At least 20 people in Tanzania were trampled to death at an open-air evangelical Christian church service in the north of the country, officials said yesterday.

A fire that threatened Canberra’s southern suburbs was downgraded early yesterday, allowing firefighters to strengthen containment

Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip early yesterday in retaliation for projectiles fired from the Palestinian enclave into southern

The Pakistan government has declared a national emergency to eliminate the attacking swarms of desert locusts which are destroying

The deadly coronavirus will not cause victims to act like zombies, Malaysia’s government said on social media, as officials act to correct the spread of misinformation surrounding the outbreak.

Britain laid out a tough opening stance for future talks with the European Union yesterday, saying it would set its own agenda rather than meeting the bloc’s rules to ensure frictionless trade.

British police say they have shot a man in Streatham in south London after several people are stabbed in a suspected “terrorist-related” incident.

Britain left the European Union on Friday, ending more than four decades of economic, political and legal integration with its closest neighbours.

The Arab League has completely rejected US President Donald Trump’s Middle East plan during an emergency meeting in Egypt’s capital, saying it would not lead to a just peace deal.

Britain began an uncertain future outside the European Union yesterday after the country greeted the historic end to almost half a century of EU membership with a mixture of joy and sadness.

US President Donald Trump issued an expanded version of his travel ban on Friday that targets prospective immigrants from Myanmar and five other countries, a move that could affect thousands of people and reignite debate on whether the policy is discriminatory.

China has asked couples to delay their nuptials from a popular wedding date and families to scale down funeral services to help slow the spread of the country’s viral outbreak.

Commonwealth nations yesterday welcomed back the Maldives 40 months after it angrily quit the organisation over criticism of its human rights record under strongman president Abdulla Yameen.

US President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday lifted US restrictions on landmines, saying new technology made them safer, outraging campaigners for the abolition of the explosives that maim thousands of civilians each year.

No manufacturer will have a coronavirus vaccine ready for use before the middle of 2020, despite an intensive global effort, a biotech executive told AFP on Friday.

The number of deaths from a coronavirus epidemic in China rises to 259, the country’s health authority says, as the United States and other nations announce new border curbs on foreigners who have been in China.

Police shot dead a man holding around 20 women and children hostage at his house in northern India after a 10-hour standoff, state

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip early yesterday in response to new rocket fire from the blockaded territory, the

Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement “Fridays for Future” were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel

Myanmar yesterday sent a plane back to China with most passengers still on board -- including French and American citizens -- after one man suspected of contracting the coronavirus was taken to hospital.