Turkey is marking the fourth anniversary of the July 15 failed coup attempt against the government, with ceremonies and events remembering its victims. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, accompanied by civilian "veterans" who fought against the coup, laid a wreath at a memorial in...

Tokyo is on its highest coronavirus alert level after a spike in new cases, the city's governor warned Wednesday, as experts said the rising infections were a clear "red flag". However, the move to a "red" alert does not mean the city will ask businesses to close or events to be postponed....

A key organiser of primary elections for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp said on Wednesday he was stepping down after Beijing said the vote may violate the new national security law and could amount to subversion. Former democracy lawmaker Au Nok-hin helped organise the weekend poll that...

A Massachusetts-based biotech company has been testing a possible vaccine against the novel coronavirus which is showing early signs of success.   Moderna Therapeutics announced an estimated start date for phase 3 trials, its final phase of testing.  The trial involved 45...