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Majority Leader Mitch McConnell blocks vote as some Republicans say they will support $2,000 stimulus cheques.

Justice Department says no federal criminal charges against two police officers for killing of 12-year-old.

Man with no travel history first confirmed US case of COVID strain that UK scientists believe is more contagious.

The tiny settlement of Wonboyn was ravaged by fires, but its people and landscape are beginning to recover.

Woman accuses teen of theft in NY hotel, drawing comparisons to other false accusations against Black people in the US.

Authorities yet to name suspect or motive for statue's destruction, which sculptor calls 'act of racist aggression'.

The president-elect says that at the current pace it will 'take years, not months' to get all Americans vaccinated.

Unemployment benefits will continue without a one-week lapse despite a delay on the part of President Donald Trump.

A looming end to subsidies in Lebanon has triggered UN warnings of 'social catastrophe'.

Mustafa al-Kadhimi's leadership put to test after recent wave of attacks.

Argentine officials stress safety of the shots after critics questioned Russia's decision to approve the vaccine.

Russia's most prominent opposition figure accused of spending $4.8m of donations to his organisations on personal needs.

Three UAE-based companies emerged this year as major buyers of Venezuelan crude, a Reuters report says.

Question of constitutional vacuum emerged two years ago when President Ali Bongo Ondimba suffered a stroke.

The biggest US lenders are tempering expectations for employee payouts after the pandemic sent revenues soaring.

Senate debates bill that could make Argentina the largest country in Latin America to legalise abortion.

Ex-student's conviction for harassing two women is the first in a case that sparked #MeToo movement in the Arab nation.

EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel to sign the trade deal agreed with Britain on Wednesday.

Some federal emergency funds are going to large health systems with have billions of dollars in cash reserves.

New York passed a strong anti-eviction law Monday, but millions of Americans remain at risk for losing their homes.

Casting aside concern for now, investors poured into UK markets on the first full day of trading post-Brexit deal.

Russian foreign minister says Moscow and Ankara will not be deterred by sanctions over acquiring S-400 missile system.

The flight from Miami to New York is the first in the US after regulators lifted a 20-month safety ban on the plane.

If as expected the Senate follows the US House in vote, it would be first veto override of Trump's presidency.

EU statement comes as Brussels gears up to agree a significant investment deal with China.

Authorities are looking for the motive behind the explosion - bomber said 'the world is never going to forget me'.

Journalists have been attacked and press freedom curtailed since India stripped Kashmir of its special status last year.

Official hails deal as most significant trade pact for Turkey since signing of customs union agreement with EU in 1995.

Protesters reject December 20 decision as unconstitutional as they rally outside PM Oli's office despite COVID curbs.

The 2020 presidential election has again drawn attention to the decentralised election system in the US.

Palestinian NGO said increasing infections among Israeli jailers is the 'first source of transmission' to prisoners.

Buildings in central Croatia collapse as earthquake is felt throughout the country and in neighbouring Serbia, Bosnia.

Mexico was the deadliest, with eight journalists killed, followed by Iraq, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan, RSF says.

The 70-year-old Tamil action hero said he will serve the people without entering electoral politics.

What is next for the English Left after Corbyn-led Labour's crushing electoral defeat in last year's election?

The start of the trials comes as Iran managed to bring its COVID-19 fatalities down to a three-month low.

India’s swift, harsh COVID lockdown forced Slurrp Farm to slash costs, embrace technology and listen to its customers.

In another push to rein in billionaire Jack Ma, China's central bank has ordered fintech giant Ant Group to scale down.

New variant, first spotted in the UK, continues to spread, with Pakistan, India reporting cases among travellers.

Country at epicentre of new variant entering 'very dangerous new phase of the pandemic', leading gov't adviser says.

Second group of 1,800 Rohingya refugees sent to Bhasan Char island amid concerns many of them have been coerced.

Saudi court sentenced al-Hathloul to five years and eight months in prison on terrorism-related charges.

In the rubble of what was the largest refugee camp in Europe, some try to make a living by scavenging for metal.

By not winning any of the 10 individual prizes, Pakistan is the only major team not to be represented at the awards.

Abdelkarim's storefront on one of Baghdad's most historic streets stocked with thousands of wristwatches.

Masks are compulsory, indoor and outdoor gatherings are banned and a curfew to be enforced.

The soldiers, on a mission in the southern region, were part of France’s Barkhane military operations in Mali.

US House of Representatives voted to increase stimulus payments to qualifying Americans to $2,000 from $600.

Order passed in November blocks US investors from buying securities of Chinese firms allegedly under military control.

Is water the new oil? We expose the financialisation of water.