A virus state of emergency in Tokyo and other parts of Japan will be extended on Friday, less than three months before the Olympics, with restrictions also imposed in more regions as cases surge.

The Tokyo Olympic Games are less than three months away, but with the number of active Covid-19 cases still worryingly high, the Japanese government has decided to extend the current state of emergency to May 31.

An Australian has died in India amid a crippling second Covid wave, though the cause of death is not yet known.

Sierra Leone’s human rights record will be examined by the UN Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group for the third time on Wednesday, 12 May 2021 in a meeting that will be webcast live. Sierra Leone is one of the 14 States …

Dozens of dogs escaped getting slaughtered for their meat as they were being smuggled across provincial borders, though some sadly died during the inhumane transportation conditions Yesterday, two men,

A young grey whale lost in the Mediterranean, thousands of miles away from its natural habitat in the Pacific ocean, is desperately seeking its way home, but biologists are worried it may not survive.

Russia confirmed 8,386 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 4,863,514, the country's official monitoring and response center said Friday. The national COVID-19 death toll rose by 376 to 112,

The Zulu monarchy in South Africa has been plunged into controversy following the death of King Goodwill Zwelithini and – weeks later – the regent. It has led to a vicious power struggle for the throne – royals are fighting it out in court,

Scores of militants have been killed in northern Baghlan province as government forces launched counter-offensive to repel Taliban fighters' attacks, provincial police spokesman Ahmad Jawed Basharat said Friday.

The Border Police and an Israeli soldier opened fire in response, killing two of the men and wounding a third, who was evacuated to a hospital. The violence comes at a time of heightened tensions over east Jerusalem,