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MELBOURNE, Australia The health minister in Australias Victoria state has resigned in the fallout from an inquiry into why security guards were used instead of police or the military at quarantine hotels. Lapses in security at the hotels were given as th...

Fondly referred to as India’s Gregory Peck by fans, Dev Anand pushed the envelope in terms of fashion. His style became synonymous to trademark neckties and sweaters.

Russia and China blocked the official release of a report by U.N. experts on Libya that accused its warring parties and their international backers including Russia of violating a U.N. arms embargo on the conflictwracked country, U.N. diplomats said Fri...

Nigeria's airports could shut down on Monday as four key unions said they would join an indefinite nationwide strike to protest an increase in power and petrol prices.

About 3,500 U.S. companies, including Tesla Inc , Ford Motor Co , Target Corp , Walgreen Co and Home Depot have sued the Trump administration in the last two weeks over the imposition of tariffs on more than $300 billion (£235.35 billion) in Chinesemade...

Joe Biden's fundraising advantage appears to be translating into an edge on the airwaves, as the Democratic presidential nominee is swamping President Donald Trump with a blitz of television advertising less than 40 days until Election Day.

Space bubbles are frothing up business at a New York bistro, offering fresh air in safe capsules on sidewalks for customers on guard against the coronavirus.

President Donald Trump on Saturday will name conservative federal appeals court judge Amy Coney Barrett to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court following the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, two sources said on Friday.

Mainland China reported 15 new COVID19 cases on Sept. 25, compared with eight cases announced a day earlier, the national health authority said on Saturday.

A Minnesota congresswoman whose race has been roiled by the death of a thirdparty candidate urged supporters Friday to vote for her and the rest of the Democratic ticket on the November ballot, even though votes in her race won't count under current circu...

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the United Nations General Assembly on Friday Japan is determined to host the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 after the games were postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A Kentucky lawmaker who spent a night in jail after her arrest during protests demanding justice for Breonna Taylor says she'll redouble her push for criminal justice reforms.

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday enquired about the condition of veteran Congress leader Tarun Gogoi who is now in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a state-run hospital following post-COVID-19 complications. The 85-year-old leader's condi...

The Congress and the Left parties along with farmers held protests across Odisha on Friday, demanding the withdrawal of the farm sector reform bills passed in Parliament. Activists of Naba Nirman Krushak Sangathan (NNKS) led by Akshya Kumar took out ral...

Multilateralism, if it is to grow, must not be just generous but also creative and practical, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. Addressing the ministerial meeting of the Alliance for Multilateralism, Jaishankar highlighted the int...

TikTok executives told a Senate committee on Friday that they lobbied Australian lawmakers but did not engage with investigators before the government concluded that the videosharing app did not pose a security threat.