The news came after a rebel coalition called off a ceasefire and said it would resume its march on the capital and following the arrival of troops from Russia and Rwanda to shore up the government of the resource-rich country. "Three peacekeepers from Burundi were killed and two others were...

Across the world, people are being urged to respect social distancing guidelines, as the World Health Organisation urged people not to "squander" the "great, heart-wrenching sacrifices" people had made to save lives. The coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 1.7 million lives and is...

Lebanon registered 14 new coronavirus-related deaths and 2,136 cases Friday, as Caretaker Health Minister Hamad Hasan announced that one new registered coronavirus case on a flight from Britain carried the new variant of the virus.

Nationwide demonstrations continued Friday in Armenia with protestors demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan who admitted defeat following a conflict with Azerbaijan in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.  Protests shut down traffic on avenues in Yerevan, including the...