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PM Arden orders Auckland into lockdown after four new locally transmitted cases found in the same family.

Winds gusting up to 160 kilometres per hour left a path of destruction.

Iran occasionally arrests those accused of spying on behalf of foreign countries, including the US and Israel.

At least 18 people died after an Air India Express plane with 190 people on board crash-landed at an airport in Kerala.

Escalating protests in Bolivia revive memories of last year's violence, which led to the resignation of former President Evo Morales.

UN investigators say Facebook played a key role in spreading hate speech that fuelled the violence against Rohingya.

The Indian army, which initially said the dead were Pakistani 'terrorists', said it is investigating the incident.

False rumors of a shooting unleashes panic on the main promenade of the French Riviera town of Cannes.

Svetlana Tikhanovskaya left Belarus after a second night of street clashes left a protester dead.

Ahmed Amarneh says as a natural formation, Israel could not possibly argue his cave home was illegally built.

Two guards also believed to be killed after convicted al-Shabab fighters engaged in a shoot-out with prison guards.

Official says internal probe found Mike Pompeo acted in 'complete accordance' with law in approving the $8.1bn sale.

As countries reopen borders and ease restrictions, a number of measures can be taken to reduce the risk of infection.

Hong Kong people rush to buy copies of Apple Daily after owner Jimmy Lai's arrest under China-imposed security law.

It is due to go on auction on August 21, but has smashed expectations with online bidding already more than $65,000.

Taiwan's top diplomat tells visiting US health secretary that Chinese pressure is making 'life increasingly difficult'.

About 3,000 to 4,000 protesters chant 'Long live democracy' as speakers call on PM Prayuth Chan-ocha to resign.

US president abruptly leaves press briefing at White House after Secret Service shoots a man outside the complex fence.

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says latest move shows Beijing unlikely to change its position on the financial hub.

Hester was assaulted by a white supremacist three years ago and now leads 'moms' in racial justice protests each night.

Omar's challenger has portrayed the history-making congresswoman and member of the so-called 'squad' as too divisive.

Global infections approach 20 million as virus deaths around the world exceeds 700,000.

PM Hassan Diab announces resignation of his government, says 'the 'system of corruption is bigger than the state'.

The deadly August 4 explosion pushed the country further to the brink, forcing PM Hassan Diab's government to quit.

Michel Aoun asks PM Diab's gov't to stay in caretaker capacity as fury over explosion that devastated Beirut grows.

Marjorie Taylor Greene has embraced the fringe conspiracy and has a history of racist and Islamophobic rhetoric.

Appointment of nine judges is aimed to help resolve impasse between president and opposition coalition seeking his exit.

Fears of an ecological catastrophe keep mounting despite massive local clean-up operation under way in island nation.

A heavy police presence is expected in downtown Chicago until further notice after looting and firing at officers.

The Beirut blast will likely usher Lebanon into a new political age.

Police clash with protesters for a second evening as President Alexander Lukashenko declares victory in disputed polls.

Water engulfed the second-largest city Thessaloniki and it is estimated as many as 3,000 homes have been damaged.

Trump claims in court documents the grand jury subpoena is 'overbroad' and focused on payments made in 2016.

The MV Wakashio ship still has more than half of its 4,000 tonnes of fuel on board after running aground off Mauritius last month.

US Senators Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton and Josh Hawley among those targeted amid row over Hong Kong crackdown.

The COVID-19 pandemic has undermined Indigenous efforts to establish a sustainable model of managing forests in the DRC.

At least 19 killed and two others wounded in attacks on three villages in the troubled province of Ituri.

The roofs of hundreds of buildings in the UNESCO World Heritage Site have collapsed.

Boris Johnson says irregular migrant crossings of the English Channel are 'very bad and stupid and dangerous'.

PM Hassan Diab to address the nation amid growing anger over explosion that killed some 200 people and wounded 6,000.

States question how Trump's initial proposal would work and many doubt that they could afford to participate.

Russian and Central African authorities have put little effort into finding the perpetrators.

Khaled Drareni, editor of Casbah Tribune website and reporter with TV5 Monde, sentenced to three years in prison.

Newspaper owner Jimmy Lai and six others linked to his pro-democracy Apple Daily are in custody on charges of colluding with foreign forces.

As nationwide protests continue, the message is no longer just about specific incidents of violence, but about what demonstrators say is systemic racism in policing.

Pakistan eases restrictions for a second time in months despite warnings about the coronavirus pandemic.

Egyptians go to polls on Tuesday and Wednesday to elect the Senate revived in constitutional amendments adopted in 2019.

German foreign minister speaks with his US counterpart about Washington's threat of sanctions over Nord Stream 2.

French military said it was providing air support for the operation, which is unfolding over a vast wooded area.

Millions of dispossessed people face sickness, economic hardship and marginalisation as COVID-19 pandemic continues.