foreign firms leads to worst Hong Kong share debut in six months.

President Pinera says election scheduled for April will now be held in May to combat the rise in coronavirus infections.

Pakistan tightens social distancing and travel restrictions as it bans gatherings in areas with a high number of cases.

'My brain gradually shut down until I barely remembered my name and had no control over parts of my body.'

The giant container ship has been stuck for a week, blocking one of the world’s busiest waterways.

US-based Archegos Capital was forced to sell $20bn worth of stocks on Friday leading to losses at several large banks.

Move comes amid a groundswell of anger at pervasive culture of harassment and sexual violence, notably in government.

Officials warn companies against 'politicising their economic behaviour' amid Western concern over forced labour.

Salvage teams have freed a container ship stuck in the crucial waterway since last week, blocking hundreds of vessels.

The giant container ship has been stuck for a week, blocking one of the world's busiest waterways.

Indian state tightened travel restrictions and imposed night curfews as it reported almost two-thirds of national total.

Two die in clashes between protesters and police, raising the death toll from protests against Indian PM's visit to 13.

Australia's third-biggest city announces strict stay-home order in bid to stamp out new cluster of cases.

Senior diplomat says criticism of tests from Sanctions Committee 'negates' North Korea's right to 'self-defence'.

Legislators visit Atlanta-area spas to pay tribute to victims of attacks that killed eight, including six Asian women.

Igor Matovic's move comes after disputes with coalition partners over a secret deal to buy Russia's coronavirus vaccine.

Some accuse Venezuelan army of using excessive force in operation against armed groups near Colombia-Venezuela border.

Campaign by nearly 5,000 of Kurdish-led forces follows spike in violence in sprawling camp in northeast Syria.

Hundreds join caravan in capital Havana to pressure US President Joe Biden to lift economic curbs on Cuba.

Residents of neighbouring Bosnia, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Croatia travel to Belgrade for a COVID-19 shot.

Experts say younger patients are developing severe COVID-19 symptoms and dying, as hospitals are pushed to the brink.

Fatalities include seven people whose convoy of vehicles was ambushed as they tried to flee assault on town of Palma.

Offshore gas workers among 200 trapped by ISIL-linked fighters.

Was Alexi McCammond really 'cancelled'?

Government data shows 294,287 coronavirus-related deaths through March 15, over 61 percent higher than confirmed toll.

Facebook says it froze Venezuelan president's page for 30 days because he violated COVID-19 misinformation rules.

The Eritrean president finds himself in an increasingly difficult situation.

Worshippers attend Palm Sunday procession from the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem's Old City amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Document lays out principles as basis to resolve conflict, including guaranteeing right to freedom of religion.

Aerial assault comes after group controlling southeastern state condemned coup and announced support for resistance.

Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, who has faced months of protests, to step down in April to allow parliamentary vote.

Trial of ex-cop charged in George Floyd's death, which sparked global protests, marks a ‘seminal’ moment, experts say.

Artificial Intelligence is already part of our lives and it will play a key role in future wars. But is it safe?

Geneticist Adam Rutherford and economist Faiza Shaheen discuss how to deconstruct racism and build a fairer world.

Egypt's president orders preparations for the possible removal of some of ship's cargo as teams struggle to free it.

Move comes after more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels were spotted off Whitsun Reef earlier this month.

The tussle for control of Pakistan football takes another turn after PFF head office attacked.

Protesters in Myanmar return to streets following the bloodiest day since the military seized power in a February coup.

Intercommunal violence spikes in western regions as war in Tigray continues.

More than a dozen people injured after clashing with police after a two-day visit by India's PM Narendra Modi.

An Indonesian cathedral was rocked by a suicide bombing on Sunday as people inside celebrated the start of Holy Week.

Ahead of qualifiers, Norway, Germany and Netherlands footballers have protested Qatar's treatment of migrant workers.

Europe seems to be starting a third wave of COVID-19 despite the vaccine rollout. Why? And what is the New York variant?

Blockage of the Suez Canal by stranded ship impacts oil imports to beleaguered Syria, already suffering fuel shortages.

Authorities arrest two suspects over the killing of Mahmoud al-Werfalli, who was wanted by the ICC for war crimes.

How one of India's largest sports-goods bazaars, located in Kolkata, is hoping to stay afloat after COVID restrictions.

Zahraa Ghandour and her mentor Hanaa Edwar have broken tradition to voice the struggles of women in their community.

At least 14 wounded after an attacker detonates explosives outside a packed church during Palm Sunday Mass.