Ten civilians and one police officer were killed in a gun and bomb attack by Al-Shabaab fighters on an upscale beachfront hotel in Somalia's capital on Sunday, an official said.
A crisis can trigger ruin and catastrophe, but it also sometimes brings out the best in people and nations. More than any other country in the world, India has shown vividly how to creatively and resolutely harness challenges thrown by the ongoing coronavirus crisis to script its own resurgence as well as contribute to global recovery.
Eight children under five years of age have died within days in a northeastern Syria camp hosting thousands of relatives of jihadists, the Save the Children charity said on Thursday.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday he hoped the Israel-UAE deal can help realise a two-state solution with the Palestinians for peace in the Middle East.
Afghan authorities said on Friday they had started to release 400 Taliban prisoners, the final hurdle in launching long-delayed peace talks between the two warring sides.
Negotiators from the United States and China will on Saturday discuss the "phase one" trade deal signed earlier this year -- before the coronavirus slammed the world economy and relations between the two economic powers took a turn for the worse.
The Brazilian state of Parana signed a deal on Wednesday to test and produce Russia's new coronavirus vaccine, though officials stressed they would have to be sure of its safety and effectiveness first.
A coronavirus cluster in Auckland has risen to 17 cases, New Zealand health officials said on Wednesday, raising the prospect of an extended lockdown in the country's biggest city to battle the resurgent virus.
Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity, analysis published on Thursday showed.
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris launched their joint White House bid on Wednesday, with the newly-minted vice presidential nominee saying Americans are "crying out for leadership" to overcome the triple crisis of a pandemic, racial injustice and a ravaged economy.
Congolese and Zambian experts went into talks on Tuesday in the DR Congo's southeastern mineral hub of Lubumbashi over a deadly border conflict that erupted in March.
Presidential hopeful Joe Biden named Senator Kamala Harris, a former rival in the White House race, as his running mate Tuesday, marking a historic first for American women of color.
New Zealand locked down nursing homes nationwide on Wednesday after a 102-day streak without the coronavirus ended, as Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the outbreak could force her to postpone next month's general election.
The United Nations have warned that the coronavirus crisis could have a severe and lasting impact on the life prospects of young adults without swift remedial action.
Britain will on Wednesday officially enter recession, with figures set to show an economic collapse of around 20 per cent of GDP in the second quarter -- the worst contraction in Europe.
North Korea's official newspaper called on Tuesday for stepped-up efforts to minimise flood-caused damage to the farming sector as the country is struggling to cope with recent heavy downpours.
Japan's current account surplus in the first half of 2020 fell to its lowest level in over five years as exports and spending by visitors from overseas were hit hard by the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data showed on Tuesday.
South Korea and the United States are expected to kick off their annual summertime combined exercise next week in a scaled-back manner due to coronavirus concerns, a source said on Tuesday.
