The ministry said on Thursday that it had informed the World Health Organization of the seven new cases of novel coronavirus.

That meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan, ended on April 6 with the two sides still far apart.

Two generals and two lawmakers, have been arrested after attempting to overthrow the government.

For the first time, the Catholic Church has a retired pope living alongside the reigning pope.

President Barack Obama says his administration is looking at every option to end the bloodshed in Syria.

Chad's state prosecutor says four officials, including two generals and two lawmakers, have been arrested after attempting to overthrow the government of the Central African nation in a coup d'etat.

Dozens of garment workers in Bangladesh have been buried in a mass funeral -- workers whose bodies were too battered or decomposed to be identified.

Mexican authorities say six employees of the Attorney General's Office have been killed in the crash of a small plane, and a newspaper says an auditors' report indicated months ago that the aircraft fleet for prosecutors was in bad shape.

The Dominican Republic has dug up the grave of one of the country's national heroes to make sure the remains are really his before he is re-buried in the national cemetery.

Police in Peru say the body of a Chilean man accused in the ritual killing of a 3-day-old boy in his homeland has been found hanging from a rope in an abandoned house.

The U.S. State Department says it has no plans to remove Cuba from a list of state sponsors of terrorism when it issues an upcoming annual report on terrorism.

A U.S. cargo plane company has released the names of seven people killed when one of its planes crashed in Afghanistan.

A top Vatican official sought Tuesday to temper expectations of an imminent reform of the Holy See's dysfunctional bureaucracy, even though Pope Francis has made clear it's a key priority.

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah says Syrian rebels will not be able to defeat President Bashar Assad's regime, strongly suggesting his Iranian-backed militant group could intervene on the government's side if the need arises.

Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan killed three NATO service members and five Afghans on Tuesday, officials said, clear evidence that the insurgents' annual spring offensive is underway.

President Barack Obama says he's going to try again to close down the prison for terrorist suspects at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Best Buy is selling its stake in its European joint venture to partner Carphone Warehouse Group PLC in a cash-and-stock deal valued at 500 million pounds (about $775 million).

Brazilian plane maker Embraer says it's signed a firm order with United Airlines for 30 regional jets.

The Guardian said it first recognized it was being targeted when suspect emails were sent to staff members.

The bomber struck as the prime minister's convoy drove through a neighborhood that is home to embassies, government officials and business elites.

A Defense Ministry statement says that two others traveling in the light vehicle were seriously wounded by the blast Monday.

A statement from Egypt's foreign ministry says the nation ended its participation in two weeks of Geneva talks in protest, because it "can't wait forever" for the zone to be created.

Premier Enrico Letta's coalition of rival political blocs won the backing of the Chamber of Deputies on Monday night in a mandatory confidence vote on his coalition.

The mini-stroke suffered by Algeria's president has cast fresh doubt on his perceived ambition to run for a fourth term next year as leader of one of Africa's largest and richest countries.

An official says an explosion at a residential building and subsequent partial collapse of the edifice has left at least two people dead and injured nine others in France's Champagne country.