Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity,…
Russia grants new drug regulatory approval amid concerns Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 vaccine…
Large crowds clashed with police as rioters vandalized stores in downtown Chicago overnight Sunday, with officers returning fire after being targeted by gunfire. More than 100 people were arrested and…
Black people in Toronto are disproportionately arrested and fatally shot by police, according to a government report released on Monday showing racially charged police violence in Canada's largest city rivaled…
Seattle's city council on Monday approved a reduction in the budget of the city's police department of less than 1 percent after months of protests demanding that it defund the…
Prime Minister resigns after bomb incident in Beirut kills 220, rocks city Lebanon's prime minister announced his government's resignation on Monday, saying a huge explosion that devastated Beirut and triggered…
A Japanese ship that ran aground on a reef off Mauritius two weeks ago has now stopped leaking oil into the Indian Ocean but the island nation must still prepare…
WHO urges people not to despair over tough measures The coronavirus pandemic chalked up another horrific milestone Monday as the world surpassed 20 million recorded cases of infection from the…
Turkey's resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is "extremely worrying," the EU said Sunday after Greece and Egypt set up an exclusive economic zone in the…
The Afghan government agreed on Sunday to release 400 "hard-core" Taliban prisoners, paving the way for peace talks aimed at ending almost two decades of war. The insurgent group welcomed…