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Austrian chancellor said people who spent summer in 'countries of origin' brought coronavirus back.

Shajahan Ali Ahmed, a poet-turned politician, hopes to end hostility between Bodo tribals and Muslims in Assam state.

If the UK and the EU cannot agree on a deal by December 31, the pair will default to WTO rules - an expensive scenario.

Vatican confirms Pope Francis' first foreign trip since the pandemic, Iraq calls it a 'historic event'.

Hospital director among seven suspended at Peshawar hospital after seven COVID-19 patients died due to oxygen shortage.

Central bank chief says US trying to prevent efforts to purchase vaccine through the WHO's COVAX programme.

Turkish president says he sees a 'win-win' solution, but says Ankara will not not bow to threats over East Med.

PM Abiy Ahmed says Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) is a 'criminal clique' that has been 'thoroughly defeated'.

The 79-year-old activist, Sam Sagay, looks back on a life of Black Power in Britain and Nigeria.

Since May last year, Iran has taken steps that violate its uranium enrichment limit laid down in the JCPOA deal.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service found that November 2020 was 0.8C warmer than the 30-year average of 1981-2010.

Since the cricket squad arrived last month, 10 players have tested positive, forcing authorities to impose quarantine.

Challengers to President Yoweri Museveni face repressive atmosphere as January vote draws near.

Some businesses are aiming to capture carbon dioxide from industry in Asia and store it under the ocean floor.

Ghanaians set to elect the new parliament and president in a race dubbed 'the battle of two giants'.

News of a surge in virus cases and the US preparing sanctions for some Chinese officials has driven markets down.

Maduro's Socialist Party-led alliance wins 67 percent of National Assembly seats in polls boycotted by the opposition.

The Indian firm seeks government approval for emergency-use authorisation for vaccine it is developing with AstraZeneca.

Tens of thousands of displaced Ethiopian refugees are running out of food and water.

Police chief says six died after officers felt their lives were in danger following car chase along Jakarta highway.

S Korean soldiers and Japanese military nurses called in amid fears third COVID-19 wave overloading healthcare sector.

Some 33 million told to stay home in the US state as COVID crisis spirals out of control faster than projected.

WWF says number is 'deeply disturbing' given the animal had already been in steep decline.

A tourism boom in Hainan province, China's 'Hawaii', which has been virus-free for six months, is boosting the economy.

Many UK cabinet ministers reportedly ready to back PM Johnson over ending transition period without a trade deal.

If confirmed, Xavier Becerra will be the first Latino to lead US health department as it struggles to contain COVID-19.

Chinese firm has already reached deals to supply CoronaVac inoculation to countries including Indonesia and Turkey.

Starting this week, farmers can hedge against water shortages, while others could make money betting on rising prices.

Action to be taken against at least a dozen officials over the disqualification of Hong Kong legislators, Reuters says.

The museum, founded by the family behind the appliance maker Midea, is designed by Japanese architect Tadao Ando.

Giuliani has been spearheading Trump's legal challenges to election results in several key states, with dismal results.

Officials in the state say they will not help the president with a ploy to overturn Joe Biden's victory.

Governing National Liberal Party and leftist Social Democrats neck and neck in vote held amid strict COVID-19 measures.

Demonstrators tried to defy COVID-19 ban to pay tribute to Alexandros Grigoropoulos, who was killed by police in 2008.

Ali Abu Alia is the fifth Palestinian minor from West Bank killed by Israeli forces with live ammunition this year.

Number of refugees arriving into Sudan from Ethiopia's conflict-hit Tigray region has risen from about 400 a day to 800.

The president-elect says he has not seen a detailed plan from the Trump administration on vaccine distribution.

Before latest court appearance, journalist and anti-corruption campaigner vows to keep exposing wrongdoing.

Human rights group Viasna-96 says at least 106 people taken into police custody mainly in Minsk.

Turki bin Faisal stressed the importance of resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with a two-state solution.

The vote, contested by about 14,000 candidates, comes with the country in a deep political and economic crisis.

Gov't says vote step towards greater regional autonomy but critics fear it will tighten President Biya's hold on power.

In and near the supposedly liberal city, some believe Trump is still poised for another four years in the Oval Office.

Nearly half of National Assembly seats won by the opposition, but none of the 29 female candidates won a seat.

Seven die after oxygen supplies in one of the largest hospitals in northwestern city of Peshawar fail to arrive in time.

Negotiators to meet in last-ditch attempt to strike a post-Brexit deal before transition agreement ends on December 31.

Chang'e-5 transfers samples collected on the moon in first such manoeuvre to be carried out by a Chinese spacecraft.

Defying US sanctions, Iran sends flotilla of 10 vessels to help the Latin American nation fight crippling fuel shortage.

For six months, weekly protests against the Israeli prime minister have called on him to quit over corruption trial.

Violence erupts in French capital for a second consecutive weekend during mass protests against a draft security law.