The WHO urged wealthy countries Friday (May 14) to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic's second year looked set to be

Of the 100 cities worldwide most vulnerable to environmental hazards all but one are in Asia, and most are in India or China, according to a risk assessment published Thursday (May 13).

The World Health Organization on Friday (May 8) approved the Sinopharm Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use -- the first Chinese jab to receive the WHO's green light.

The new US position in support of lifting patents on Covid-19 vaccines has taken attention away from an equally significant change by Washington, which plans to open up trade in the raw materials used

US President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday (May 5) announced its support for a global waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines, and will negotiate the terms at the WTO.

President Joe Biden announced Monday (May 3), after coming under fierce criticism, that he was raising the maximum number of refugees allowed into the United States this year to 62,500 -- up from the

The United States formally begins withdrawing its last troops from Afghanistan Saturday (May 1), bringing its longest war nearer to an end but also heralding an uncertain future for a country in the t

Worldwide Covid-19 cases passed 150 million on Friday (April 30), as the number of new daily infections reach levels not seen since the beginning of the pandemic, according to an AFP count.

President Joe Biden triumphantly declared Wednesday (April 28) that the United States is "on the move again" in a rousing speech to Congress, calling for trillions of dollars to rebuild the post-Covid

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan resigned on Sunday (April 25) while staying on in a caretaker capacity, setting the stage for a June 20 parliamentary election aimed at defusing a protracted po

French prosecutors opened a terror inquiry Friday (April 23) after a police employee was stabbed to death at a station southwest of Paris by a suspected Islamist extremist from Tunisia who was then sh

The global Covid-19 death toll passed three million on Saturday (April 17) as the pandemic continues to speed up despite vaccination campaigns, leading countries like India to impose new lockdowns to

President Joe Biden will withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan before this year's 20th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, finally ending America's longest war despite mounting fears of a Talib

Surging coronavirus cases in many parts of the world overshadowed the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday (April 13), with festivities curtailed by contagion fears.

The United States expressed concern Tuesday (April 6) after a Saudi aid worker was sentenced to 20 years in jail, in a ruling that his family condemned as "brutal and unjust".

Russia said talks aimed at salvaging an international agreement on Iran's nuclear programme got off to a "successful" start on Tuesday (April 6), with the US expected to join indirectly for the first

The European Union's top two officials on Tuesday (April 6) expressed deep worries about rights in Turkey while voicing hope for stronger ties in their first meeting in a year with President Recep Tay

Pope Francis urged Catholics to remain hopeful in his Easter Sunday (April 4) address, calling vaccines an "essential tool" in ending the pandemic and urging their swift rollout to the world's poorest

Millions of Christians around the world on Saturday faced another Easter weekend under restrictions because of coronavirus surges, but the hard-hit United States made good news as it crossed the miles

Around 270 migrants trying to cross the Mediterranean are in "critical" shape after passing merchant ships refused to rescue them, a migrant charity said on Saturday (April 3).