SEOUL — A South Korean has crossed the heavily fortified border in a rare defection to North Korea, South Korea’s...

BERLIN  — The Omicron coronavirus variant could ease pressure on the German health system if it turns out to produce...

JERUSALEM — A surge of Omicron infections could see Israel reaching herd immunity, the country’s top health official said on...

WORLD CAPITALS - South Korea announced Saturday 4,416 coronavirus cases over the past 24 hours to raise the total to...

BEIJING — China has issued the first 85.5 billion yuan (US$13.4 billion) batch of low-cost loans to financial institutions to...

NEW YORK  — The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) will handle both anti-doping and anti-corruption programmes in the sport from...

LONDON  - Defender Cesar Azpilicueta rued Chelsea’s failure to kill off Brighton & Hove Albion after the visitors fought back...

CHICAGO  — More than a year after the vaccine was rolled out, new cases of Covid-19 in the US have...

BAMAKO, Mali  — Four Malian soldiers were killed and around a dozen others were wounded when they were attacked in...

TOKYO  ― Japan braced for a feared rebound in coronavirus cases as the highways and airports filled with travellers at...