Bangladesh is in the grip of the country's worst-ever dengue fever outbreak, officials said Monday, with hospitals overflowing and social media flooded with pleas for blood donors. Eight people have died and there have been 13,637 cases of the disease so far this year, with nearly 1,100...

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Monday the country was not in recession and that the economy was performing increasingly well, rejecting concerns that it may have contracted for two consecutive quarters. Mexico’s national statistics agency is on Wednesday due to...

China’s central government on Monday reiterated its support for Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam, as well as the city’s police, and called on Hong Kong people to oppose violence following another weekend of clashes between protesters and police. Hong Kong has been rocked by protests over the...

Russian officials are in contact with representatives of Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido, RIA news agency reported Monday, citing Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. These contacts are only occasional and Venezuelan President Nicholas Maduro's government is aware of them, RIA...