Eyad al-Gharib was convicted for sending protesters to a prison where they were tortured, in the first criminal trial against Syrians who served in President Bashar Assad's government.
If approved, the new vaccine candidates would give China a total of four OK'd for general distribution. Even so, the country's vaccine drive appears to be falling short.
In areas with limited access to clean running water, hand-washing stations can help limit the spread of disease. But experts say not all taps are created equal.
An activist in Uganda, who has fought an authoritarian government with vulgar poetry, is now in exile. Fleeing a broad crackdown against the opposition in the country.
That's the question posted by a study in TheLancet Planetary Health. In case you're wondering, the United States is characterized as "loose." And Singapore is "tight."
He was Saudi Arabia's oil minister for nearly 25 years, rising to fame for engineering the 1973 oil embargo and negotiating Saudi control of Aramco from U.S. fuel giants.
Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán, faces several drug charges and is under investigation for allegedly helping her husband escape from a Mexican prison in 2015.
The wife of Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was arrested on charges related to alleged involvement in international drug trafficking at Dulles Airport in Virginia.
In an effort to boost vaccination rates among a skeptical public, Bulgaria has opened up COVID-19 inoculations to all who want them — with many waiting in line for hours to receive a first dose.