World Apr 28 New Zealand tames virus as France, Spain announce lockdown exit plans France and Spain were laying out separate roadmaps Tuesday for lifting their lockdowns, while signs emerged that the virus has been all but vanquished in New Zealand and Australia.
Health Apr 21 UN urges world to quickly scale up medicines, vaccines The U.N. resolution asked Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to work with the WHO and make recommendations to ensure that all people have equitable and timely access to testing, medical supplies, drugs and future vaccines, especially in developing countries.
World Apr 10 Economic devastation looms on a Good Friday like no other As Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, pressure mounted on governments to restart some industries and fend off further economic devastation from the coronavirus.
World Mar 03 Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border Migrants are trying to cross into Greece after Turkey made good on its threat to open its border.
World Mar 02 Child dies as migrants rush to cross Greece-Turkey border The child's death was the first since thousands of migrants began massing at the frontiers with Greece over the weekend after Turkey eased restrictions on those wishing to cross to Europe.
World Oct 18 Fighting continues in Kurdish-held town in Syria despite cease-fire A spokesman for the Kurdish-led fighters said they were not withdrawing from Ras al-Ayn because Turkish forces are still besieging and shelling it.
World Oct 16 Turkey calls on Kurdish fighters to lay arms, vacate border As Russia and the United States each launched diplomatic forays to end Turkey's invasion of northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday defied pressure for a ceasefire.
World Jul 08 New Greek government faces swift test from creditors Kyriakos Mitsotakis was elected on a pledge to cut bailout-era taxes and ease draconian budget targets set by Greece's creditors during the years of financial rescue.
World Jul 07 Greece’s left-wing leader concedes election Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has conceded his country’s parliamentary election and said he phoned conservative opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to congratulate him on his victory.
World Dec 13 Strasbourg suspect killed in shootout, French officials say The office of the Paris prosecutor, which handles terrorism cases in France, says a man killed in Strasbourg in a shootout with police has been identified as the main suspect in a Christmas market attack that killed three people.