The global death toll from the coronavirus has surpassed 700,000, with the United States, Brazil, India and Mexico leading the rise in fatalities.

Initial investigations indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a highly explosive material, in Beirut port caused the blast that killed over 100 people on Tuesday.

A former Google engineer has been sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to stealing trade secrets before joining Uber’s effort to build robotic vehicles for its ride-hailing service.

Two Bangladeshi nationals died and at least 69 were injured, including 21 members of Bangladesh Navy, in the Beirut explosion.

An entire port engulfed in fire, ships ablaze at sea and crumbling buildings: the site of the massive blast in Beirut's harbour area resembled a post-nuclear landscape.

At least six people have been killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain along the US East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people.

Lebanese rescue workers search for survivors in the mangled wreckage of buildings and investigators blame negligence for a massive warehouse explosion that sent a devastating blast wave across Beirut, killing at least 113 people.

The flashpoint Indian town of Ayodhya geared up yesterday for a ceremony today which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to lay the

North Korea is pressing on with its nuclear weapons program and several countries believe it has “probably developed miniaturised nuclear devices to

Broadcaster Al Jazeera said Malaysian police had raided its office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday, amid an investigation into a programme it aired on the

Sri Lankans head to the polls today with the ruling Rajapaksa brothers looking for a super-majority in parliament to change the constitution and unravel democratic safeguards.

The coronavirus pandemic is worsening the humanitarian situation in the world’s deadliest conflicts and threatens to unleash economic devastation that will intensify violence, United Nations diplomats and experts warn.

China yesterday accused the United States of “bullying” over popular video app TikTok, after President Donald Trump ramped up pressure for its US operations to be sold to an American company.

Thousands of Indian troops imposed a curfew in Kashmir yesterday, with razor wire and steel barricades blocking main roads a day ahead of the one-year anniversary of the restive region being stripped of its autonomy.

The World Health Organization has said it had completed the groundwork in China to probe the origins of the new coronavirus -- as it warned there might never be a “silver bullet” for Covid-19.

A huge explosion near the centre of Beirut has killed at least 10 people and injured hundreds, sending shockwaves across the Lebanese capital, shattering glass in people's homes and causing apartment balconies to collapse.

For the first time ever, all 187 member states in the International Labour Organisation (ILO) ratified the convention on child labour, a commitment to stop child labour worldwide.

Microsoft has emerged as a savior to young users of TikTok, who praised the tech industry giant for trying to buy parts of the social media company’s operations, in hopes of avoiding a US shutdown.

Malaysian police Tuesday raided Al Jazeera's Kuala Lumpur office and seized computers as part of an investigation into a documentary about migrants that has angered the government, the broadcaster said.

Hurricane Isaias has made landfall near Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, according to the National Hurricane Center.