The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that it has documented more than 500 military attacks on medical facilities in Syria since it began counting them in 2016, with nearly as many deaths among staff and patients. About two-thirds of those struck were in Syria’s northwest...

Italy's death toll passed 1,000 Thursday, with 189 new fatalities taking its toll in just over two weeks to 1,016, second behind China, official data showed. The number of deaths was just below Italy's single-day record of 196 reported Wednesday. The number of daily infections rose to 2,651...

Iran said on Thursday that it has sought immediate financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund to help it combat one of the world's deadliest coronavirus outbreaks. According to a tweet by Iran's top diplomat, IMF chief Kristina Georgieva had "stated that countries affected by...

Iran's aviation authority has agreed to send black boxes from a downed Ukrainian jetliner to Kiev for analysis, Iran's representative at the United Nations' aviation agency told Reuters. Farhard Parvaresh, who heads Iran's delegation at the UN's Montreal-based International Civil Aviation...