One million lives lost: World counts cost of COVID-19 pandemic

PM Suga’s attempt to push cuts in telecommunications rates could lead to largest-ever offer for a Japanese firm.

Istanbul prosecutors seek life imprisonment for two suspects and up to five years in jail for four others, report says.

David Daoud Wright ordered to 30 years in prison for conspiring to kill Pamela Geller, an anti-Muslim public figure.

It was the latest in a string of attacks targeting American interests after the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq.

The British brand distances itself from far-right group and halts North America sales of black-and-yellow polo shirts.

Kentucky detective’s plea comes after grand jury indicted him on three counts of wanton endangerment.

Trump has denied NYT report that he effectively paid no income tax for most of the past two decades.

Sanctions would cut off Iran from global economy and thwart US from re-entering nuke deal if Biden wins-sources.

Escalating crisis between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh sparks fears of deeper Turkish involvement.

The death of a Bollywood actor has transfixed India with media accused of vilifying the actor’s girlfreind.

WHO official says the global death toll from COVID-19 probably underestimates the true toll.

The amoeba kills the majority of people who contract the water-dwelling Naegleria fowleri, but cases are rare in the US.

US president paid $750 in federal income taxes in 2016 and 2017, the New York Times reports, citing tax return data.

United, American, other airlines are set to lay off workers on Thursday when federal virus aid ends.

Apple removed the game Fortnite from its App Store after Epic rolled out its own method of making in-game purchases.

The estimate is the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development’s most comprehensive for Africa to date.

Amazon, Goldman, GM among 34 big firms that have agreed to share private race, gender, and ethnicity workforce data.

PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif is the latest high-profile figure to be arrested as part of PM Khan’s anti-corruption drive.

The announcement, made during a trip by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, comes amid tensions between Athens, Ankara.

Senior home residents among those evacuated as firefighters battle destructive new wildfires in western US state.

Aid group International Rescue Committee warns ‘far fewer children’ will enroll in schools this academic year.

After being effectively shut down by civil war since January, Libya’s oil industry is slowly gearing up again.

NGO workers accused of helping migrants enter from Turkey by sharing coastguard, disembarkation information.

China holds drills periodically, though multiple exercises happening at the same time are rare.

Yuko Takeuchi’s death comes close on the heels of recent cases of other Japanese celebrities taking their own lives.

Both states have come under pressure for putting courts, media, NGOs and rights group under direct government control.

Threats of protests after top court says regional President Quim Torra barred from office.

Tens of thousands of civilians have been displaced in Ituri since the violence resumed in December 2017.

US-based company successfully overturns transport authority’s refusal to renew its licence over safety concerns.

The Afghan leader will hold meetings with Pakistani PM and foreign minister as intra-Afghan talks continue in Doha.

India is on course to overtake the US in the coming weeks as the country with the most coronavirus cases.

Israel has succeeded in revoking residency status and subsequently uprooting more than 14,200 Palestinians.

Clashes erupt periodically in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, and the latest crisis has raised fears of an all-out war.

By drawing attention to controversial issues, Trump could be handing the Democrats political gifts.

Moon says hotline to Pyongyang could prevent unexpected incidents like recent shooting of South Korean official.

The veteran human rights activist describes his friend and how desperately she wanted to outlive Trump’s presidency.

Denial after Armenian envoy to Russia says some 4,000 fighters from Syria were fighting after being deployed by Turkey.

Two journalists travelled from the North Cape to Sicily to document a Europe divided by the coronavirus crisis.

Ban was due to come into effect at midnight, with US claiming the video app poses threat to national security.

Victoria has five new COVID-19 cases, three deaths on Monday, while New South Wales has zero cases in last two days.

Iraq’s Foreign Minister visits Tehran to discuss political and economic ties, as well as the US role in the region.

Both sides in Yemen’s war have agreed to the largest prisoner swap so far in a bid to revive the peace process.

Shares of Big Hit Entertainment priced at 135,000 won each, at the top of the range for the initial public offering.

The 61-year-old Afghan father of two died in hospital in Athens where he had been receiving treatment.

Macron singles out Hezbollah for criticism and gives Lebanon’s political class four to six weeks to implement road map.

Containers were meant to carry used mattresses, carpets and rugs, but had also contained hospital waste, officials said.

Joe Biden says Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination is part of a plan to overturn the Affordable Care Act.

Turkey’s research vessel deployment accompanied by warships in the eastern Mediterranean ignited tensions with Greece.

President thanks Egyptians for not heeding calls for anti-government protests as dozens demonstrate for more than week.

State Representative Attica Scott accuses Louisville police of detaining her and other protesters on false pretences.

The choice of a civilian opens the way for Mali’s neighbours to lift sanctions imposed after a military coup in August.

Carrier blames pandemic, liquidation of shares in Air Italy, and boycott by Gulf neighbours for near doubling of losses.

One survivor taken to hospital after excessively high levels of carbon monoxide kill workers at Chongqing mine.

Authorities mobilising to implement restrictions across the country as alarm sounds on rising coronavirus cases.

Election comes amid popular discontent over economic woes worsened by COVID-19 and corruption allegations.