The last resident of her tiny mountain village in Kosovo, 92-year-old Vladica Dicic could not survive without the visits of a generous shopkeeper who has been bringing her food and easing her loneliness. But what some find especially remarkable about their friendship is that Dicic is a...

While many of the world's markets have closed to curb the spread of coronavirus, in Yemen's capital Sanaa, downtown districts selling qat -- the ubiquitous mild narcotic -- still bustle with people. Flouting social distancing rules, Yemenis jostle to select bunches of the chewable leaf...

Clutching bags from designer boutiques in their gloved hands, customers are back at Dubai Mall, one of the world's largest shopping havens that has reopened under strict safeguards against coronavirus. At a main entrance where customers hand over their sports cars and luxury SUVs for valet...

After nine years of war, Syria is broken into three rival parts unable to work together and ill-prepared to cope with the coronavirus, an enemy that knows no conflict lines. Medical personnel in Kurdish-run northeastern Syria have resorted to making protective gear out of garbage bags. The...