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Leaders from G5 Sahel bloc of nations and French president meet in Nouakchott to discuss campaign against armed groups.

California, Texas and many other states have reported record increases in new cases.

Biden: 'It seems our wartime president has surrendered, waved the white flag and abandoned the battlefield'.

Killing of Hachalu Hundessa, a popular singer and ethnic Oromo activist, sparks unrest in Ethiopia's capital city.

Pledges at conference hosted by UN and EU were higher than expected but aid groups warn promised sum is not enough.

The mothers of Jamarion Robinson and Oscar Cain on fighting for justice amid the trauma of more police killings.

The court ruled that states may not discriminate between religious and secular private schools when giving tax credits.

Palestinian farmers been able to reclaim some of their land in Area C, but now they worry about their fate.

MPs say koalas will become extinct in New South Wales within 30 years unless urgent action is taken to protect them.

Immigrant advocates intensely worried about the potential for an outbreak in a camp housing an estimated 2,000 migrants.

Announcement comes after Pakistan's aviation ministry ordered grounding of 150 pilots over fraud fears.

The EU agrees to open its borders to 15 countries from July 1, but the US, Russia, India and Brazil remain excluded.

Leaks continue to say the White House was aware of Russian intelligence officials offering bounties on US forces.

The rallies come as the government prepares to wrap up weeks of talks with health workers on hospital overhauls.

Suspended flights and high freight charges have brought down exports, and locust attacks have severely damaged the fruit.

The women who lived and died for African liberation should no longer be confined to the margins of history.

The UNHCR voices alarm at an increasing number of attacks by armed groups on displaced civilians in the African nation.

Bars, beaches, cinemas closed again in some US states as spike in cases underlines challenge of containing virus.

UK prime minister set to lay out his plan to rescue the fragile economy.

Documents and computers are seized from the department in charge of maintenance and restoration at St Peter's Basilica.

The Belgo-Congolese are still marked by their past with Belgium as well as the present's systematic discrimination.

After decades of brutal colonial rule, the Democratic Republic of the Congo declared its independence on June 30, 1960.

Ethiopia argues the dam will bring electricity to more than 65 million people who currently 'live in complete darkness'.

In rare action, three military officers found guilty as Myanmar faces genocide charges at UN court over 2017 crackdown.

Ruhollah Zam, who was accused of fueling anti-government protests, was arrested after his return from exile in 2019.

The blueprints and rationale for the West Bank annexation can be found in the Galilee.

Austria's parliament receives 1,600-page report, documenting Croatian border police brutality against irregular migrants

Law expected to come into force on July 1 in most radical change to semi-autonomous territory since 1997 handover.

Al Jazeera's Wayne Hay describes the new-normal he experiences as he arrives in Thailand.

Countries are struggling with the economic impact of pandemic-related restrictions, which may not be over yet.

An armed group is accused of rights abuses in Mozambique, and accusations are emerging against the army too.

Gas leak at pharmaceutical plant in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh state, where similar accident last month killed 12.

The front lines of the fight against the virus outbreak in Brazil have shifted to poor, remote corners of the country.

Trump is scoring low on current polls but a lot can happen in the next four months.

Turkey and France have engaged in a war of words in recent weeks over each others' role in war-torn Libya.

Conference comes amid reports Trump knew about Taliban-linked fighters being offered Russian bounties to kill US troops.

There is hope that the move by the Dutch government will raise at least $1bn, but the plan has been fiercely opposed by rights groups.

At least 12 people have been killed in southwest China, while India's northern state of Assam also faces devastation.

Vietnam's domestic airlines asked to ground Pakistani pilots after report says 262 of them hold fraudulent licences.

The pandemic has disrupted efforts to end both practices that can jeopardise the futures of millions of girls, UN said.

More than 56 percent of Nepal's 5.4 million households affected as remittances drop due to global recession.

President Tsai Ing-wen says she is 'very disappointed' with law, as island unveils measures to help Hong Kong arrivals.

TikTok's denial came a day after India banned the wildly popular app, citing national security and privacy concerns.

The US killed General Soleimani and others in a January drone attack near Baghdad International Airport.

G4 type descended from H1N1 has 'all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus', Chinese scientists say.

Moves come as Anthony Fauci blames rising infections on flouting of guidelines on physical distancing and mask-wearing.

EU subjected 11 officials to sanctions, citing their actions against the democratic functioning of Venezuela's Congress.

The 90-year-old's decision over alliance's inability to counter India's move could further weaken the separatist cause.

European Union to lead meeting of 60 governments, NGOs as UN seeks billions for Syrians and countries hosting refugees.

Drug Controller General of India approves Bharat Biotech's Covaxin for clinical human trials which will start in July.