Mexico on Saturday topped 1 million registered coronavirus cases and nearly 100,000 test-confirmed deaths, though officials agree the number is probably much higher. How did Mexico get here? By marching … Click to Continue »
The president of Azerbaijan is promising that Christian churches will be protected when the strongly Muslim country takes possession of areas formerly controlled by Armenians. President Ilham Aliyev's office said … Click to Continue »
Israel is moving forward on the construction of hundreds of new homes in a sensitive east Jerusalem settlement, a watchdog group said Sunday, a move that would defy international consensus … Click to Continue »
Christmas decorations are going up extra-early this year, as householders and local authorities seek to spread festive cheer amid the ongoing gloom of coronavirus restrictions.
India has reported 41,100 new cases of the coronavirus, raising the country's overall tally since the pandemic began to 8.79 million a day after it celebrated Diwali, a major Hindu … Click to Continue »
A mystery buyer has bought an extremely rare purple-pink 14.83-carat diamond, which was mined and cut in Russia. The gem has become the largest of its kind ever to appear at Sotheby's in Geneva. The “fancy vivid” oval stone, dubbed ‘The Spirit of the Rose', was sold earlier this week for “a record-breaking” $26.6 million,...
Soumitra Chatterjee, the legendary Indian actor with more than 200 movies to his name and famed for his work with Oscar-winning director Satyajit Ray, died Sunday of complications from the … Click to Continue »
