US presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden attended a campaign event in his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware, together with Kamala Harris, his choice of Democratic vice presidential candidate, in what was the duo's first public appearance as running mates. ....

Russia will start the production of its coronavirus vaccine within two weeks, the country's health minister Mikhail Murashko said. ....

The World Health Organization (WHO) is in close contact with Russia regarding a possible pre-qualification of the world's first coronavirus vaccine, a WHO spokesman said. ....

Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected Kamala Devi Harris as the nominee for vice president in a historic move that marks a breakthrough for Indian Americans in US politics. ....

Lebanese President Michel Aoun vowed to continue investigations into the explosions that rocked Beirut on Aug. 4, killing 171 people and wounding around 6,000 others. ....

In what could alter the course of the Covid-19 pandemic that is still creating mayhem across the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said the country has registered the world's first Covid-19 vaccine that "forms stable cell and antibody immunity". ....

Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted the nation on the eve of the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami to be celebrated on Tuesday, which has been announced a public holiday. ....

All state-owned schools across Sri Lanka re-opened on Monday after being shut for over a month amid the coronavirus pandemic which has infected more than 2,800 people in the island nation. ....

The death toll from the two explosions that rocked the Port of Beirut last week has increased to 200, the Lebanese capital city's Governor Marwan Abboud said on Monday. ....

Australia on Monday recorded its deadliest day of the coronavirus pandemic amid a second wave of infections in Melbourne. ....