Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte pleaded for lawmakers' support on Tuesday as his teetering government faced a confidence vote while it struggles to battle the coronavirus pandemic. The ruling coalition has been on the brink of collapse since former...

South Africa’s genomic scientists have found the new coronavirus variant driving the country’s resurgence of new cases is about 50% more transmissible than earlier versions.

The country reached 200,000 deaths in mid-September, and 300,000 just a few months later on Dec. 15.

The Lebanese judiciary has received a request for assistance from Switzerland over an investigation into money transfers allegedly made by central bank chef Riad Salameh, a judicial source told AFP. The investigation is looking into $400 million allegedly...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding talks on a possible extension of the country’s virus measures, with curfews under consideration. European Union member states will be warned by the bloc’s executive arm on Tuesday that they aren’t doing...

January 19 is President Donald Trump's final full day in office before President-elect Joe Biden is inaugurated as the next president.