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India virus deaths pass Italy's as floods hamper battle

India's coronavirus death toll passed 35,000 on Friday, overtaking that of Italy, as floods affecting millions and killing almost 350 hampered the battle against the pandemic. With 779 new deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry put total fatalities at 35,747, giving India the world's...

Refugees freed from Greek camp 'hell' left homeless

When Amir Hussein was finally allowed to leave the horrific migrant camp of Moria on the Greek island of Lesbos, it was supposed to be the end of a year-long odyssey. "After (experiencing) hell in Moria, we had not expected to find ourselves on the street in Athens," says the 14-year-old...

Blast at Ras al-Ayn checkpoint kills 6 opposition fighters

A car bomb in northeast Syria targeting a checkpoint manned by Turkish-backed forces, killed six people, mostly fighters, near the border town of Ras al-Ayn on Thursday, a war monitor said. The blast in the village of Tal Halaf held by Turkish forces and their Syrian allied fighters...

Florida hits another record virus death toll as storm looms

Florida registered a record 253 coronavirus deaths on Thursday, setting a grim new high for the third day in a row as the state closes down some COVID-19 test centers due to a looming tropical storm. The state's daily toll has leapt over the last week, bringing the overall deaths to 6,586,...