Unexpected protest overwhelms Algeria a year ago
Algeria's Hirak protest movement marked its first anniversary on February 22, one year after unexpected mass demonstrations forced President Abdelaziz Bouteflika from power after
Two men shot and injured in Montreal
Two men were shot and injured in separate overnight incidents in Montreal, with a 29-year-old wounded near a bar on rue Saint-Hubert in the
Costa Rica: record seizure of five tonnes of cocaine
Costa Rican police made the country's largest drug seizure in its history on Saturday, discovering more than five tonnes of cocaine hidden in 202
Coronavirus: a first municipality placed in quarantine in Vietnam
Vietnam quarantined a commune of around 10,000 people near Hanoi for 20 days after five cases of Covid-19 were detected in Vinh Phuc province,
Indonesia: Merapi volcano spits a large plume of smoke
Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the country's most active volcanoes, erupted on Thursday, sending incandescent lava and a plume of smoke more than 2,000
Coronavirus: more than 1,500 dead in China, 1st case in Africa
China's coronavirus death toll exceeded 1,500 and more than 66,000 cases were confirmed in the country as Egypt reported Africa's first Covid-19 infection, with
India: students stripped naked to see if they have their period
Sixty-eight female students at Sahjanand Girls Institute in Bhuj, Gujarat, were ordered to undress by university officials during a check to identify menstruating students,
China-Vatican: historic meeting between foreign ministers
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Vatican Secretary of State Archbishop Paul Gallagher held the first-ever meeting between the two countries' foreign ministers on
New coronavirus: a “promising” antiviral drug administered to a patient discharged from the hospital
A 48-year-old Bordeaux resident who became one of France's first coronavirus patients was discharged from hospital after 22 days with the virus undetectable in
Pakistan Prime Minister Khan thanked President Erdogan for “Kashmir”
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed solidarity with the people of Kashmir at a joint press conference with Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan following