WHO names SARS-CoV-2 variants after Greek alphabets but the WHO experts named Omicron after skipping two letters Nu and Xi.

Union Health Secretary wrote to all states and UTs, asking to enforce intensive containment, active surveillance, and increase vaccination coverage.

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The Netherlands confirmed 13 cases of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus and Australia found two on Sunday as the countries half a world apart became the...

A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Peru early Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Study and Peru's National Seismology Center.

The government is hoping the French will work with the UK on halting migrant crossings despite being disinvited from talks.

England managing director Ashley Giles has warned cricket will “have a problem” in its fight against racism unless it gives people “second chances”.

The mutation of the Omicron variant could be down to "reservoirs" of the virus lurking in the unvaccinated and immunosuppressed.

Migrants stuck in Belarus are finding it harder to reach the European Union, and complain of being fleeced, then abandoned by smugglers.

Graham Potter is convinced Brighton’s lengthy wait for a Premier League victory will swiftly end if his players can replicate their display during Saturday’s...

HONG KONG (AP) — Australian officials confirmed Sunday that two overseas travelers arriving in Sydney are the first to test positive in the country for the...

CALAIS, France (AP) — At the makeshift camps in France near Calais and Dunkirk, migrants are digging in, waiting for their chance to make a dash across the...

Officials discovered a 26-year-old man inside an aircraft’s landing gear compartment after a flight from Guatemala landed in Miami on Saturday morning, NBC...

Ottawa says it’s doing all it can to quickly process Afghan refugees, but advocates say many — including those who worked for the Canadian government in...

The health secretary has said it is going to be a "great Christmas" as he defended not imposing stricter restrictions to combat the new COVID variant.

New legislation is intended to hold social media giants accountable by forcing them to reveal the identity of anonymous online bullies posting defamatory...

Christina Applegate has shared a bittersweet message on social media to mark her 50th birthday after she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis . The Dead to Me...

China could face more than 630,000 COVID-19 infections a day if it dropped its zero-tolerance policies by lifting travel curbs, according to a study by Peking...

In a rare joint statement, Wisconsin Sens. Tammy Baldwin, a Democrat, and Ron Johnson, a Republican, warned Saturday outsiders may be looking to exploit the...

"They looked happy sat close to each other," Dutch music journalist Paul Barewijk tells PEOPLE of his encounter with the pair on...

On a rainy night in Hong Kong in 1997, Prince Charles read a message from his mother Queen Elizabeth II, as Britain handed back sovereignty of the territory…

The announcement of restrictions to try and slow the spread of the new Omicron variant dominates the nation’s front pages.

A new $6 billion Chinese-built railway line opens in Laos this week, bringing hopes of an economic boost to the reclusive nation, but experts are questioning the...