South Korea, China and Singapore are among the Asian countries facing a second coronavirus wave, spurred by people importing it from outside.China, where the virus first emerged, reported no new domestic

US President Donald Trump has been criticised for repeatedly referring to the coronavirus as the "Chinese Virus", with critics saying he is "fueling bigotry" and putting Asian-American communities at risk.

A man who stockpiled 17,700 bottles of hand sanitiser to sell on Amazon is being investigated for price gouging.Matt Colvin, from Chattanooga in Tennessee, told the New York Times he had faced a "huge

LiveNEWS No peace in sight as Syrian conflict enters tenth yearMore than 370,000 people have been killed and millions displaced.14 minutes ago  The war in Syria enters its tenth year on

Mainland China had 11 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, the country's National Health Commission said on Saturday, up from eight cases a day earlier, but the number of new infections in epicenter

Mount Everest has shut down for the rest of the expedition season because of the coronavirus outbreak.Nepal's government announced that it would cancel all climbing permits from 14 March until 30 April.China

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has warned that up to 70% of the country's population - some 58 million people - could contract the coronavirus.Mrs Merkel made the stark prediction at a news conference

The crew of the International Space Station captured a SpaceX Dragon 1 cargo capsule early on Monday morning using the Canadarm2, a robotic arm that snags the vessel and then moves it into docking position.

The thing about traffic is that while you're in it, it's a very immediate annoyance. You have somewhere to be, you just want to get home after a long day at work, you have to pee really badly -- whatever.

"It worked with my chemo schedule, so that's why we were able to do Glastonbury."Holly Wellington was diagnosed with breast cancer a year ago - but she's now got the all-clear.The 26-year-old singer from

India's top court struck down a ban on cryptocurrency trading by the country's central bank, ending a nearly two-year legal battle to get the virtual currencies reinstated in the country.The Supreme Court

Home Secretary Priti Patel has been accused of bullying staff at a third government department, BBC Newsnight has learned.The latest claims were reportedly brought to a senior official at the Department

Philippine police on Monday surrounded a shopping mall in an upscale section of Manila after a recently dismissed security guard opened fire and took dozens of people hostage, an official said.Mayor Francis

Nearly everything about the last year in Israeli politics has been unprecedented. A second election. A third election. A sitting Prime Minister indicted. That same Prime Minister standing next to the US

The presidents of Turkey and Russia spoke by phone Friday to try to defuse tensions that rose significantly in Syria after 33 Turkish troops were killed in a Syrian government airstrike, and a new wave

The next big WWE event is just hours away. The company is returning to Saudi Arabia, and it's putting on quite a strange show. Headlining Super ShowDown is none other than WCW legend Bill Goldberg,

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pledged to build 3,500 new illegal settler homes in the strategically sensitive E1 region of the occupied West Bank.The announcement on Tuesday

In December The Rise of Skywalker ended the Star Wars sequel trilogy. But fear not, Jedis and Sith Lords, Disney and Lucasfilm have plenty of Star Wars in the pipeline for you. On Monday the two companies

Turkey, three of the dead were children, and 50 people were injured, including nine critically, the health ministry said.The shallow tremor caused more than 1,000 buildings to collapse in Turkey, prompting

Welcome to Unofficial Phone Discount Month. In recent days I've shared pretty excellent deals on the Galaxy S9, iPhone 8 and more, but today let's turn our attention to a product that -- gasp! -- doesn't