International

The Dutch government returned a stolen ceremonial crown to the Ethiopian government Thursday.The 18th-century crown, which has great religious significance, went missing from a...

Queen Elizabeth has reportedly banned the Duke and Duchess of Sussex from using their "Sussex Royal" label after deciding to step down...

HONG KONG — Chinese officials hailed recent figures as evidence that the spread of the coronavirus epidemic has slowed, and World Health Organization officials...

The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 1,873, as almost half of China's 1.3 billion-strong population remain subject to varying forms of travel restrictions...

The death toll from the novel coronavirus has reached 1,873, as almost half of China's 1.3 billion-strong population remain subject to varying forms of travel...

Amazon boss Jeff Bezos has pledged $10bn (£7.7bn) to help fight climate change.The world's richest man said the money would finance work by scientists,...

The Hubei health authority reported that 93 more people died of the coronavirus in Hubei province on Monday, raising the death toll in the...

Armed robbers in Hong Kong made off with hundreds of toilet rolls worth more than HKD1,000 ($130).Toilet rolls are currently in short supply in...

Iwan Setiawan was on his motorbike, speeding past the Australian embassy in Jakarta. His mind was on his wife, whose arms were around his...

China’s Central Bank has implemented a new strategy to contain the coronavirus. The country’s central bank is currently deep cleaning and destroying potentially infected...

When Kem Senou Pavel Daryl, a 21-year-old Cameroonian student living in the Chinese city of Jingzhou, contracted the coronavirus he had no intention of...

Egypt has confirmed its first case of deadly coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year and has since spread to more...

French President Emmanuel Macron's preferred candidate for Paris mayor has withdrawn his bid over a leaked sex video.Benjamin Griveaux resigned from...

European aircraft manufacturer Airbus on Thursday reported billions in losses for 2019 after being hit with heavy fines related to corruption and bribery allegations.The Toulouse-based...

President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia would not legalize gay marriage as long as he was in the Kremlin.He made clear he would...

What started out as a joke on social media in Kenya about one of the ways men could avoid their partners on Valentine's Day,...

Protesters in Malawi have padlocked the offices of the electoral commission in an effort to force its head to quit after the Constitutional Court...

Sudan's former president Omar al-Bashir will be handed over to the International Criminal Court to face war crimes charges, it was announced Tuesday.Bashir, who was ousted...

A man, who wrongly thought he had coronavirus, killed himself to protect his family, according to reports.The 50-year-old Balakrishnayya feared he would pass on...

During her free time, Nigerian Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem controls traffic in the capital, Abuja, eight years after her son was killed in a hit-and-run...

The World Health Organization says the official name for the disease caused by the new coronavirus is Covid-19."We now have a name for...

China has launched an app that allows people to check whether they have been at risk of catching the coronavirus.The 'close contact detector' tells...

Hwange villagers are losing livestock to lions that are roaming the Jambezi area, with fears of possible attacks on humans rising.Chief Mvutu confirmed that...

Legendary Brazil forward Pele is reluctant to leave his house because he cannot walk unaided, his son has said.The three-time World Cup winner, widely...

This year's Academy Awards have taken place in Los Angeles. Here's the full list of winners and nominees:Best pictureWinner: ParasiteFord v FerrariThe IrishmanJojo RabbitJokerLittle...

The number of people killed by the new coronavirus rose by 97 on Sunday, the highest number of casualties in a day.The total number...

Apple has been fined 25 million euros (£21m, $27m) for deliberately slowing down older iPhone models without making it clear to consumers.The fine was...

Burberry (BRBY.L) says the outbreak of the coronavirus was hitting luxury demand in China and Hong Kong, both important markets for the ...

Hong Kong Airlines has been forced to fire 400 of its staff with others ordered to take unpaid leave amid the coronavirus outbreak.The South China Morning...

A six-month-old baby, accused of having collected €500 of excess rent, was summoned to a Brussels court.The baby was summoned by the justice of the...

Rapper Sarkodie has finally received the plaque he won after he was crowned 'Best International Flow' artiste during last year's Black Entertainment Television (BET)...

A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old girl in the grounds of the US Embassy in New Delhi, according to police.The girl was...

Complicated immigration rules make it more likely that mistakes are made leading to refusals. Migrants then end up paying even more money in Government fees by...

South Africa's embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim...

Li Wenliang, the Chinese whistleblower doctor who warned the public of a potential "SARS-like" disease in December 2019, has died, according to Wuhan Central Hospital. The...

A newborn baby has become the youngest victim of coronavirus - after being diagnosed at just 30 hours old.The infant was born in the...

Ace American singer Chris Brown has given his fans the opportunity to see an art piece he is painting to honour late Los Angeles...

Nicki Minaj and her ex-boyfriend Meek Mill tangled in a vicious and personal exchange on social media Wednesday.The situation began after Meek liked a photo...

Two newborn babies in Wuhan, China, have been infected with the novel coronavirus, according to China's state broadcaster CCTV.The youngest baby was diagnosed at just...

President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US.The...