A World Health Organization panel named the variant “omicron” and classified it as a highly transmissible virus of concern, the same category of the delta variant.

A tense calm returned to the Solomon Islands' capital Honiara Saturday, after days of rioting left at least three dead and reduced swathes of the city to smouldering ruins. Over 100 people have now been arrested for riot-related activity, Solomon Islands...

Protests in Iran turned violent as police cracked down on thousands of people who turned out to demand the revival of a river the government diverted to factories.

For a limited time only, police are helping drivers bring home the turkey, not tickets.

The UK Space Agency's contest is open to children all across the country and will run until March 2022, ensuring kids, parents and teachers have time to enter.