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WHO chief Ghebreyesus lambasts vaccine profits, demands elderly go first

The WHO chief said it's not right that younger, healthier adults in wealthy countries get vaccinated against before older people or health care workers in poorer countries

A voice in everything: Harris prepares for key role in Biden's White House

With the confluence of crises confronting Joe Biden's administration, Kamala Harris is expected to have her say in all aspects of Biden's agenda

Dramatic drop in Saudi Arabia executions after laws changed in 2020

Saudi Arabia was for years one of the world's most prolific executioners

Chinese province reinstates tight restrictions amid fresh outbreak

A Chinese province grappling with a spike in coronavirus cases is reinstating tight restrictions on weddings, funerals and other family gatherings

Britain, other European powers press Iran to back off latest nuclear move

Germany, France and Britain pressed Iran on Saturday to back off the latest planned violation of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers

Germany: Pragmatic governor Laschet elected to lead Merkel's party

Chancellor Angela Merkel's center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany's most populous state, as its new leader

US lawyers ask 2nd Circuit to nix Donald Trump from defamation suit

US Justice Department lawyers asked a federal appeals court to replace Trump with the United States as the defendant in a defamation lawsuit brought by a woman who says he raped her in the 1990s

Timing of Trump impeachment trial uncertain as Pelosi gives no clues

Pelosi said Biden's proposed $1.9 trn Covid plan to speed up vaccines and economic aid is a "matter of complete urgency," suggesting it could take precedence over Trump's historic impeachment trial

Donald Trump's impeachment trial likely to begin on Inauguration Day

Trump was impeached by the House on Wednesday on a single charge of incitement to insurrection after the deadly Capitol siege last week by a pro-Trump mob

Pro-Trump Capitol mob aimed to 'assassinate' elected officials: Prosecutors

The remarks came in a motion prosecutors filed late Thursday in the case against Jacob Chansley, the Arizona man who took part in the insurrection while sporting face paint

Joe Biden taps former FDA chief Kessler to lead vaccine science

Biden has picked a former FDA commissioner to lead vaccine science in his drive to put 100 million shots into the arms of Americans in his administration's first 100 days

Another recession looms for United Kingdom's economy as lockdowns bite

The British economy looks set to fall back into recession after official figures on Friday showed that it shrank by 2.6% month-on-month in November

US President-elect Biden picks familiar faces for top roles at FEMA, CIA

Biden has tapped former CIA deputy director David Cohen to return to the agency in the same role he served during the Obama administration

Riot? Insurrection? Words matter in describing US Capitol siege

The language used by the American media to describe last week's Capitol siege proves words matter

US govt blacklists Xiaomi, CNOOC, Skyrizon, raising heat on China

The US has blacklisted Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Corp. and China's third-largest national oil company for alleged military links, heaping pressure on Beijing in Trump's last week in office

US unemployment claims jump to 965,000 as Covid-19 virus takes toll

The number of people seeking unemployment aid soared last week to 965,000, the most since late August and evidence that the resurgent virus has caused a spike in layoffs.

Pope Francis receives first shot of coronavirus vaccine, the Vatican says

The Vatican has confirmed Pope Francis received the first shot of the coronavirus vaccine on Thursday

United Nations watchdog confirms another Iranian breach of nuclear deal

The United Nations' atomic watchdog agency confirmed Thursday that Iran has informed it that the country has begun installing equipment for the production of uranium metal

Over and out for Trump? How he could be barred from holding office again

US President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House of Representatives a second time

World shares advance as traders await details of Joe Biden plan

Stocks advanced in most global markets Thursday as traders waited to see details of President-elect Joe Biden's plan for helping the US economy recover