A 75-year-old French aid worker held hostage for four years by Islamic extremists in Mali arrived Friday in France — and says she wants to return to her aid work

The United Nations food agency, the World Food Programme (WFP), has won the Nobel Peace Prize for its efforts to combat hunger and improve conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas.

August GDP data just released in the UK by the Office for National Statistics, came in at a disappointing 2.1% missing analysts estimate of 4.6%. After over 20% contraction of

Germany on Thursday donated medical equipment to Peru worth $1.17m to help improve medical care in remote parts of the Amazon in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The donation

The number of American’s filing for initial unemployment claims rose by 840,000 in the week ended 3 October, largely in line with expectations. That’s well below the pandemic peak, but

This year’s Nobel Prize for Literature has been awarded to American poet Louise Glück. The Swedish Academy, which oversees the award, said Gluck was recognized for “her unmistakable poetic voice

A criminal complaint unsealed Thursday in a US federal court has shown that six men plotted to try to kidnap Michigan Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer at her vacation home. According

US President Donald Trump says he will not participate in a virtual TV debate with his Democratic rival Joe Biden. Earlier on Thursday, the Commission on Presidential Debates said the

US vice-presidential nominees clashed over coronavirus, taxes, race, ‘court-packing’. Although it didn’t have the tension of last week’s debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden, there

New Zealand’s Prime Minister lifted coronavirus restrictions on its largest city on Wednesday, after the country appears to have eradicated community spread of the virus a second time. “We can

Confirmed cases of coronavirus in Brazil have passed five million, with deaths in the country approaching 150,000, officials say. Brazil’s health ministry reported 31,553 new cases on Tuesday, bringing the

President Donald Trump has had no Covid-19 symptoms for more than 24 hours and has been fever-free for more than four days, his doctor Sean Conley has said. Conley also

Leaving Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Wednesday, Hurricane Delta is expected to strengthen back into a major storm as it makes its way toward the same area of the US Gulf

A live TV debate between the candidates for vice-president ahead of next month’s US election has seen fierce clashes over the coronavirus pandemic. Democrat Kamala Harris accused Donald Trump of

  Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Russia will cooperate with any future President of the United States “who the American people will put their trust in.” Putin said recent

Sri Lankan Authorities on Wednesday widened a curfew and warned of legal action against those evading treatment for COVID-19 after reporting a growing cluster centered around a garment factory in

Economic recovery in Latin America from the COVID-19 pandemic will be slower than previously believed. This is according to Alicia Bárcena, the Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin

US Vice President Mike Pence and his Democratic challenger, California Senator Kamala Harris, are poised to meet later on Wednesday for a debate that will offer different visions for a

US President Donald Trump has said he is ending negotiations over a Covid-19 relief bill, and will only resume talks after the election. He predicted he would win next month’s

Nigeria’s candidate for the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has been selected as one of the two female candidates to proceed to