South Africa identifies a new variant of coronavirus, which authorities believe is driving a surge in infections

Images and videos show lines of stationary cars, mainly trucks, stretching for kilometres on a narrow road near border

Former prime ministers joined hundreds of activists who sat on road near KP Sharma Oli’s office

Turkish president says it is impossible to accept Israel’s atrocities against people of Palestine

After dozens of petitions, supreme court gives the govt until Jan 3 to provide reasons for the dissolution

Raises doubts about whether a deal can be sealed by year-end

In stepped-up efforts to prevent a new variant of the novel coronavirus from spreading

New variant may be 70% more transmissible than original

The quake occurred at a depth of 144 km says the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre

Disgraced actor said a lot of people had reached out to him in 2020, some had spoken about wanting to end their lives.