The coronavirus outbreak poses a "perfect storm" for the war-ravaged country, warns Save the Children. ...

Giving blood, writing a diary, or reading a story to your friends' children are just some of the options. ...

More than 3.21 million people have reportedly been infected by the novel coronavirus globally, and 227,864 have died, according to a Reuters tally as of 1400 GMT on Thursday. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was confident the coronavirus may have originated in a Chinese virology lab, but declined to describe the evidence, ratcheting up tensions with Beijing over the origins of the deadly outbreak. ...

China reported 12 new coronavirus cases for April 30, up from four a day earlier, data from the country's health authority showed on Friday. ...

The drug trafficking accusations against Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez are "100%" false, the president's office said on Thursday, after U.S. prosecutors announced drug trafficking charges against a former chief of the Honduran National Police. ...

The Northern Territory lifts major social restrictions in a test case for the rest of the nation. ...

Car brands are looking to tap into the country’s heightened health concerns to help kick-start flagging sales. ...

Japan will formally decide as early as Monday whether to extend its nationwide state of emergency, said public broadcaster NHK, after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned citizens to prepare for a "drawn-out battle" against the coronavirus. ...

People living with abuse will be able to use the pharmacy's consultation rooms to contact helplines. ...

When passenger planes start flying again, the world of air travel will be very different. ...

The Australian government will meet on Friday to discuss how sport can restart as the number of new coronavirus cases dwindles and states begin to relax restrictions on social gatherings, two sources familiar with the details told Reuters. ...

Nearly 90% of U.S. House of Representatives members have signed a letter urging the Trump administration to increase its diplomatic action at the United Nations to renew an arms embargo on Iran, congressional sources said on Thursday. ...

Several senators reportedly wore bulletproof vests as armed demonstrators looked on from the gallery. ...

Nigerian drummer Tony Allen, who created Afrobeat with Fela Kuti, dies aged 79, his manager says. ...

Gulshan Ewing rubbed shoulders with Hollywood legends, interviewing and partying with them. ...

Scientists are working on better solar cells that will turn more of the sun's rays into electricity. ...

The movie which has roots in the exposure of power and abuse in the film industry after #MeToo. ...

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. ...

Ghana is well known for its elaborate funerals and rowdy election campaigns so coronavirus is changing everything. ...

Self-employed women say they are missing out on government support as they've recently taken leave. ...

Families say they have been trying for six weeks to secure a lockdown car finance payment holiday. ...

The US president says Beijing faces a "lot" of possible consequence from the US over coronavirus. ...

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid in November. ...

South Korea reported on Thursday no new domestic coronavirus cases for the first time since its Feb. 29 peak, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) said. ...

Poland's Supreme Court chief Malgorzata Gersdorf ends a six-year term on Thursday, opening way for the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) government to pick a supporter of its contested judiciary overhaul to replace her. ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that the government would consult experts to decide whether to extend the state of emergency beyond May 6. ...

Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters will play and be live-streamed on Facebook's gaming platform. ...

Naomi Osaka and the Williams sisters will play and be live-streamed on Facebook's gaming platform. ...

The US actor was piloting a plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing. ...

A large crowd of Venezuelan migrants held up traffic on a Bogota highway on Wednesday, demanding to be allowed to leave Colombia and return to Venezuela. ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he believes China's handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing "will do anything they can" to make him lose his re-election bid. ...