APEC ministers pledge to boost regional economic recovery

Death toll from year's deadliest typhoon in Philippines climbs to 67

The death toll from the deadliest cyclone to hit the Philippines this year has climbed to 67, with 12 people still missing, the national disaster management agency said on Sunday.

Before Biden inauguration, 70,000 more could die from COVID-19 in the U.S.

 U.S. President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to make controlling the coronavirus a top priority and is likely to push for mask wearing mandates and more fiscal stimulus to keep businesses and workers afloat.

Biden reassures U.S. allies in calls with leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia

n their first calls with Joe Biden since the U.S. election, the leaders of Japan, South Korea and Australia on Thursday reaffirmed plans to form close ties with the president-elect to tackle issues including climate change and regional security.

Covid-19 vaccine 90 percent effective in first analysis, Pfizer says

Vice President calls for solidarity among ASEAN businesswomen

More Paris shops to close at night to tackle worsening COVID-19 crisis

 Paris will be placed under more restrictions to curb the worsening COVID-19 pandemic, including a requirement for more shops to close in the evening, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told BFM TV on Thursday.

U.S. vote count edges Biden closer to win as Trump mounts legal challenges

Democrat Joe Biden moved closer to victory in the U.S. presidential race on Thursday as election officials tallied votes in the handful of states that will determine the outcome and protesters took to the streets.

With election looming, U.S. faces record surge of coronavirus cases

A record surge of coronavirus cases in the United States pushed hospitals closer to the brink of capacity and drove the number of infections reported on Friday to an ominous new daily world record of 100,000, four days before the U.S. presidential election.

Pompeo says U.S., India must focus on threat posed by China

The United States and India must work together to confront the threat posed by China to security and freedom, U.S. Secretary Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday as he prepared for talks with Indian leaders.

Blast at Pakistani religious school kills seven, wounds more than 80

A bomb blast at a religious seminary in the Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday killed at least seven people and wounded more than 80, police and hospital officials said.

Malaysia records four-digit growth of new COVID-19 cases for first time

Malaysia reported 1,228 new COVID-19 cases on October 24, the highest daily tally and also the first four-digit growth in the number of new infections in a day.

U.S. sets single-day record for COVID-19 cases during new surge

More than 84,000 people were diagnosed with COVID-19 across the United States on Friday, according to a Reuters tally, a record one-day increase in infections during the pandemic as the virus surges again nationwide.

Biden mauls Trump's record on coronavirus in final presidential debate

The Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden assailed Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic during Thursday night’s final presidential debate, as the president attempted to reset a race that shows him trailing his opponent in opinion polls less than two weeks before election day.

New Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire jeopardised by shelling reports

A new ceasefire in the mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh appeared to be in jeopardy on Monday, with ethnic Armenian forces and Azerbaijan accusing each other of renewed shelling.

EU bans entry to FSB director, other Russian officials over Navalny incident

The sanctions list includes a research institute for organic chemistry and technology, with which EU businesses will be banned from maintaining any ties.

President Diaz-Canel lauds Cuba-Vietnam exemplary relations

Cuban President Miguel Diaz - Canel Bermudez has hailed the exemplary relations between Cuba and Vietnam that have stood the test of time over the past six decades, and wants to further deepen the ties in the coming time.

New attacks increase strains on Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Azeri and ethnic Armenian forces accused each other on Monday of launching new attacks in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, increasing pressure on a humanitarian ceasefire intended to stop the heaviest fighting over the enclave for more than 25 years.

Trump tries to put COVID-19 behind him with campaign rally in Florida

President Donald Trump will try to put his bout with COVID-19 behind him when he returns to the campaign trail on Monday, beginning a three-week sprint to the Nov. 3 election with a rally in the vital battleground state of Florida.

Opposition in Kyrgyzstan claim power after storming government buildings

Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan said they had seized power in the strategically-important Central Asian country on Tuesday after taking control of government buildings in the capital during protests over a parliamentary election.