Countries in Latin America continued to hit grim COVID-19 milestones Thursday amid fears the worst is yet to come.   The virus has infected thousands of people in Brazil, Mexico, Peru and Colombia, while authorities in some nations consider reimposing strict containment...

India on Friday became the third country in the world to record one million coronavirus cases, following Brazil and the United States where infections also continued to surge. The virus has killed more than 588,000 people and infected nearly 14 million around the world since first being...

Iranian security forces fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators Thursday gathered in the southwestern city of Behbahan, witnesses told Reuters, and there was a heavy presence of forces in other cities. Videos posted on social media from inside Iran showed protesters chanting, "Fear not,...

Israel's government said Friday it was imposing weekend restrictions to limit the spiralling spread of coronavirus in the hope of avoiding a general lockdown further along the line. From 5:00pm Friday restaurants and gyms would be closed until 5:00am Sunday, a joint statement by Prime...