UN forecasts world population to reach eight billion by November, but is rising at its slowest pace in decades.
Teva will pay $25m in cash and contribute a $20m supply of an overdose-reversal drug; AbbVie's Allergan will pay $13m.
Conservative MPs in will begin voting on Wednesday to elect a successor to UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
WHO chief warns case numbers are continuing to rise, putting further pressure on stretched health systems and workers.
Biden administration pushes vaccines as best way to avoid potential disruptions from new BA.4 and BA.5 variants.
Seventh hearing will look at alleged ties between former US president and groups accused of plotting the Capitol attack.
Russia has succeeded in limiting the renewal of a crucial UN aid operation from Turkey to northwest Syria to six months.
Security Council votes to allow aid deliveries from Turkey to people in northwest Syria to continue until January 10.
NASA says images from world's largest and most powerful space telescope usher in 'dawn of new era in astronomy'.
World Food Programme says worsening violence is making it difficult to transport much-needed foodstuff and other aid.
Some 20 million Americans quit their jobs in the first five months of 2022 in the 'Great Resignation'.
Orange Order members mark the 1690 victory of Protestant king over his Catholic rival under a heavy police presence.
The US says the raid in northwest Syria, killed Maher al-Agal and 'seriously injured' one of his associates.
Democrats are feeling disappointed that they have only gotten part of the Biden they were promised.
Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck says keeping nuclear reactors running would not solve problem of potential gas shortfall.
Experts say inconsistency in the African Union's responses to conflict on the continent has muted the body’s efficiency.
Croatia will become the 20th country to join the eurozone on January 1, 2023.
The Energy Commission of Nigeria says Africa's largest economy spends up to $22bn annually on fuel for generators.
By allowing states to ban abortion, Supreme Court has staked a position that runs afoul of the US’s treaty obligations.
At least 54 Afghans were killed by British special forces in suspicious circumstances during the 2010-11 Helmand tour.
The Somali capital is enjoying relative calm, and residents say new sky-high apartments also come with sky-high prices.
Protesters reject an all-party government, saying it will be a way for the powerful clan to remain in power.
Romania is set to outlaw discussion of homosexuality and gender identity in public spaces.
Several states have moved to ban abortions following Supreme Court ruling removing federal protection.
Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Namal is positioning himself as the main person from the next generation to take the mantle.