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More than a dozen people shot overnight amid escalation in Chicago gun violence as mayor says opportunity is the answer.

Number of people facing high levels of acute food insecurity expected to rise to 3.2 million in Yemen's south.

Ethiopian PM said early filling of the massive dam was completed without 'causing harm to anyone'.

Egyptian authorities have done little to improve conditions for prisoners amid coronavirus pandemic, rights groups say.

Marcel Amon-Tanoh, longtime ally of President Alassane Ouattara, declares his candidacy breaking with the ruling party.

Experts say Trump is a champion of states' power - or a federal strongman - depending on election prospects.

Government says it needs to use more of the resource to help its people, but countries downstream see that as a problem.

Women hit the streets and take to social media after ex-partner reportedly confesses to killing Pinar Gultekin, 27.

The decommissioning of the aircraft is the latest blow for the aviation industry, which has been devastated by the pandemic.

Scientists conduct a trial to see which existing medications could counter COVID-19.

US schools aim to offer full-time classroom learning, full-time online or a hybrid, leaving parents scrambling.

Not only did he have a lucky escape from serious injury, but he now faces a bright future in the game.

UN envoy raises concern after Israeli forces demolish coronavirus quarantine centre in Hebron, sparking outrage.

By not trying to improve childbirth conditions, ultra-conservatives reveal that their true interests lie elsewhere.

More than one in five people infected, according to the study, indicating that most cases in the capital are undetected.

Thousands rally outside the prime minister's official residence as protests mount over his handling of the pandemic.

US secretary of state meets Danish leaders in Copenhagen a year after Trump's offer to buy Greenland was rejected.

The incumbent US president may be behind his rival in the polls but the difference can dwindle in the months ahead.

More than half a million lives have been lost in the spread of the novel coronavirus around the world - but the death toll could be much higher according to an MIT study.

One-third of impoverished Bangladesh under water in one of the worst deluges to hit the region in recent years.

Starting Wednesday, non-working people to stay home and 12-hour curfew to come into effect following rise in cases.

Melvin Theuma, self-confessed middleman in killing of Daphne Caruana Galizia, critically injured ahead of court date.

More than 500 women test positive for coronavirus at facility holding inmates with medical and mental health issues.

Oxford and a Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine are being trialled in Brazil.

Party of President Bashar al-Assad and allies win 177 seats in 250-member Parliament in vote denounced by opposition.

There are increasing fears that Egypt's plans to deploy troops abroad could escalate the conflict in neighbouring Libya.

Indian Matchmaking shows picky individuals with a long list of demands that centre around caste, height and skin colour.

The dead believed to have succumbed to coronavirus recovered from streets and homes in Bolivia's biggest cities.

Twitter algorithm will not highlight sites and tweets associated with the pro-Trump group's websites and accounts.

Travellers from countries deemed low-risk for COVID-19 required to take tests on arrival and undergo home quarantine.

In his first coronavirus briefing in months, Trump said the pandemic will probably get worse before it gets better.

India's ban on popular video-sharing app deprives a number of social media stars of their followers and fortune.

Lawyer welcomes decision by court to set aside sentence, saying it is a win for human rights in Southeast Asian nation.

Lawyer asks court to suspend sentence against the men who were found guilty of entering the country illegally.

Media watchdogs say the latest case is part of a broader attack on press freedom under the Duterte administration.

The 84-year-old monarch was admitted to hospital with what state media said was an inflammation of the gall bladder.

Judge agreed that the gag order would limit defendants' ability to defend themselves against negative publicity.

Larry Householder and four other men with ties to state politics charged with conspiracy to commit racketeering.

Homeland Security chief: 'Police officers are not storm troopers, they are not Gestapo. That description is offensive'.

Western state will soon overtake New York as worst-hit in the United States.

Pakistan bans video streaming platform Bigo, issues notice to TikTok over 'vulgar content' concerns.

On Mustafa al-Kadhimi's visit, his first trip since taking office in May, he pledged to protect Iran from attacks.

Matiullah Jan, known for his criticism of Pakistan's powerful military, was last seen outside a school in the capital.

Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen says he has been punished by officials for writing a book critical of the president.

Florida had 134 deaths on Tuesday, bringing its daily average to 115 in the past week, beating Texas in the same period.

Satellite images show water levels rising in reservoir of the nearly completed $4.6bn Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

Man armed with weapons and explosives took about 20 people hostage in the western city of Lutsk.

UK research team shows promising results from trials; doctors warn a long way to go before vaccine is widely available.

Premier League chief executive has previously suggested the proposed takeover had become complicated.

Memorandum means undocumented migrants will not be counted when US congressional districts are redrawn.