Vietnam has placed a second city into lockdown due to a rise in coronavirus infections after being virus-free for months.

The Philippines has reported more than 3,200 new coronavirus infections, pushing it close to Indonesia as the worst-hit county in Southeast Asia.

Interior ministry says Muslim minors accompanied by 'close relatives' can attend mosques, ending a de facto ban.

A man carrying a backpack enters a bank in the Leonardo business centre in central Kyiv, claiming he had a bomb.

Hajj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, has begun under very different circumstances amid the coronavirus pandemic

German sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus in people after a week of training, study shows.

Social media users say #JerusalemaDanceChallenge is bringing much-needed positivity amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Farmers in Gaza say they are struggling to survive between the Israeli blockade and coronavirus.

Internally displaced Syrians living in a camp in Idlib prepare for Eid al-Adha amid coronavirus pandemic.

Sighting of tigers in western Thailand for first time in four years rekindles hope for species' revival in the region.

The death toll from poisoning linked to toxic liquor in northern state of Punjab rose to 105 on Monday, as police said.

At least 10, including eight construction workers, killed in landslides triggered by heavy rainfall in Himalayan nation.

Relentless rain hit most of South Korea on Sunday, leaving six people dead and seven others missing.

The cafe welcomes and caters to people with speech and hearing impediments.

Hundreds of firefighters backed by helicopters, water-dumping planes and trucks working to put out the blaze.

Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, tripling previous estimates.

Two new 'rapid tests' will be able to produce results within 90 minutes, health ministry says.

Nassif Hitti submits resignation to Prime Minister Hassan Diab, saying the nation risks becoming a 'failed state'.

The region in 2020 is in much worse shape than in 2010.

Some of Dieudonne's posts used 'dehumanising terms against Jews', says Facebook as it permanently bans him.