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People in 20s, 30s, 40s driving pandemic: WHO

The spread of the coronavirus is being increasingly driven by people aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s and many are not aware that they have been infected, the World Health Organization's regional director for the Western Pacific said Tuesday. "This increases the risk of spillovers to the more...

As Iraq PM heads to US, pro-Iran groups step up attacks

As Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi prepares for his first meeting with US President Donald Trump this week, attacks on American targets by pro-Iranian fighters have been on the rise. With Tehran and Washington competing for influence in Iraq, the gulf between pro-Iranian factions...

On eve of Hariri verdict, Lebanese grapple with new ordeal

More than 15 years since Lebanon's Rafik Hariri was killed by a massive bomb blast in Beirut, the verdict of a U.N.-backed tribunal into his assassination is due on Tuesday as the country reels from the aftermath of an even bigger explosion. The Aug. 4 port blast, which killed more than 180...