As the coronavirus exploded around the globe, scientists at the World Health Organization were sometimes privately frustrated by the mistakes made by some of their top donor countries but reluctant to say so publicly, leaked recordings of internal meetings show.
Encouraged by progress this week in finding a COVID-19 vaccine and staging sporting events in Japan, the International Olympic Committee is getting "more and more confident" that next year's Tokyo Olympics can have fans in the venues.
Alexander Hamilton is almost universally depicted as an abolitionist in popular modern works, from Ron Chernow's 2004 biography, Hamilton, to Lin-Manuel Miranda's Tony Award-winning show, Hamilton: An American Musical. But after poring over ledgers and correspondence of Hamilton and his wife, a new research paper concluded that image falls short.
Two executives with drug company Pfizer Inc. sold millions of dollars worth of shares in the company on Monday, a day when the drug firm announced positive news about a promising vaccine for COVID-19 that sent the shares higher.
A tip from U.S. authorities has exposed a major child sex abuse ring in Australia with links to Canada, the United States, Asia, Europe and New Zealand, police said on Wednesday.
Multiple people were wounded on Wednesday when an explosive device hit an international ceremony commemorating the end of the First World War at a cemetery in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, according to French government officials.
Eta regained hurricane strength Wednesday morning with maximum sustained winds around 120 km/h as Florida braced for a second hit from the storm.
Pope Francis pledged Wednesday to rid the Catholic Church of sexual abuse and offered prayers to victims of ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick, a day after the Vatican released a detailed report into the decades-long church coverup of his sexual misconduct.
For politicians and other women of colour in Canada, the election of Kamala Harris to the second-highest political office in the U.S. is an inspiration not just to dream but to recognize their own potential to achieve their dreams.
A truce brokered by Russia's Vladimir Putin between Armenia and Azerbaijan comes after six weeks of war and thousands dead.
Hong Kong has moved to disqualify four pro-democracy legislators, after Beijing passed a resolution that would allow the local government to remove lawmakers from their positions if they're deemed to threaten national security.
