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Muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the end of the Hajj pilgrimage, but the effects of the pandemic are already being felt globally, ahead of the festivities.

Coalition urges Congress to extend and expand provisions that allow school districts to feed millions of children.

Police and soldiers order people trying to enter the capital, Harare, to go home ahead of planned anti-gov't protests.

This year's Hajj was scaled down from 2.5 million pilgrims to as few as 10,000 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 50 hospitals in Florida have run out of ICU beds as the state struggles to contain the pandemic.

COVID-19 has spread, uncontrolled, in heavily populated Palestinian cities, towns, and overcrowded refugee camps.

Cain had attended President Donald Trump's political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in June without a wearing mask.

Children - in wealthy and poor nations - are at risk of irreversible health damage because of lead poisoning.

Pompeo called China's Communist Party 'the central threat of our times' and lauded the Trump administration's approach.

Why did the BBC publish an article glorifying a 19th-Century Nigerian slave trader amid global BLM protests?

Some 97 MPs voted against Rached Ghannouchi, veteran leader of Ennahdha, falling short of 109 needed to overthrow him.

Rover will search for evidence of life and help bring NASA one step closer to landing humans on Mars.

About 60 percent of the Kaziranga National Park in the state of Assam is underwater and dozens of animals have been killed.

President Trump sends tweet suggesting US presidential election should be delayed as states plan to use mail-in ballots

The funeral for the civil rights icon will be held at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia.

The marine mammals, ranging from 2-6 metres in length, were found in the province of East Nusa Tenggara.

Lee, who in 1996 became Taiwan's first democratically elected president after pushing for direct polls, died in Taipei.

Belarus opens a criminal probe into planned 'terrorist acts' by Russian mercenaries arrested ahead of presidential vote.

The public prosecutor also requested approval to open proceedings against Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber.

Time is running out for the EU and the UK to agree to any framework for a Brexit trade deal before the end of 2020.

Rafiki, a 25-year-old silverback gorilla, was killed with a spear in early June.

Two Catalan politicians sue the former head of Spain's intelligence agency and an Israeli technology firm over spyware

How fundamentally different views about climate change and a green economy could influence voters in the 2020 election.

Mahmoud Dicko, the driving force behind anti-gov't protests, says 'solution' could be found without president quitting.

Despite a good rainfall and fertile soil, the business has left a sour taste for Gaza grape farmers.

Tensions are rising as the Trump administration wants the world to stop engaging with China.

Hong Kong government warns more nominees could face similar decision as the disqualified 12, including Joshua Wong.

Protesters set up several tents on one of Sofia's busiest central crossroads and outside the government headquarters.

African states have failed to protect women and children from violence amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Property developer in Surat turns work premises into an 85-bed facility to provide free COVID-19 treatment to the poor.

A dream shattered. A family still seeking answers about how their teenage son died while training for the Thai military.

In new brief, researchers call for universal use of masks and enforcement of stay-at-home orders in worst-hit areas.

UN Support Mission in Libya says most of the casualties were in Libya's western region and caused by Haftar's forces.

A warning that millions of people in Latin America could go hungry this year, because of COVID-19.

Some 2,000 survivors of torture, rape and other abuses now live with severe physical illnesses, psychological distress.

Gerardo Ixcoy turned a tricycle into mobile classroom to address remote-learning challenges in his Guatemalan community.

Survivors of sex trafficking and those who investigate it in the city share their stories.

Australia's Victoria state mandates face masks and extends physical distancing rules amid record infections.

The detention of the four, one just 16, is the first under legislation that was imposed by Beijing earlier this month.

Malaysian foreign minister summons Philippine ambassador over comments by Manila's top diplomat.

Tributes pour in for founding member of iconic Afro-Latin group Orchestra Baobab, established in Senegal 50 years ago.

The sweeping curbs this year will not be the first time the Muslim ritual has been partially or fully halted.

COVID-19 deaths are rising at their fastest rate since May as California, Texas and Florida all set one-day records.

President Bolsonaro insists on lifting restrictions even as cases hit more than 2.5 million with about 90,000 deaths.

President Trump, Senate Republicans and House Democrats are 'very far apart' on key goals for any spending package.

US among highest in per-capita deaths globally as Florida reports record increase in COVID-19 deaths for second day.

Among the contenders are Obama-era veteran Susan Rice, California Senator Kamala Harris and Congresswoman Karen Bass.

Hospitals in Quito are filling up and the crematoria at funeral parlors are pushed to keep up with demand.

On beIN pirating case, Doha says Riyadh's move shows 'Saudi Arabia fully understands that it lost'.

RSF also called for investigation into deaths of two journalists from Egypt, Saudi after their release from prison.