A 40-year-old man who took part in the 'Covishield' vaccine trial has alleged serious side effects, including a virtual neurological breakdown and impairment of cognitive functions and has sought Rs five crore compensation in a legal notice to Serum Institute and others, besides seeking a halt to the trial.

Dave Prowse, the British actor behind the menacing black mask of Star Wars villain Darth Vader, has died, his agent Thomas Bowington said Sunday.

Parts of Australia, including Sydney, sweltered through the hottest November night on record with temperatures likely to stay high on Sunday, prompting authorities to issue a total fire ban.

Israeli cabinet minister Tzachi Hanegbi said on Saturday he had “no clue” who was behind the killing of a top Iranian nuclear scientist in Tehran.

Ethiopian troops have taken “full control” of the Tigray region’s capital Mekelle, the government said this evening, a major development in a three-week-old war that is sending shockwaves through the Horn of Africa.

Heavy shelling rocked the capital of Ethiopia’s Tigray region yesterday as the city of half a million braced for an all-out offensive by government forces against its dissident leaders.

Thai anti-government protesters demonstrated in Bangkok’s outskirts yesterday with a duck parade and speeches demanding the removal of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, a new constitution and reforms to the monarchy.

A federal appeals court on Friday flatly dismissed President Donald Trump’s claim that the election was unfair and refused to freeze Joe Biden’s win in the key state of Pennsylvania.

Amid the ongoing stand-off between India and China, the Marine Commandos (MARCOS) of the Indian Navy have been deployed to the

European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier resumed make-or-break Brexit talks with British counterpart David Frost in London yesterday

Voters in Indian-administered Kashmir went to the polls yesterday amid a heavy security presence in the first direct elections in the disputed region since the government stripped its semi-autonomy last year.

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani yesterday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a “mercenary” for the US and seeking to create chaos, blaming it for the assassination of a top Iranian nuclear scientist.

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said she has “piles of cash” at home as she has no bank account after the United States slapped sanctions on her in response to a draconian security law China imposed on the city.

Russia scrambled an Su-27 fighter jet to intercept a U.S. RC-135 reconnaissance plane flying over neutral waters in the Black Sea, the RIA news agency cited Russia’s defence ministry as saying on Saturday.

Voters in Indian-administered Kashmir went to the polls Saturday amid a heavy security presence in the first direct elections in the disputed region since the government stripped its semi-autonomy last year.

Malaysia will hold a general election when the novel coronavirus pandemic is over, Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has said.

Ethiopian government forces have begun an offensive to capture the regional capital Mekelle in the rebellious northern Tigray region, a diplomat in direct contact with residents and the leader of Tigrayan forces say.

The two day 47th session of 57-member Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC’s) Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) meeting began in Niamey, Niger today emphasising on the unity of Muslim world in addressing Islamophobia for peace and development.

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani Saturday accused arch-foe Israel of acting as a "mercenary" for the US, blaming the Jewish state for assassinating one of Tehran's prominent nuclear scientists the day before.

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.