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The Kremlin said on Wednesday it saw no need for Russia to help Belarus militarily or otherwise for now amid unrest there over an Aug. 9 presidential election which protesters say was rigged.

Iran's death toll from the new coronavirus surpassed 20,000 on Wednesday with 153 deaths in the past 24 hours, the health ministry spokeswoman told state TV, as the number of total cases hit 350,279.

Authorities in Indonesia's capital are experimenting with some shock tactics to fight COVID19, by displaying an empty coffin at a busy intersection as a reminder of the dangers of the highly contagious virus.

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European Union leaders are putting on a show of support Wednesday for people protesting in Belarus. Emergency talks will aim to highlight their concern about the contested presidential election and ratchet up pressure on officials linked to the security c...

If elected in the November 3 presidential elections, Harris, whose mother is from India and father from Jamaica, would be the first-ever women vice president .

Joe Biden, 77, and Kamala Harris, 55, will challenge President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence in the November 3 presidential polls..

The head of a Mexicobased evangelical church that claims more than 1 million followers worldwide was ordered on Tuesday to remain in jail and stand trial on charges of rape, human trafficking and child pornography.

Jubilant crowds in the city centre, gathered to demand Keita's resignation, had cheered the rebels as they made their way to the 75-year-old's official residence. 

Gov. Tim Walz's administration said Tuesday it will appeal the latest approvals by state utility regulators for Enbridge Energy's plan to replace its old and corroding Line 3 crude oil pipeline across northern Minnesota.

Animal lovers rejoice: Mei Xiang, a 22yearold giant panda at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. will give birth in a matter of days, according to zoo officials, in what could be her fourth successful pregnancy.

Bahrain's Prime Minister Sheikh Khalifa bin Salman al Khalifa, 84, has passed a regular medical examination, the state news agency BNA said on Tuesday.

Almost 500 fighters from a faction of one the largest armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have surrendered to the government just over a month after they attempted to overthrow the group's leader.

Oman's sultan has designated ministers of foreign affairs and finance, and a new central bank chairman, titles formerly held by the sultan himself, in a revamp that may signal a pickup in reform momentum for the struggling oil producer.

High school students in Thailand's capital held blank signs and flashed threefingered salutes to show opposition to the government on Tuesday, as the prodemocracy movement continued to spread.

Lithuanias parliament on Tuesday overwhelmingly voted for economic sanctions against the regime in neighboring Belarus, saying the presidential election there mustn't be internationally recognized.