Coronavirus pandemic
US president decides against quarantine for hotspots in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut as virus toll passes 2,000.
by Zaheena Rasheed
Middle East
by Ted Regencia - Linah Alsaafin
Health
Coronavirus pandemic28 Mar 2020 20:36 GMT
Infections with the virus have been reported around the world.
Tourism28 Mar 2020 20:01 GMT
Countries around the world have taken drastic measures, including border closures, in an attempt to curb COVID-19.
Lebanon28 Mar 2020 19:59 GMT
Prohibitively high costs for undocumented people leave some migrant workers fearing for their lives.
Coronavirus pandemic28 Mar 2020 19:39 GMT
US president says he is considering a two-week enforced quarantine on New York and parts of New Jersey and Connecticut.
Gaza28 Mar 2020 18:48 GMT
Palestinians urged to mark Great March of Return by raising flags on their rooftops.
China28 Mar 2020 18:20 GMT
The virus has killed more than 27,000 people and infected almost 600,000 worldwide.
Science & Technology28 Mar 2020 17:35 GMT
It has been downloaded more than 50 million times on the Google app store alone in recent weeks since lockdowns were imposed worldwide.
Afghanistan28 Mar 2020 17:24 GMT
Group's spokesman says the team announced by the government late on Thursday does not include 'all Afghan factions'.
Coronavirus pandemic28 Mar 2020 17:12 GMT
Thousands flee New Delhi as the 21-day lockdown effectively puts workers living off daily earnings out of work.
Yemen28 Mar 2020 16:39 GMT
Leader of Yemen-based Houthi rebels offers Saudi pilot and officers in a swap for Palestinian activists in Saudi jails.
Coronavirus pandemic28 Mar 2020 12:54 GMT
Police fire tear gas and beat commuters with batons as country imposes dusk-to-dawn measure amid coronavirus fight.
Coronavirus pandemic28 Mar 2020 12:47 GMT
What we know so far on what COVID-19 does to the human body in cases of infections and deaths.
by Anthony Pahnke
by James Melville
by Stephanie Kutner
by Fahd Humayun