Canada's quest for compensation from Iran for shooting down a Ukrainian airliner is fraught with obstacles because Tehran's lead investigator is a mass executioner who belongs in prison, says a former Canadian justice minister.
Israel's prime minister urged the country's Supreme Court on Monday not to interfere in his efforts to build a coalition government, threatening that a decision against him could drag the country toward an unprecedented fourth straight election in just over a year.
The Associated Press has won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for feature photography for its coverage from Indian-controlled Kashmir, while Reuters took home the Pulitzer for breaking news photography for its coverage of the Hong Kong protests.
An internal U.S. government document projects a surge in coronavirus cases and a sharp rise in daily deaths by June 1, the New York Times reported on Monday, even as President Donald Trump urged states to lift restrictions to quell the pandemic.
Hawaii has among the lowest COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the U.S. As cases rose in March, Hawaii did something no other state can — it effectively sealed its borders.
The coronavirus pandemic has forced major professional sports leagues across North America to push the pause button. But even if the NHL, CFL, NBA or MLS are given the green light, many fans have reservations about returning to arenas until a vaccine for the virus is available.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is pulling back a policy that has allowed scores of coronavirus blood tests to reach the American market without first providing proof that they worked.
Don Shula, who won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history, died Monday at his home, the team said. He was 90.
As the coronavirus scythed through nursing homes, Valerie Martin and her staff locked themselves in with the 106 residents at the Vilanova home outside Lyon to stop the coronavirus from infecting and killing the vulnerable older adults in their care.
New Zealand and Australia are discussing the potential creation of a travel bubble between the two countries, even as Australia on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two weeks on Monday.
World leaders will hold an online pledging "marathon" on Monday to raise at least 7.5 billion euros (more than $11.6 billion Cdn) for research into a possible vaccine and treatments for the coronavirus, but the United States will not be directly involved.
The owner of J.Crew is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, two months after the first person in New York tested positive for COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.
Several Canadian provinces are taking tentative steps forward on Monday and lifting some of the restrictions put in place to try and slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has now infected more than 3.5 million people around the world.
One can imagine Democrats have greeted the news of Justin Amash's third-party presidential run with concern, believing they’ve already suffered through one third-party nightmare and don’t need another, writes Keith Boag.
Italy begins lifting its two-month nationwide lockdown this morning as the government's "Phase Two" decree allows all citizens to visit some relatives, but Italians had a field day mocking the new guidelines, making it unclear how closely they will be followed.
