The Italian Senate voted Thursday to lift right-wing leader Matteo Salvini's immunity from prosecution, clearing the way for possible charges against the former interior minister for refusing to allow 164 migrants to get off a ship in Sicily.
Former Taiwanese President Lee Teng-hui, who brought direct elections and other democratic changes to the self-governed island despite missile launches and other fierce saber-rattling by China, has died. He was 97.
The Canada Border Services Agency is tightening up the rules on Americans travelling through western Canada on the way to Alaska in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Herman Cain, a Republican candidate for president in 2012, has died after being hospitalized with the coronavirus, according to a statement on his website and social media pages.
President Donald Trump for the first time floated a "delay" to November's presidential election, as he made unsubstantiated allegations that increased mail-in voting will result in fraud.
The U.S. economy contracted at its steepest pace since the Great Depression in the second quarter, as the COVID-19 pandemic shattered consumer and business spending, and a nascent recovery is under threat from a resurgence in new coronavirus cases.
When John Lewis is mourned, revered and celebrated at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Thursday beginning at 11 a.m. ET, he returns to a sacred place for many of those who helped to shape civil rights history.
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Capitol officials issued broad new mask requirements Wednesday after a Republican member of Congress tested positive for the coronavirus.
Spikes in coronavirus infections in the Asia-Pacific region have dispelled any notion it may be over the worst, with Australia, India and Hong Kong reporting record daily cases, Vietnam testing thousands and North Korea urging vigilance. Here's what's happening in Canada and the rest of the world on Thursday.
At least 12 Hong Kong pro-democracy nominees, including prominent activist Joshua Wong, were disqualified from September legislative elections, with authorities saying Thursday they failed to uphold the region's mini-constitution and pledge allegiance to Hong Kong and Beijing.
The Trump administration on Wednesday named a special envoy for the Arctic, filling a post that had been vacant for more than three years as the administration seeks a greater role in the region and tries to blunt growing Russian and Chinese influence there.
NASA's next-generation Mars rover Perseverance is set for liftoff from Florida's Cape Canaveral on Thursday on a mission to search for traces of potential past life on Earth's planetary neighbour.
The Federal Reserve is expressing concern that the viral outbreak will act as a drag on the economy and hiring in coming months and that it plans to keep its benchmark short-term interest rate pegged near zero.
Malik B, a rapper and founding member of The Roots, has died. He was 47.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is resting comfortably after undergoing a non-surgical medical procedure on a bile duct stent on Wednesday at a New York City hospital, the court said.
