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The World Health Organization (WHO) this week reflected on COVID-19, and ongoing efforts to understand the disease, five years after its emergence.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk may be so enthusiastic about going to war with President-elect Donald Trump's base on high-skilled immigration because he fears he technically could be stripped of his citizenship under a strict interpretation of Trump's plans for mass deportation, veteran GOP strategist Stuart Stevens told MSNBC's Nicolle Wallace this week.

A Christmas tree caught fire in an outdoor area of a shopping centre in Chengdu, China - the cause of the fire is currently under investigation with officials asking the public to be mindful

Humanitarians continue to respond to needs in Syria as security and logistical conditions permit, the UN said on Tuesday.

Britain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden celebrated New Year's Eve with a glam party alongside her rarely-seen husband Chris Hughes and their two daughters Lexi and Hollie

Coleen Rooney is tipped to become the breadwinner in her marriage to failed football manager husband Wayne - with the former England player said to be set to stay at home while she chases a huge TV career

The TV personality has repeatedly peddled dubious medical claims

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper issued 15 commutations on his final day in office Tuesday, sending those sentenced to die instead to life in prison without parole.

South Korean authorities have begun releasing the bodies of the crash victims to their families.

Police found 58-year-old Mirjana Pap's body on Monday in at Curraghaleen, Clonark, Co Roscommon, several days after she was reported missing amid concerns for her safety

There needs to be a clear pathway for people to move away from nicotine altogether, and Asthma and Respiratory Foundation sees no evidence of that in the current proposal.

New York’s plan to charge drivers extra to enter the center of Manhattan is set to to take effect Sunday

On the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, a man waiting for a No. 1 train at the 18th Street station was shoved in front of an arriving train.

Two people are reported to be in a critical condition.

A man was left in critical but stable condition after he was pushed onto the subway tracks at the 18th Street Station in Manhattan's Chelsea neighborhood.

Labour leader promises to ‘fight’ to help UK rediscover the ‘great nation we are’ as Kemi Badenoch says changing her party could be ‘bumpy’ and Reform boss Nigel Farage echoes Donald Trump in new year message

Dani Olmo’s future at Barcelona was plunged into uncertainty on Tuesday as La Liga poured cold water on the financially troubled Catalan giants’ frantic attempts to register the Spain star. La Liga’s strict spending limits restricted Olmo’s initial registration to December 31, 2024 after Barcelona made the playmaker their flagship signing last summer. The club

Those accused of attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, are now begging the courts to be allowed to attend Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20.

Three people are dead and a minor boy in critical condition after an American family were shot at in Mexico while on vacation, officials say.

In Steamboat Springs, Colo., a local artist made a menorah for Hanukkah from recycled snowboards. It's not the first time he has been inspired to infuse the holiday with a little mountain culture.

The man is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court tomorrow on a charge of escaping custody.

Syrian refugees in Turkey are considering whether to return home following the overthrow of the Syrian dictator, Bashar a-Assad. But many remain worried about their country's future.