Parts of Delhi resemble war zone aftermath after deadly riots

A Thessaloniki pharmacist says there are no more "antiseptics and masks left in the pharmacies and warehouses" as people "are terrorised" after a woman who had recently travelled to northern Italy was reported as the first person to contract the n...

Umaro Sissoco Embalo, one of two candidates in Guinea-Bissau's presidential election, arrives to be sworn in, even though a bitter row over the vote remains unresolved after nearly two months.

The new coronavirus epidemic is at a "decisive point" globally, says World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, as the number of cases detected outside of China grows.

Medical staff take full precautionary measures as they collect samples from patients under self-quarantine in Daegu -- South Korea's fourth-largest city with a population of 2.5 million and the epicentre of the outbreak. The world's 12th-largest e...

The European Commission is continuing to prepare for a "no deal" Brexit, according to a Commission spokeswoman, as negotiations are due to open next week.

Syria's town of Kafranbel falling to the regime has dealt a deafening blow to the uprising, activists say. The town in Idlib province bordering Turkey was one of the first to join the revolutionary fervour that swept Syria in 2011.

Videographic looking at karate, one of five new sports on show at the Olympic Games in Tokyo this summer.

Colombian police raid a coca field in Tumaco, Colombia, following the state's Defense Minister's statement that the military will step up an offensive against drug trafficking gangs responsible for clearing thousands of hectares of protected natio...

Angry Lesbos residents continue to protest the construction of a new camp for migrants after the majority of riot policemen left the island following a day of violent incidents.

Videographic illustrating how carbon 14 dating works. Marking the 80th anniversary of the discovery of the carbon 14 isotope.

Videographic on the five pillars of Islam. Saudi Arabia on Thursday suspended visas for visits to Islam's holiest sites for the "umrah" pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that raises questions over the annual hajj.

Videographic illustrating melting ice caps. Cases of polar bears killing and eating each other are on the rise in the Arctic as melting ice and human activity erode their habitat, a Russian scientist said Wednesday.

French President Emmanuel Macron visits the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital in Paris where the first French novel coronavirus death occurred the previous day. Macron is then due to fly to Naples where he will meet the Italian Prime Minister, Giuseppe C...

Jockeys break from the stalls at Hong Kong's famous Happy Valley racecourse. But there is no customary Wednesday night roar from excited punters, as the grandstands remain empty. Welcome to horse racing behind closed doors, the latest sporting vic...

The body of 30-year-old Furkaan is lowered into the ground as family, friends and neighbours mourn him after he was killed amid an outburst of sectarian violence in New Delhi that has claimed at least 27 lives and left more than 200 people injured...

Marian Choi, an engineer and mother of three, had been looking forward to celebrating her 10th birthday -- or, technically, her 40th -- with a big party on February 29. But the Hong Konger's plans have been thwarted by fears over the new coronavi...

North Korean workers disinfect public transport vehicles in Pyongyang and residents don masks as the country seeks to prevent a coronavirus outbreak.

Delhi's worst sectarian violence in decades with deadly battles between Hindus and Muslims has left parts of the Indian capital looking like a war zone.

Myanmar's tattooed headhunting warriors -- the Lainong -- are one of dozens of Naga tribes found in a semi-autonomous zone near the Indian border. Tradition dictates a thorn would be used to drive tree sap under the warrior's skin to tattoo a perm...

It is the world's largest seed, and with a shape suggestive of a woman's hips and myths of love-making powers, the coco de mer is an icon of the Seychelles.

US President Donald Trump says five people died in a shooting at a brewery complex in Milwaukee.

US President Donald Trump says he is appointing Vice President Mike Pence to lead the US response to the novel coronavirus.

US President Donald Trump says the risk to the American people from the novel coronavirus is "very low" thanks to actions taken by his government, such as early travel restrictions.

US President Donald Trump vows to spend "whatever" is appropriate to respond to the coronavirus. The administration has requested from Congress $2.5 billion in funding to develop treatments, vaccines and national stockpile of essential equipment, ...