The US coronavirus death toll passed 100,000, as some countries reimposed social distancing rules following a resurgence of cases that raised the specter of a dreaded second wave of infections. The economic fallout from the pandemic was again laid bare Thursday as airlines reported fresh...

In Iraq, a national lockdown to halt the coronavirus pandemic has found some unexpected fans: local businesses who no longer have to compete with Turkish, Iranian or Chinese imports. Those countries, as well as Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Kuwait, typically flood Iraqi markets with inexpensive...

Spain has registered 27,118 deaths from the coronavirus, the Health Ministry said Wednesday, just one more than the previous day, but countrywide mortality data suggest the actual toll could be much higher. The ministry said 39 deaths were reported over the last seven days, while a total of...

Iran’s president urged his Cabinet Wednesday to speed up harsher laws in so-called honor killings, after a particularly disturbing slaying of a 14-year-old girl by her father shocked the nation. President Hassan Rouhani pushed for speedy adoption of relevant bills, some which have...