The government order on the night of March 24, 2020, was abrupt but clear: In four hours, India and its 1.4 billion people would be locked down entirely because of the coronavirus. As the clock struck midnight, the world's second-most populous country came to a screeching halt,...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cargo container ship that's among the largest in the world has turned sideways and blocked all traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal, officials said Wednesday, threatening to disrupt a global shipping system already strained by the coronavirus pandemic....

Airstrikes in northwest Syria near the Turkish border that killed a person and set afire trucks used to distribute aid targeted areas considered the safest in the rebel-held region, a top U.N. official said Monday. The strikes on several locations a day earlier angered Turkey, prompting...

A coronavirus vaccination campaign is expected to start in Syria in April when the World Health Organization (WHO) aims to oversee the inoculation of 20% of the population by 2021’s end, it said Tuesday. The announcement came amid a sharp increase in cases in government-held parts of...