The death toll in China from the novel coronavirus outbreak has risen to 3,161, the country's National Health Commission said Wednesday. The commission said 22 people have died in the past 24 hours while 24 new cases were registered. There are currently 80,778 registered cases in China...

Loujain al-Hathloul, a prominent Saudi women's rights campaigner who has been detained for almost two years, is due to appear in court on Wednesday this week, Amnesty International said. Hathloul, alongside another 12 women activists, faces what Amnesty has called "bogus" charges over...

Former Brazil player Ronaldinho Gaucho, who was arrested for possessing a fake Paraguayan passport, must remain in jail in the South American country after a judge Tuesday refused a request for him to be released into house arrest. The former Barcelona forward and his brother and business...

The United States has offered to sell Turkey its Patriot missile defence system if Ankara promises not to operate a rival Russian system, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said, in what he called a significant softening in Washington's position. Two Turkish officials told Reuters that Turkey...