The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) announced on Thursday that all FIBA competitions are suspended due to the spread of coronavirus. "Considering the current situation with the coronaviru
Three new countries -- Bangladesh, Albania and Paraguay -- have reported cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest situation report of the World Health Organization (WHO) on the
03:06 In Mexico, some of the country's most popular holiday resorts are also dangerous hotspots for crime. Towns like Acapulco, Los Cabos and Cancun all struggle with incidents of viol
Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won't meet its second-quarter financial guidance because the COVID-19 outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.The Cupertino, California-based compan
View of the skyline in the Angolan capital Luanda. Courtesy: Jason Clendenen/Smithsonianmag.com Angola's cabinet council on Saturday approved the new Legal Regime for Companies Recovery, Insol
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday he believes that China will be able to emerge from the adverse situation caused by the novel coronavirus, and Russia wi
Slovenia's Prime Minister Marjan Sarec on Monday announced his resignation and called for an early election in the European country. During a press conference in the capital Ljubljana, the Sarec said
Chinese health authorities announced Sunday that 1,975 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 324 in critical conditions,
BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's armed forces have deployed professional medical personnel to deal with the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),
Wuhan opens hotline to receive much-needed medical suppliesWuhan City's coronavirus command center has opened a 24-hour hotline to receive much needed medical supplies and protective equipment from m
President Xi Jinping has ordered resolute efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus that caused cases of pneumonia. Instructing on the work related to the pn
02:06 Foreign ministers from all 28 EU countries held an emergency summit in Brussels on Friday to discuss multiple crises in the Middle East.The EU ministers continued to back the Ira
A shooting incident left one dead and several others wounded in the Canadian capital here Wednesday morning, the police said. The shooting happened about a kilometer away from the Canadian Parliam
The United States is monitoring reported rocket attack on the country's airbase in Iraq, the White House announced Tuesday. "We are aware of the reports of attacks on US facilities in Iraq. The presi
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for de-escalation in the Gulf, said his spokesman on Friday. "The Secretary-General has consistently advocated for de-
ThespokespersonfortheUnitedNationsReliefandWorksAgencyforPalestinerefugees(UNRWA)ChristopherGunnesswarnedtheprecarioussituationofbothUNRWAandGazaStrip.UNRWA,whi
WithtensionsrunninghighontheKoreanPeninsula,amajorityofAmericanssaythatU.S.PresidentDonaldTrump'swarofwordswithPyongyangismakingthesituationworse,anewpollsaidon