Virus toll nears 200,000 as UN pushes for global vaccine effort
The global coronavirus death toll approached 200,000 on Saturday as the United Nations launched an international push for a vaccine to defeat the pandemic.
Saudi announces Ramadan starts Friday amid virus fears
"I am pained that the holy month arrives amid circumstances that make us unable to perform group prayers and Taraweeh -- special Ramadan night prayers -- at mosques due to precautionary measures to protect the peoples' lives and health in combating the coronavirus pandemic," the king said in a statement cited by SPA.
Hungary accused of holding migrants in 'unlawful detention'
Hungary was accused on Thursday of holding asylum seekers in a camp on the border with Serbia in "unlawful detention" by the Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ).
12 killed in central Mali attack
At least twelve people have been killed in an attack on several villages in central Mali, a local official said on Thursday, in the latest violence to hit the war-torn country.
US attacks China climate record on Earth Day
President Donald Trump's administration has pulled out of the Paris climate accord and slashed environmental regulations, but on Earth Day on Wednesday it pointed the finger at China.
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Divided EU leaders meet on virus recovery plan
EU leaders are set to haggle on Thursday over a giant package to help their economies recover from the coronavirus pandemic, but bitter divisions mean little progress is expected.
Cameroon admits army role in February killing of 13 civilians
Cameroon's presidency admitted on Tuesday that three soldiers acting with militants killed 13 civilians including 10 children in an anglophone region in the west of the country in February.
Fifty-two villagers killed by jihadists in northern Mozambique
A shadowy Islamist group that has terrorised northern Mozambique killed 52 villagers on April 7 after locals refused to be recruited to their ranks, according to police cited by local media on Tuesday.
G20 vows 'sufficient' global food supplies amid virus
G20 agriculture ministers on Tuesday pledged to ensure "sufficient" global food supplies amid the coronavirus pandemic as the UN warned the number of people facing acute hunger globally could nearly double.
UN member states demand 'equitable' access to future COVID-19 vaccines
The 193 members of the UN General Assembly on Monday adopted by consensus a resolution that calls for "equitable, efficient and timely" access to any future vaccines developed to fight coronavirus.
Syrian air defences down Israeli missiles: state media
Syrian air defences downed Israeli missiles over the ancient city of Palmyra in Homs province on Monday, state media reported.
WHO insists it hid nothing, sounded virus alarm from start
The World Health Organisation insisted on Monday that it sounded the alarm on the novel coronavirus right from the very start and had hidden nothing from Washington about the deadly pandemic.
Bandits kill 47 people in north of Nigeria: police
Bandits riding more than 100 motorbikes killed 47 people in coordinated attacks against several farming villages in Katsina State, northern Nigeria, the president's office and local police said on Sunday
Mali election runoff marred by intimidation
Acts of intimidation and allegations of vote buying marred the final round of legislative elections in Mali on Sunday aimed at reviving confidence in embattled institutions despite a bloody jihadist conflict and a virus pandemic.
Europe plans slow reopening, New York passes peak in virus battle
Hard-hit European nations began preparing for a slow reopening and the US epicenter New York reported headway on Sunday in their battle against the deadly pandemic.
At least 13 killed in Canada rampage, suspect dead
A gunman killed at least 13 people in an overnight shooting rampage across rural Nova Scotia, before being found dead Sunday after one of Canada's worst killing sprees in decades, federal police said.
Death sparks unrest at major migrant camp in Greece
A fire ripped through one of Greece's largest migrant camps leaving widespread damage and many people homeless after the death of an Iraqi woman sparked unrest, officials said Sunday.
Belgium says transparency explains high virus toll
Belgium now has the highest death rate from COVID-19 in the European Union but officials insist it is because they have been totally transparent with the data.
Algeria ex-foreign minister exits UN Libya envoy race
Algeria ex-foreign minister exits UN Libya envoy race
Saudi princess pleads for release from high-security prison
A prominent Saudi princess jailed without charges made a rare public appeal to the king and crown prince on Thursday for her release from a high-security prison, citing her "deteriorating" health.
