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Armenia, Azerbaijan agree ceasefire, start of 'substantive' talks

'Concrete parameters of the ceasefire will be agreed separately'

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Lockdown tests religious faith in Covid-19 hit Philippines

Social distancing rules limit three people to pews that normally sit 10

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Key US Senator Graham refuses Covid test ahead of debate

A letter was sent to the senator saying he is putting others at 'serious risk'

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N. Korea to defy coronavirus with huge parade

Thousands of goose-stepping soldiers are expected at Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung Square

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Trump rejects virtual format, Oct 15 US presidential debate cancelled

This leaves just the October 22 debate before the November 3 election

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UN calls for 'urgent ceasefire' in Karabakh

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights appealed for both sides to refrain from using explosives in populated areas

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World Food Programme wins Nobel Peace Prize

By the WFP's own estimates, some 690 million people – one in 11 – go to bed on an empty stomach

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Virus measures strand almost 3 million migrants: UN

The 2.75 million include seasonal workers, temporary residence holders, international students, migrants who travelled for medical treatment and seafarers

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Spain mulls imposing Madrid emergency over lockdown chaos

Madrid's rightwing regional administration, which has responsibility for public healthcare, had strongly opposed the measures imposed on October 2 barring resid...

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LA's huge Armenian diaspora mobilizes for Karabakh

For its community in Los Angeles the decades-old conflict, thousands of miles away, is very much personal and the latest escalation of violence has triggered an...

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13 charged in plot to kidnap US governor and start civil war

State Attorney General Nessel said that seven members of a militia group called the Wolverine Watchmen were also facing state charges

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QAnon sows panic with child trafficking misinformation

A Facebook post shared one million times last month claimed 39 missing children had been found in a trailer in the US state of Georgia

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Kyrgyz president 'ready to resign' to end crisis

A disputed parliamentary vote has sparked a fresh crisis in the volatile nation