In a graveyard on Jakarta’s outskirts, portraits of the dead, bouquets of flowers, and other mementos serve as reminders of the deadly coronavirus wave that battered Indonesia over the summer.
An iconic Pakistani human rights defender and journalist IA Rehman has died in the eastern city of Lahore after a brief illness, his family and friends said Monday.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Wednesday there would be 'no national lockdown', ignoring growing calls from health experts a day after the nation saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths in 24 hours since the pandemic began.
Christians around the globe celebrated Holy Week in face masks and observing social distance guidelines as the coronavirus pandemic dramatically altered the sacred Easter season for a second straight year.
Pope Francis on Monday wrapped up his historic whirlwind tour of Iraq that sought to bring hope to the country’s marginalised Christian minority with a message of coexistence, forgiveness and peace.
