BAKU/YEREVAN, November 8 (Reuters): Azeris celebrated on the streets of Baku after President Ilham Aliyev said on Sunday his country's forces had taken Shusha, the second-largest city in the Nagorno-Ka
ADDIS ABABA, November 8 (Reuters): Nine million people risk displacement from an escalating conflict in Ethiopia's Tigray region, the United Nations said, warning that the government's declaration
RAMALLAH, November 8 (Reuters): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday congratulated U.S. President-elect Joe Biden in a statement that indicated he will drop his three-year political boycott of the
LONDON, November 8 (Reuters): Current global uncertainty and anxiety amid the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic could risk another world war, the head of Britain's armed forces has war
YANGON, November 8 (Reuters): Myanmar voted in a general election on Sunday seen as a referendum on a fledgling democratic government that remains popular at home but which has seen its reputation collapse over
DUBAI, November 8 (Reuters): Iran's president said on Sunday the next U.S. administration should use the opportunity to compensate for President Donald Trump's mistakes, Iranian state reported afte
MIFFLINTOWN, Pa., November 8 (Reuters): In Pennsylvania it doesn't get much "redder" than Juniata County, a predominantly white and rural region dotted with picturesque churches, livestock fa
WASHINGTON (Reuters): Joe Biden, a fixture in U.S. politics for a half century as a senator and vice president, completed a long climb to the political summit that included two previous failed presidential
WASHINGTON, November 8 (Reuters): Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win
TOKYO, November 8 (Reuters): Japan formally proclaimed Crown Prince Akishino the first in line as heir to the throne on Sunday, the last of a series of ceremonies after his elder brother, Emperor Naruhito,
WASHINGTON, November 8 (Reuters): U.S. law maps out clear instructions for an orderly transfer of power from one president to the next, but Joe Biden's path is expected to be rockier than most of his m
Washington, November 8 (IANS): The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 49.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 1,249,010, according to the Johns Hopkins University.
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MEXICO CITY, November 7 (Reuters): A Joe Biden presidency could reset ties with top U.S. trade partner Mexico that have suffered since Donald Trump made his first White House bid, tarring Mexican migrants
WASHINGTON, November 7 (Reuters): Kamala Harris made history on Saturday with her election as Joe Biden's vice president, becoming the first woman, first Black American and first Asian American to win
WASHINGTON, November 7 (Reuters): Democrat Joe Biden said on Saturday he was honored that Americans have chosen him to be their president and said it was now time to heal divisions left by the election cam
WASHINGTON, November 7 (Reuters): Democrat Joe Biden captured the U.S. presidency on Saturday, several major television networks said, as voters narrowly rebuffed Republican incumbent Donald Trump's tu
MOSCOW, November 7 (Reuters): President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russian government to work towards meeting the 2015 Paris Agreement to fight climate change, but stressed any action
ADDIS ABABA, November 7 (Reuters): Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed vowed further air strikes after jets bombed the northern Tigray region on Friday amid reports that Tigrayan forces had seized control
BEIRUT, November 7 (Reuters): President Michel Aoun said on Saturday that Lebanon would seek evidence and documents from the United States that led Washington to impose sanctions on his son-in-law Gebran B
MEXICO CITY, NOVEMBER 7 (IANS): Floods and landslides caused by heavy rains have left at least 19 people dead and more than 900 houses damaged in Mexico's Chiapas state, authorities said.
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