Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Friday she was concerned about the White House's "legal rationale" for launching airstrikes in Syria a day earlier without ...
Last week I noted that President Biden was facing early tests in the Middle East, and the world would be watching how he responded. It's too early for a final ...
With an airstrike against Iran-backed Syrian militias, President Joe Biden signaled in a measured and direct way -- more than his previous two predecessors ...
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) At least 42 people, including students, who were kidnapped last week in an armed raid at a state-run school in Kagara in Niger state, ...
Dozens of schoolchildren, teachers and their relatives have been freed after they were abducted by gunmen in central Nigeria 10 days ago, in one of a rising ...
Residents in the Nigerian town where hundreds of schoolgirls were kidnapped say they warned authorities of “strange men” in the area prior to the abductions.
Lagos, Nigeria (CNN) Hundreds of schoolgirls were abducted in the early hours of Friday when armed men raided a state-run school in Zamfara State, northwest ...
Nigerian authorities are searching for hundreds of schoolgirls who were kidnapped by gunmen in a raid early Friday morning, according to police in the ...
Gunmen abducted 317 girls from a boarding school in northern Nigeria on Friday, police said, the latest in a series of mass kidnappings of students in the West ...
YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police in Myanmar escalated their crackdown on demonstrators against this month's military takeover, deploying early and in force ...
A woman has reportedly been shot and killed as police in Myanmar escalated a violent crackdown on anti-coup protesters, firing teargas and rubber bullets and ...
Protesters against the military coup won't be helped by threats. They need support to press for change from within, say Myanmar experts Gabrielle Aron and ...
The coup has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters to Myanmar's streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited ...
London — One of the strongest weapons against the troubling number of new coronavirus variants in the United States and worldwide may be one vaccine the ...
Two weeks after 1.45 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine arrived in Germany, only 270,986 have been administered, public health officials said, even as ...
(Update: Adding video). Unless allocations rise, it could take until early May to vaccine all seniors. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Kate Brown has announced ...
(KPTV) - Governor Kate Brown and state health officials announced Friday more Oregonians will become eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of next ...
Oregon expects its vaccine supply to increase sharply in the coming months — enough to open vaccination appointments to all adults by July 1. CVS pharmacist ...
The governor should hold off on making the 65-69 year old group of seniors eligible for COVID vaccines until counties show greater progress in vaccinating ...
Gov. Kate Brown and state public health officials announced Friday that the next wave of Oregonians to start receiving COVID-19 vaccinations after seniors will ...
Having trouble scoring a COVID-19 vaccine appointment? You're not alone. To cope, some people are turning to bots that scan overwhelmed websites and ...
Eight employees of Russia's Embassy in Pyongyang and their families spent more than 34 hours trying to leave North Korea this week, a grueling trip that ended ...
The Russian Foreign Ministry posted images on its Twitter account that showed diplomats from the country and family leaving North Korea on a hand-pushed ...
London (CNN) Captain Tom Moore, who raised millions for a British charity supporting the National Health *Service* by walking laps of his garden ahead of his ...
The family of Captain Sir Tom Moore paid tribute to the war veteran who raised tens of millions of pounds for the NHS during the first coronavirus lockdown, ...
ISIS bride Shamima Begum — the British woman who fled to Syria to join the terror group in 2015 and quickly married one of its fighters – lost her bid Friday to ...
Shamima Begum, who left London in 2015 to join ISIS, cannot return to Britain while she fights to restore her citizenship, the U.K. Supreme Court ruled on Friday.
Depriving someone of their citizenship is easier when they have been reduced to a caricature, says Maya Foa, director of the human rights charity Reprieve.
The Philippines plans to offer coronavirus vaccines from Sinovac Biotech Ltd. to its health workers even after its Food and Drug Administration didn't recommend ...
Experts argue that the experience of some participants in a Phase 3 clinical trial in India appear to violate the country's clinical trial rules that require informed ...
Coloradans age 60 to 64 will be able to get their COVID-19 vaccines starting March 5, but essential workers in fields other than agriculture and grocery stores ...
Dr. Hasan Gokal decided to give away 10 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that were on the verge of going to waste, in what he thought was the responsible ...
White Marylanders have received more than four times as many doses of coronavirus vaccine as Black residents, state data shows — a stark racial gap that has ...
BERLIN (AP) — Pollina Dinner returned to school in Berlin for the first time this week after two months of lockdown. The 9-year-old third-grader was thrilled to ...
South Korea administered its first available shots of coronavirus vaccines to people at long-term care facilities Friday, launching a mass immunization campaign ...
People aged 40-49 will be prioritised next for a Covid-19 vaccine, with scientific advisers saying the move will “provide the greatest benefit in the shortest time”.
A group of generals called for the resignation of the prime minister, Nikol Pashinyan, in a dispute that has its roots in a humiliating loss in a war last year.
MOSCOW—Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has announced that his nation's military had attempted a coup on Thursday, the latest development in a ...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has said he is facing a military coup attempt after the general staff of the country's armed forces called for his ...
NAIROBI, Kenya — Ethiopian officials and allied militia fighters are leading a systematic campaign of ethnic cleansing in Tigray, the war-torn region in northern ...
Hundreds of unarmed civilians were massacred in less than 48 hours by Eritrean troops during the war in the restive northern Ethiopian province of Tigray last ...
For nearly two decades, the hilltop museum flanked by weeping willow trees showcased the military might of the Tigray region's ruling party, which dominated ...
Fires that appear to have been deliberately set destroyed more than 500 structures this week in and around Ethiopia's Gijet town, an analysis of satellite imagery ...
The Biden administration briefed congressional leadership before ordering strikes on Iranian-backed militia groups in Syria on Thursday and intends to give ...
Vaccines from AstraZeneca, Russia's Gamaleya Institute and Johnson & Johnson fight the coronavirus with another virus, leaving scientists concerned the shots ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities administered their first shots of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine Wednesday to residents of the capital, with people lining ...
Vietnam plans to acquire 150 million doses for its COVID-19 vaccination programme, as the health ministry said a medical panel had recommended it approve ...
A Russian trial testing the effectiveness of revaccination with the Sputnik V shot to protect against new mutations of the coronavirus is producing strong results, ...
Abraham began burying the bodies in the morning and didn't stop until nightfall. Among those killed in one November massacre were priests, women, entire ...
RIO DE JANEIRO — The daily death toll of Covid-19 in Brazil hit a record high of 1,582 on Thursday, according to a news consortium's survey of local health ...
Brazil has passed two grim landmarks, as deaths from Covid-19 passed 251,000 and the country saw its highest daily toll since the coronavirus was first ...
The Brazilian capital of Brasilia will enter a 24-lockdown on Saturday as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge, Reuters reports. Why it matters: Hospitals ...
In Brazil, where the coronavirus is spreading uncontrollably, the COVID-19 death toll surpassed 250,000 on Thursday evening. There have been 251,498 ...
The U.K. is weighing whether Britons will need proof of vaccination or a negative Covid-19 test to visit bars and return to the office, and Israel is issuing ...
The European Commission is backing away from claims that Apple Inc. is talking to the World Health Organization about developing vaccine passports, ...
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Thursday that the EU was allowing exports of COVID-19 vaccines, mostly from BionTech/Pfizer ...
Sen. Rick Scott R-Fla. said Friday that the Biden administration and Democrats "don't care about jobs" and that the attempted inclusion of a $15 minimum wage ...
For 10 years Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon showed how to be a successful political duo. They campaigned hard, won elections and brought to the fore a ...
The UK's top court has unanimously ruled that a British-born woman who went to Syria as a schoolgirl to join Islamic State should not be allowed to return.
There can't be many occasions when a committee session of the Scottish parliament has garnered Netflix-style viewing figures. Today it wasn't just the political ...
WHO Investigators are seeking information about a second food market in the Chinese city after the first officially confirmed Covid-19 case, dubbed patient zero, ...
Illinois state Rep. Chris Miller (R), the husband of freshman U.S. Rep. Mary Miller (R-Ill.), acknowledged Thursday that his pickup truck was parked in a restricted ...
The husband of Rep. Mary Miller is distancing himself from the "Three Percenters" after his truck was seen outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 with a decal promoting ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (NEXSTAR) — A pickup truck parked in a restricted area designated for members of Congress during the deadly January 6th insurrection ...
An explosion ripped through the hull of an Israeli-owned cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, reportedly leaving holes in each side of the vessel. Officials said the ...
India issued strict new rules on Thursday for Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms weeks after the country's government attempted to pressure ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh — A Bangladeshi writer who was detained for nearly a year over social media posts that were critical of the country's government has died ...
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Protesters blocked a busy intersection in Bangladesh's capital Friday to protest the death in prison of a writer and commentator who ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two U.S. Navy warships operating in the Mideast have been struck by coronavirus outbreaks, authorities said Friday, with ...
About a dozen sailors and Marines onboard the USS San Diego tested positive for Covid-19 while the ship was deployed to the Middle East, the Navy said in a ...
The Navy on Friday reported more than a dozen COVID-19 cases among *service* members aboard a warship in the Middle East, with several people possibly ...
Here's what's happening Friday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY: — A $1.9 trillion package aimed at helping the ...
A South Korean TV station has released CCTV footage of a North Korean defector in South Korea on 16 February before he was caught. The man, reportedly in ...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Pakistan and India on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to a cease-fire along the troubled border between the two countries after ...
After a year of some of the worst fighting on India's frontiers with Pakistan and China, all three countries are suddenly talking peace as they wait to see how ...
ISLAMABAD—Pakistan and India agreed to a cease-fire along their disputed border, long regarded as one of the most dangerous frontiers in the world. The two ...
Pakistan and India pledged Thursday to halt cross-border firing in the disputed region of Kashmir, promising to adhere to a 2003 accord that has been largely ...
LONDON — It seemed like a windfall in the campaign to vaccinate the world. President Joe Biden last week announced $4 billion for a humanitarian program ...
LONDON — It seemed like a windfall in the campaign to vaccinate the world. President Joe Biden last week announced $4 billion for a humanitarian program ...
Hong Kong's plan to increase the stamp duty on stock trading will not harm the competitiveness of the city's financial markets, Financial Secretary Paul Chan told ...
Shares in Chinese drug developer Joinn Laboratories dropped as much as 7.3% in its Hong Kong market debut Friday, despite heavy subscriptions by retail ...
Hong Kong began administering its first COVID-19 vaccines to the public, kicking off its program offering free vaccinations to all 7.5 million residents.
China and Hong Kong stocks fell sharply on Friday, in line with broader markets, as a rout in global bonds sent yields flying and dampened appetite for risky ...
Rishi Sunak's budget on 3 March is set to unveil a range of measures to help support the recovery of the UK economy, but tax rises are in the offing too. Here is ...
The chancellor is expected to unveil a mortgage guarantee scheme that aims to help first-time buyers get their foot on the property ladder in next week's budget.
A mother rescued four children by throwing them from the window of a burning apartment block in Istanbul, Turkey. Neighbours caught the children with blankets ...
A woman has rescued her four children from a burning building by dropping them from a window. As black smoke billowed from the window of their third-floor ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violet light bathed the club stage as 300 people, masked and socially distanced, erupted in gentle applause. For the first time since the ...
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Violet light bathed the club stage as 300 people, masked and socially distanced, erupted in gentle applause. For the first time since the ...
How's life in countries where coronavirus vaccination is increasingly a success story? Meanwhile asked CNN's Lauren Kent about the UK, the first country in the ...
It was an event that could set a precedent in a world longing for a return to normal - a music concert attended by scores of Israelis vaccinated against COVID-19.
More than a dozen slum residents in Bhopal, India, say they thought they were being vaccinated for Covid-19. They say they later discovered from local activists ...
China surprised Taiwan with a move to block pineapple imports, stepping up economic pressure on President Tsai Ing-wen's administration as it continues to ...
Colombia's president has unveiled a program to let undocumented Venezuelan migrants live and work legally in the country for up to 10 years. Nearly a million ...
Taiwan could begin administering its home-made COVID-19 vaccines as early as July, the health minister said on Friday, with the island still awaiting the arrival ...
Michael Somare, Papua New Guinea's first prime minister, who played a major role in leading the country to independence from Australia, died on Friday in Port ...
The man who led Papua New Guinea to independence, the country's Grand Chief and longest-serving prime minister, Sir Michael Somare, has died in Port ...
A German citizen suspected of passing floor plans of the country's parliament buildings in Berlin to a Russian military intelligence agency has been charged with ...
A woman in South Africa avoided getting thrown out of a Pick n Pay supermarket due to her naked face by stripping-off elsewhere -- all in the same of ...
The York Expo Center is gearing up for one of its top events of the year and has implemented a number of safety improvements to protect attendees against the ...
An international research group examining the fatal shooting of a Palestinian motorist challenged Israeli self-defense claims, saying the man had emerged from ...
Video captured the moment a heroic grandmother chased a would-be thief after he reportedly attempted to snatch her purse from an outdoor table where the ...
Never underestimate barnacles. According to researchers in Australia, they might just help in tracing people lost at sea. Species of the Lepas anserifera genus of ...
When it's determined that a boater is officially missing at sea, it helps very much to know when and where their vessel sank. According to new research, ...
