Alleged Maduro accomplice surrenders to U.S. agents, will help prosecution: sources
U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents were flying back from Colombia on Friday with retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala in their custody, three people familiar with...
As U.S. virus cases exceed 100,000, doctors decry scarcity of drugs and equipment
Doctors and nurses on the front lines of the U.S. coronavirus crisis pleaded on Friday for more protective gear and equipment to treat waves of...
China reports no local virus transmissions as foreigners barred
China on Saturday reported no locally transmitted coronavirus infections for the previous day and a small reduction in new cases involving travellers from overseas, as...
Australia tightens quarantine rules to combat coronavirus, warns of fines
Australian troops will begin on Saturday taking citizens returning from overseas to compulsory quarantine places to prevent spread of the coronavirus, as Victoria officials closed...
Brazil bars foreigners as Bolsonaro urges end to social distancing
Brazil on Friday barred all non-resident foreigners from entering the country via its airports to slow the spread of the coronavirus, but President Jair Bolsonaro...
Turkey replaces transport minister: Official Gazette
Turkish Transport Minister Mehmet Cahit Turhan has been removed from his post by President Tayyip Erdogan, according to a decree published on the Official Gazette...
Amid pandemic, Ecuador removes 100 corpses from homes in its biggest city
Ecuadorean authorities have removed 100 corpses from homes in the city of Guayaquil in three days, the interior minister said on Friday, following residents’ complaints...
Trump on governors: ‘If they don’t treat you right, I don’t call’
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday criticized some governors for not being grateful enough for federal assistance during the coronavirus pandemic, saying “If they don’t...
GM reaches settlement over lost vehicle value from defective ignition switches
General Motors Co has reached a $120 million settlement with owners who claimed that their vehicles lost value because of defective ignition switches, which have...
Tom Hanks returns to LA after bout of coronavirus: media reports
Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson returned to Los Angeles on Friday after spending more than two weeks in quarantine in Australia after testing...