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Republican had refused to wear a mask during the coronavirus pandemic raising concerns for other House members.

Black and Latino children will be disproportionally affected, whether schools reopen or go online this school year.

Barr rejects Democrats' assertions of racism in US policing and denies he favoured Trump's friends in Mueller trials.

Thirteen of the dead were members of the same family, state police commissioner Ede Ayuba says.

The department of defense says Washington expects to move its European military headquarters from Germany to Belgium.

Up to 10,000 mask-clad Muslims begin the scaled back five-day pilgrimage as Saudi hosts try to prevent virus outbreak.

Harare to issue long-term bonds and jointly approach international donors with farmers to raise funding.

A report reveals record number of activists killed in 2019, with 40 percent from Indigenous communities.

Federal authorities negotiate a deal with Oregon to increase police presence in Portland in exchange for the departure.

Under the new law, large social media companies have to comply with court orders over removal of certain content.

The Belta news agency says the mercenaries worked for Wagner, Russia's best-known private military contractor.

Low is accused of being the mastermind behind the theft of billions that were looted from sovereign wealth fund 1MDB.

Tahir Ahmad Naseem, accused of blasphemy by claiming to be a prophet, shot six times during a hearing.

Surur was wanted for allegedly conspiring to sell 10 tonnes of elephant ivory and over 181kg of rhino horn from 2012-19.

India-China tensions are complicating a simmering political crisis in Kathmandu.

The Campaign Against Antisemitism welcomes Twitter's move, but brands the action 'too little, too late'.

Protesters across southern Iraq are demanding stable electricity supplies as grid fails during summer temperatures as high as 54 degrees C (129 degrees F).

In Axios interview, Trump expressed doubts about reports that Moscow offered the Taliban bribes to kill US forces.

Despite 2,250 Palestinians killed in 2014 attack by Israel, Gazans are not holding out hope for UN court justice.

Announcement by electoral commission comes hours after king issues royal decree calling for election.

Government braces for another wave of the pandemic as two major cities face a rise in cases.

First batch of five jets arrive at Indian Air Force base as world's biggest arms importer modernises its military.

Prosecutors are investigating one of the largest accounting fraud cases in the country's recent history after the online payment services company crumbled into insolvency last month, admitting that $2.2bn was missing.

The stalled peace deal was signed between the Yemeni gov't and southern separatists in the Saudi capital last year.

The stories of the men who have guarded doorways of Egypt's city buildings for decades, but whose roles are changing.

Heavy rains trigger flooding in parts of war-torn country, affecting internally displaced people and damaging buildings.

Italy accuses the Maltese and Gibraltar authorities of failing to intervene, prompting it to carry out the rescue.

Study says 57 percent of people in Mumbai's slums have had the infection, far more than what official data shows.

Why the so-called 'big four' tech companies in the US are about to face questions in Congress.

The crackdown in Aubervilliers comes amid rising pressure for the authorities to tackle irregular immigration.

Structural racism can be combatted only if there is political will, not more data.

Germany and Finland receive nearly 100 refugees and migrants, including minors, EU asylum coordination agency says.

After months of lockdown, Chile cautiously starts to lift restrictions, while its neighbours across Latin America struggle to get a grip on the coronavirus pandemic.

Southern separatists rescind declaration of self-rule, pledge to implement power-sharing deal with Hadi's government.

Relatives who lost loved ones in a 2018 army clampdown on opposition protesters still wait for compensation and answers.

Report documenting accounts of survivors who fled to Lebanon details stigma and gaps in aid for sexual abuse victims.

In Thailand, several investigations have been launched, including one by a parliamentary committee, after charges were dropped against the Red Bull heir in a fatal hit-and-run case.

Anger at caste discrimination flares after a group of men in Agra prevents the woman's cremation on communal land.

Carrie Lam's warning comes as Hong Kong implements its toughest measures yet to stem spread of COVID-19.

Nearly 80 protesters have been killed in Guinea since last year. But, there have been no arrests or accountability for those involved.

Fears are growing over a possible return to a heavy lockdown across Spain if the nation cannot bring its latest coronavirus infections under control.

Women in northeast Senegal are using solar-powered irrigation to farm food and halt the encroaching desert.

Camera traps recorded three tigers in an area of western Thailand where the big cat had not been seen for four years.

Colombia and Philippines account for more than half those killed in 2019, with Indigenous people at greatest risk.

'Umbrella Movement' leader, who was jailed for his activism, said decision marks an end to academic freedom in the city.

Departments that pledged to send officers to help with security during Democratic convention withdraw those offers.

US President Donald Trump and Dr Anthony Fauci are at odds over the use of hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment.

Charles Lieber was charged with failing to report income he received from Wuhan University of Technology in China.

Agitators use lasers, slingshots, fireworks and kerosene against US officers defending US courthouse, Barr says.

PM Conte orders extension until October 15 after Italy records over 246,500 cases and 35,000 deaths from COVID-19.