Coronavirus cases in the wider Middle East from Morocco to Pakistan have topped two million, the World Health Organization said Thursday. The caseload for the 21 countries has more than doubled since July 1, the UN agency said. Regional director Ahmed Mandhari warned that even...

India on Thursday recorded its biggest one-day COVID-19 case rise yet, with nearly 96,000 fresh cases in the last 24 hours bringing the total number to date to 4.4 million. Indian Health Ministry figures Thursday morning showed that 95,735 new cases and 1,172 deaths were recorded in the...

Oil prices slid on Thursday after data showed U.S. crude stockpiles unexpectedly rose last week, stoking concern about a sluggish recovery in fuel demand as coronavirus cases continue to surge in many countries. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 24 cents, or 0.63%,...

The cat-and-mouse campaigning by Donald Trump and Joe Biden has led the president and his Democratic challenger to the same locations, sometimes on the same day, while displaying radically different styles as they court American voters. As the candidates criss-cross the battleground states...