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Reflective wreath laying and socially distant street parties rang in the 75th anniversary of VE Day.

Second positive in two days forces White House staff to don protective gear, a measure so far avoided by the president.

Washington says it had no direct involvement even as the detained United States suspects appear to claim otherwise.

Nations must return to testing, tracing and quarantining strategy rather than reopening economies, says WHO official.

At least 73 children in New York have been diagnosed with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease.

At least one killed and 50 others injured, some allegedly hit by pellets in eyes, in clashes over Riyaz Naikoo's death.

Pompeo will visit Jerusalem to see Benjamin Netanyahu and his new coalition partner Benny Gantz on Wednesday.

Outbreak at pork plant leads to more than 1,600 cases and 20 deaths as Trump orders meatpackers to restart production.

More than 30 million people have filed for unemployment relief in the United States since March.

On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, a Holocaust survivor explains why he would never accept compensation.

Tanzania receives first shipment of herbal concoction that Madagascar claims cures COVID-19, but WHO has misgivings.

Venezuelan prosecutor requests extradition of US military veteran and two Venezuelans accused of involvement in plot.

Douglas Wigdor donated thousands to Trump's 2016 presidential campaign as well as Democratic politicians in New York.

Officials allege 55 migrants were forced into a river by Iran's border guards, with some of them beaten and tortured.

In the face of this global threat, the US should abandon its maximum pressure strategy against Iran and lift sanctions.

State investigators arrest father, son in shooting of unarmed Black man killed on viral video that sparked outrage.

Court rejects Mutharika's bid to scrap annulment of controversial elections last May, paving way for a July rerun.

Incident, which is being shared online, prompts accusations police officer in Manchester used disproportionate force.

Foot-and-mouth was unfairly blamed on China and fuelled hatred in the UK, prompting a diaspora resistance movement.

Indonesian government calling on Beijing to respond to accusations Indonesian nationals were worked to death on board Chinese fishing vessels.

While minors can become infected with the new coronavirus, very few have died or suffered serious symptoms.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will announce the lockdown exit strategy on Sunday

Human rights organisations in Colombia have criticised the government for stepping up its efforts to eradicate coca plants during the pandemic.

Chinese space agency says prototype vessel was in orbit for two days and 19 hours and completed a number of experiments.

Poverty and unemployment coupled with rapidly spreading coronavirus is more than the country can take at once.

HRW calls exclusion of Ahmadiyya from commission 'absurd', while sect leaders warn it could lead to greater persecution.

Moscow's Mayor Sobyanin says lockdown in Russian capital would be extended until May 31 after the country reported a record increase in daily coronavirus infections.

Ukraine decision to give ex-Georgian president a role raises questions, says diplomat, citing Saakashvili's conviction.

UK media reports claimed 400,000 gowns sent from Turkey failed to meet safety standards.

Worst downpours in months damage roads, houses and bridges and sweep away farms, government says.

Bangladesh rescued about 280 Rohingya from Bay of Bengal, sending them to flood-prone island amid safety concerns.

Former Senate staffer who alleged ex-vice president assaulted her in 1993 says she'll take a polygraph if he also would.

Rockets by Khalifa Haftar's LNA struck port of Tripoli, Mitiga International Airport and coastal road.

May's full moon occurred over a world beginning to re-emerge after weeks of lockdowns.

Qatar's Minister of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari discusses the country's plans to combat the coronavirus.

Two people died in capital Tehran while 22 others are injured, according to state media.

Goods train crushes people sleeping on the track in Maharashtra state's Aurangabad district killing at least 14.

Father and son charged after mobile phone video of killing in Georgia went viral, triggering outrage across the US.

North lashed out at neighbour for holding military exercises, as Kim Jong Un sent message of praise to Xi Jinping.

Archaeologists also found several other ancient artefacts at the site of a small temple within the World Heritage site.

Officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate incidents just hours apart.

Confusion about whether LG Chem plant leaking more toxic gas, after 11 killed and hundreds made sick on Thursday.

Spurred on by job losses and hunger, countries are moving to ease lockdowns even when daily cases remain high.

Despite tabloid speculation, officials have tried to rein in expectations of an imminent end to lockdown.

With no containment, the outbreak could kill between 83,000 and 190,000 on the continent in the first year, WHO says.

Zoos and wildlife parks are trying to keep animals occupied and people engaged as lockdown keeps visitors away.

Spain's two hardest-hit cities may keep restrictions in place as the rest of the country emerges from lockdown.

Guenter Boehm was 15 when the gunfire was silenced in Berlin.

With a reopening of the German economy on the horizon, one brewery has given local villagers a treat.

GOP senators urge Trump to extend 60-day ban on H-1B, other worker visas for a year, excluding agricultural workers.