Strong earthquake shakes southern Philippines; no tsunami January 21, 2021 at 03:36AM

The quake measured a preliminary 7.0 magnitude and was located 95.8 kilometers (60 miles) below the sea and about 210 kilometers (130 miles) southeast of Pondaguitan in Davao Occidental province, the US geological survey said.

Angela Merkel sees 'much broader scope' for cooperation with Biden January 21, 2021 at 03:06AM

German chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday there was far more common ground with Washington now that Joe Biden has replaced Donald Trump in the White House but acknowledged nagging points of friction.

Fauci lays out Joe Biden's support for WHO January 21, 2021 at 12:22AM

Fauci, speaking by videoconference from pre-dawn United States to WHO's executive board, said the US will join the UN health agency's efforts to bring vaccines, therapeutics and diagnostics to people in need, whether in rich or poor countries. He said the US will also resume full funding and staffing support for WHO.

20 dead in Baghdad twin suicide bombing January 20, 2021 at 10:31PM

The toll in a twin suicide bombing in an open-air Baghdad market on Thursday morning topped 20 dead and 40 wounded, an interior ministry official told AFP. The ministry said the first suicide bomber had rushed into the market and claimed to feel sick, so that people would gather around him. He then detonated his explosives.