HANOI, November 6 (Reuters): Vietnam will stick to its strategy of containing COVID-19 rather than rush to secure a supply of a vaccine that could be financially risky, the head of the country's corona
LONDON, November 6 (Reuters): Severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic to immunisation campaigns against measles and polio are putting millions of vulnerable children at risk from deadly and debi
SINGAPORE/LONDON, November 6 (Reuters): One of two Muslims allowed to run for the ruling party in Buddhist-majority Myanmar's general election on Sunday, Sithu Maung, worries fake news on Facebook coul
Kabul, November 6 (IANS): The Afghan National Army has received 429 military vehicles from the US as part of Washingon and the NATOs continued support to the war-torn country's forces, the Defence Ministry
STOCKHOLM, November 6 (Reuters): Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg hit back at Donald Trump on Twitter late on Thursday saying the U.S. president should "chill" about the election, a ripost
WASHINGTON/WILMINGTON, Del., November 6 (Reuters): With his re-election chances fading as more votes are counted in a handful of battleground states, U.S. President Donald Trump launched an extraordinary a
PHOENIX, November 6 (Reuters): Backers of President Donald Trump ramped up demonstrations on Thursday night against an election they believe was rigged or being stolen, in some cases bringing guns or clash
(Reuters): Former Mexican Defense Minister Salvador Cienfuegos pleaded not guilty to drug charges on Thursday in a case that has put U.S.-Mexican cooperation in the fight against powerful cartels to the te
ABIDJAN/CONAKRY, November 5 (Reuters): For some Africans, President Donald Trump's actions in the aftermath of the U.S. election have been a cause for dark humour, while others reacted with dismay or d
BANGKOK, November 5 (Reuters): From raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for Thai protesters to inspiring the youths who join demonstrations through dances and social media, K-pop fans have emerged as
VATICAN CITY, November 5 (Reuters): Pope Francis has stripped the Vatican's Secretariat of State of control over its own funds, moving them to the supervision of its economic offices in an attempt to c
ADDIS ABABA, November 5 (Reuters): Ethiopia mobilised for war in the northern Tigray region on Thursday, dashing international hopes of averting a conflict between Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's governmen
NAIROBI, November 5 (Reuters): The coronavirus pandemic is having a knock-on effect on other vital health services in Africa as countries are forced to redirect already stretched resources, a regional head
COPENHAGEN, November 5 (Reuters): Parts of Denmark will face new, tougher lockdown measures after health authorities discovered a mutated coronavirus strain in minks and people in the north of the country.
WILMINGTON, Del., November 5 (Reuters): With the U.S. presidential election between Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden too close to call, the Trump campaign and Republica
SEOUL, November 5 (Reuters): North Korea's Supreme People's Assembly on Wednesday introduced smoking bans in some public places to provide citizens with "hygienic living environments," st
BOGOTA, November 5 (Reuters): Criminal organizations in Bolivia and other Latin American countries are bribing police and circumventing customs restrictions to smuggle parts of jaguars to mainland China, a
YANGON/LONDON, November 5 (Reuters): Myanmar teacher Hnin grew up idolizing Aung San Suu Kyi, the one-time democracy icon who now leads her country. But when voters goes to the polls on Sunday for the
PARIS, November 5 (Reuters): President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for a strengthening of border controls in the European Union's Schengen zone following recent Islamist attacks in France and Au
PRISTINA, November 5 (Reuters): Kosovo President Hashim Thaci resigned with immediate effect on Thursday after learning that a war crimes tribunal in the Hague had confirmed his indictment for war crimes.