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China has sent a team of medical experts and diplomats to North Korea in a visit somehow related to the health of Kim Jong Un. A report in Reuters cites three people familiar with the situation, and comes as the health o...

The 27-year-old Iraqi man is accused of enslaving and murdering of a 5-year-old. His trial is believed to be the first that carries the charge of genocide in relation to the Yazidis.

1,000 cadets have been called back to New York, the state with the highest number of coronavirus deaths in the nation.

Identical twins, identical deaths. Katy and Emma Davis, 37, died of COVID-19 within three days of each other in southern England, BBC.com reported. “They always said they had come into the world together and would go o...

With protection against COVID-19 spurring demand, hobbyists have turned to making masks. That's led to shortages of elastic and high demand for the services of people who repair old machines.

People in the US state of Georgia can now get their nails done, their hair cut -- even get a tattoo or a massage -- after just three weeks of a state-wide stay-at-home order. That's an awful lot of touching, considering ...

Here is a list of states making moves to roll back social distancing regulations, which helped slow the spread of the coronavirus.       

Chelsea, Mass., has an infection rate higher than any other community in the state. With families in cramped housing, it is difficult to contain the spread.

The US -- along with Russia, China and India -- passed on an invitation by the World Health Organization to join a global initiative to fight COVID-19, although leaders from Europe, the Middle East and Africa showed up. ...

Plenty of countries with male leaders have also done well. But few with female leaders have done badly Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage On 1 April, the prime minister of Sint Maarten addresse...

Expand Rohingya refugees gather after being rescued in Teknaf near Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, April 16, 2020. © 2020 AP Photo (Bangkok) - The Bangladesh government should immediately allow hundreds of Rohingya refugees st...

Georgia officials are investigating a racist text received by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms

Dr. Anna Zimmermann says her family did everything right when it came to taking precautions against the coronavirus. They canceled their spring break plans, kept their shopping trips to a minimum and kept their kids home...

But Birx also defended Trump, saying in a Fox News clip that he was "digesting" new information out loud.

Graham Kelly has finally escaped the eye of the scandalous storm that swirled around his boss, then-Congresswoman Katie Hill -- but he didn’t emerge unscathed. He’s been slandered as Hill’s lover, his promising pol...

Pentagon suggests no decision imminent on the navy's preliminary enquiry into the USS Theodore Roosevelt The US navy has recommended reinstating the fired captain of the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt, whose crew ha...

BOSTON -- The former CEO of a top investment company who got nine months in prison in the college admissions bribery scheme asked a judge if he could begin his sentence at home because of the risk of catching the coronav...

Relatives appeal for more testing in nursing homes, as concern mounts about vulnerable patients.

The pandemic has sickened nearly three million people. Crowds that normally turn out for a memorial holiday in Australia and New Zealand were absent.

The Trump administration is pointing the finger at China for attempting to steal coronavirus research as officials are warning they have seen a growing wave of cyberattacks on US government agencies and medical instituti...

Deer roam city streets and hedgehogs can safely cross roads... but a radical policy shift is needed to protect wildlife in future, say campaigners Coronavirus - latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain's w...

The Friday coronavirus briefing was the shortest ever and the president did not take any questions.