'Outright lies', says China on reports that it investigated weaponising coronaviruses in 2015
The US government reportedly obtained the documents, which were written by Chinese military scientists in 2015 as part of their own probe into the origins of COVID-19
Man kills six, then self, at Colorado birthday party shooting; governor terms deaths 'devastating'
The shooting happened just after midnight in a mobile home park on the east side of Colorado Springs, police said
Three, including 4-year-old girl, injured in shooting at New York's Times Square; suspects at large
Police said the incident occured shortly before 5 pm near the intersection of West 44th Street and Seventh Avenue and that all victims are expected to recover
At least 200 Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with Israeli police, say medics
It was unclear what set off the violence at Al-Aqsa, which erupted when Israeli police in riot gear deployed in large numbers as thousands of Muslim worshippers were holding evening prayers
What a century-old sex trafficking case in New Zealand reveals about modern exploitation and justice
We’ve all read stories of women who were coerced and abused in the sex industry. They pepper our newspapers, televisions and films – and Lydia Harvey’s story is no different. She was abused, confined against her will and never saw a penny of the money she earned selling sex.
With COVID-19 exposing cracks in our healthcare systems, countries must also reorient their climate agenda
As health systems near their limit in places like India and Nepal, a resetting of global priorities towards disaster anticipation rather than merely disaster management is required.
Australian media report on 'weaponising' of SARS renews tensions between Canberra, Beijing
The document quoted by the media report shows Chinese officials describing SARS coronaviruses as heralding a 'new era of genetic weapons'
From population to daily life, new research offers clues about how medieval Cambodia's Angkor Empire grew over time
Research suggests that this settlement may have been home to between 700,000 and 900,000 people at its height in the 13th century.
In Paris' Invalides Museum, memorial of Napoleon's favourite horse Marengo outrages fans
The artwork dubbed 'Memento Marengo' by artist Pascal Convert immortalises Napoleon's loyal steed, who bore the general through several battles before being captured by British troops at Waterloo in 1815.
Maldives Police says prime suspect in attack on ex-president Mohamed Nasheed arrested
Hospital officials said Nasheed, currently the speaker in the Parliament, remains in an intensive care unit after initial life-saving surgeries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs
Debris from China's 'Long March' rocket disintegrates over Indian Ocean, lands near Maldives
Very little of the rocket stage’s mass survived re-entry, with the majority having burned up as it entered the Earth’s atmosphere
Toll from blasts near girls' school in Afghanistan's Kabul rises to 50; over 100 injured, says official
Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said a car bomb first detonated in front of the school, and two more devices exploded when students rushed out in panic
Bomb blast near school in Kabul kills at least 25, including students; over 50 injured
No one claimed responsibility for the attack at the school located in the Shiite majority neighborhood of Dasht-e-Barchi in Afghanistan's capital, although Islamic State has previously claimed attacks in the same area
Islamic extremists behind attack on Maldives' ex-president Mohamed Nasheed, says top official; two arrested
Investigators still do not know which extremist group was behind the attack, which left Nasheed, 53, in critical condition in an intensive care unit after life-saving surgeries to his head, chest, abdomen and limbs, the official added
China opens Mount Everest’s north side to 38 virus-tested mountaineers
The 38 people who were issued Chinese permits to climb the peak must come from parts of China that are at low risk for infection and must show a clean bill of health before attempting the summit.
Paul Van Doren, co-founder of Vans shoes, dies at 90
The shoes, with their canvas tops and tough, diamond-patterned rubber soles, caught the fancy of skateboarders.
World Red Cross Day 2021: History, significance of occasion celebrating contribution of global volunteer organisation
The day 8 May has been selected as the World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day in honour of Henry Dunant as it is his birth anniversary
George Floyd murder: US federal grand jury indicts four ex-police officers from Minneapolis
A three-count indictment unsealed Friday names Derek Chauvin, Thomas Lane, J Kueng and Tou Thao in the case
Israel 'not a country, but a terrorist base against Palestine', says Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei
Iran's supreme leader Khamenei made the remarks during a speech on Al-Quds Day, an annual show of solidarity with the Palestinians, which is seen in Israel as an expression of hatred and anti-Semitism
Welfare of India critically important to US, COVID-19 surge heartbreaking, says VP Kamala Harris
The Biden-Harris Administration has announced $100 million assistance to India to deal with the pandemic. In about a week's time, as many as six planeloads of COVID-19 assistance have landed in India