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The son of a senior Nazi sentenced to death at the Nuremberg trials on growing up in the shadow of his father's crimes.

In one of his last major climate moves, Trump has opened the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling.

Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights says its executive director Gasser Abdel Razek taken to an unknown location.

Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who rose to prominence by campaigning on the issue of 'blasphemy' against Islam, died in Lahore.

Amhara government says TPLF forces fired rockets on Bahir Dar city, as federal troops move towards the Tigrayan capital.

The poorest countries' official bilateral debt to G20 countries reached $178bn in 2019, with 63 percent owed to China.

Azerbaijan army takes over one of three districts Armenia agreed to give back in disputed region as part of peace deal.

Man linked to pizza bar outbreak told contact tracers he had only been there for takeaway when he worked at the outlet.

Visit by EPA head will be third by a senior US official since August, with China deploying fighter jets in response.

India is the world's second-worst-hit country by the pandemic behind the US though cases have declined in recent weeks.

A year after Kashmir was stripped of its limited autonomy, Muslim Bakarwal, Gujjars face eviction from forest dwellings.

France is concerned about Turkey's role after Minsk Group was excluded from this month's ceasefire deal.

Drop creates concern of a return to deflation as people stay at home and curb spending due to coronavirus pandemic.

Joe Biden's victory in Georgia marks the first time a Democratic presidential contender has won the state since 1992.

Global health agency says there is no evidence that drug improves survival rates or reduces need for ventilation.

End of Main Street and municipal credit lending programmes raises concerns for future stimulus under Joe Biden.

President-elect Joe Biden says he will try to avoid a national shutdown as COVID-19 cases surge in United States.

Arthritis drug baricitinib is authorised for emergency use in combination remdesivir to treat COVID-19 patients.

New vaccines offer hope, but global economic recovery remains difficult, the IMF warns before the G20 summit.

Nicaragua and Honduras bear the brunt of the hurricane's destruction amid a record year of storms in the Atlantic.

Recounts in Milwaukee and Dane counties, where Biden outpolled Trump by a more than 2-to-1 margin, will begin Friday.

Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said Thursday the UAE 'has always been a committed member' of OPEC+.

China plays a key role: its government, banks and companies lent some $143bn to Africa from 2000 to 2017.

Overdue rent worsens the problems these companies were already facing, including reticent shoppers and lost sales.

The UK is negotiating bilateral trade deals to come into force once it exits a transition arrangement with the EU.

Treasury Department says it blacklisted a Russian construction company and a North Korean company operating in Russia.

At least 16 people killed in protests over the arrest of presidential candidate and pop star Bobi Wine.

Analysis: Donald Trump and his team talk about 'overturning' the election, but US system is designed to prevent that.

As the coronavirus continues to surge across states in the Midwest, the public health response remains uneven.

Stuart wins the prestigious literary prize for turbulent coming-of-age novel Shuggie Bain.

The CDC says travelling may increase the spread of COVID-19 amid an uptick in infections across the United States.

Self-proclaimed prophet, Shepherd Bushiri, and his wife face charges of money laundering, theft and fraud.

Tesla led gains across the global car market sector, with a 4.5% advance that brought it to an all-time high of $508.61.

Palestinians say Mike Pompeo's visit to settlement helps Israel cement its control of occupied Palestinian territories.

Ethiopian government claims an attack on Tigray state capital Mekelle from multiple fronts is imminent.

Mexican foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard's statement follows US release of ex-defence chief Salvador Cienfuegos.

As Donald Trump's legal challenges make little headway, he has shifted approach towards election boards.

Results from late-stage trials of COVID-19 vaccine expected by late December say Oxford scientists.

Protesters have demanded authorities move migrants into camps following a stabbing that killed a man in Sarajevo.

Lira rallied after the country's central bank met lofty expectations for a powerful interest rate hike.

Jacob Zuma walked away after failing in his legal bid to get Judge Raymond Zondo to step aside.

Australia admits to abuses by Australian special forces stationed in Afghanistan dating back to 2005.

New COVID-19 restrictions across the US, rising jobless claims and no federal aid in sight signal more economic pain.

The most hardline elements of Europe’s far right hope for violence and destabilisation in the wake of Biden's win.

Tehran rejects a UN resolution on human rights as invalid due to the human rights records of its sponsors.

Nearly half of 229 corporate giants surveyed had at least one allegation of a serious human rights issue.

Women’s empowerment is on the G20 agenda, yet several Saudi women’s rights activists are in jail or are facing trial.

Poland, Hungary vetoed budget because they think rule-of-law mechanism will be used as an ideological weapon.

'No one is safe until everybody is safe', says IOM chief, as the race to produce effective vaccine gathers pace.

US secretary of state is the first top US diplomat to visit the settlement, considered illegal under international law.