The parliamentary vote was postponed after the first COVID-19 cases were reported in the country. Sri Lankan authorities have received praise for their coronavirus measures - considered one of the best in the region.
As France enters the "Green Zone" lower risk state against COVID-19 on Monday, Emmanuel Macron vows to prop up the economy along with the rest of Europe. France has been hit hard by the novel coronavirus.
The Obama-era rule sought to prevent transgender people from facing sex discrimination by doctors and hospitals. Democrats and human rights groups are calling the rollback a "shocking attack" on vulnerable communities.
Authorities fenced off several statues in Parliament Square, including memorials to Nelson Mandela and Abraham Lincoln, as well as the nearby Cenotaph, a memorial to Britain's war dead.
The UK will not ask for more time to reach a deal with the EU on their post-Brexit relationship, the UK's top Brexit official Michael Gove has confirmed. However, the UK also softened its stance on border checks.
A letter signed by all 54 African nations requested the UN Human Rights Council to urgently debate racism and police violence as protests over George Floyd's death grow around the world.
Civil society rejoiced when the Tanzania-based African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights was established in 1998. But the dream for justice within the continent risks falling apart as member states neglect the court.
Bhutan, a small nation in the Himalayas, has successfully averted the COVID-19 crisis — at least for now. With no reported coronavirus-related fatalities, the country contained the pandemic despite limited resources.
Tens of thousands of Brazilians joined the international protests against racism and police violence following George Floyd's killing by a white officer in the US. Anti-black racism has deep roots in Brazilian society.
Police arrested 53 demonstrators for defying a ban on gatherings of more than eight people. Chief Executive Carrie Lam urged peace in the city, calling for a 'stable and peaceful environment.'
Prosecutors dropped their investigation into the unsolved murder of former Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, saying that the main suspect in the case is dead. Palme was shot dead in downtown Stockholm in 1986.
A book that was checked out of a Dutch library in March 1981 has now been returned decades later. "The reader must have had a hard time letting go," the library said.
The 24-year-old entered the beauty contest under the name 'Miss Buchenwald' in reference to the Nazi death camp. She was sentenced along with three men for being part of the banned far-right group, National Action.
Six of the top 10 most expensive cities for expats are in Asia. Hong Kong claimed the title for the second year in a row, despite being rocked by months of protests. Ashgabat and Tokyo rounded out the top three.
Former policeman Derek Chauvin has appeared in a Minnesota court for his first hearing since being charged with second-degree murder of unarmed black man George Floyd. Floyd's body arrived in Texas ahead of his funeral.
The upcoming new security law for Hong Kong is Beijing's most massive move so far toward curbing the democracy movement there. This is what the law is all about and why it is being criticized.
New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced the country no longer has any coronavirus cases. It has also seen very few COVID-related deaths. What has been the key to New Zealand's success?
The need in Europe for tighter rules on US internet giants has become "urgent," says its anti-monopolies chief Margrethe Vestager. Brussels is seeking submissions by September on its planned 'Digital Services Act.'
While other politicians have slammed a rumored 9,500 US-troop exit from Germany, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas says Berlin will simply "take note of" Donald Trump's plan. He admitted that US-German ties were "complicated."
The UN nuclear watchdog has said the finding violates the terms of Iran's 2015 nuclear deal. Iran has also reportedly continued to enrich uranium to a purity of up to 4.5%, higher than the 3.67% allowed.
Mark Rutte, who once defended blackface as tradition, has now said he wants the custom to disappear. The decision comes as solidarity protests take hold in the Netherlands following the killing of George Floyd.
In recent years, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has launched a lawless crusade against critics and possible rivals. The case of a detained prince has shed light on his methods of using fear to consolidate power.
The border between Ethiopia and Sudan is the scene of occasional fighting. Recent deadly skirmishes could however complicate matters between the two countries.
Kim Yo Jong also said the North could permanently shut a liaison office with the South and an inter-Korean industrial park in the border town of Kaesong — both have represented reconciliation between the rivals.
