Russia hit a record daily high of over 25,000 coronavirus cases on Monday as government resists uniform nationwide restrictions. As many as 25,173 people tested positive for COVID-19 over the last 24 hours, taking the tally to over 2.11 million, health authorities announced. Recoveries...

Britain’s AstraZeneca said on Monday its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects, giving the world another important tool to halt the COVID-19 pandemic. The vaccine developed by Oxford University was 90% effective in preventing...

Ten years ago, a wildfire of revolts in the Arab world touched off an unlikely series of events that swelled, then dashed many hopes, and irrevocably changed the region. From the quickfire collapse of seemingly invincible regimes to the rise and fall of a jihadist caliphate in its heart,...

An eight-year-old Syrian girl who lost her leg is hoping to get treatment in Turkey and be able to walk again. Fatma Nasuh lost her leg when she was only 3 years old and has been walking with crutches ever since. She walks three kilometers (1.8 miles) with crutches everyday to...