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The South Asian nation’s tally of infections now stands at 27.7 million

Antony Blinken said on Friday Washington is determined to help India with its coronavirus crisis

Nepal suffered a devastating blow to its tourism industry last year when the pandemic forced a complete shutdown

The report documents horrific physical abuse, rape, malnutrition and other atrocities suffered by many of children

We would like for everyone out there to separate politics of this issue from the science, says Mike Ryan

In Uruguay two doses of Chinese vaccine reduced infection with coronavirus by 57% and ICU admissions by 95%

PM Muhyiddin says stricter lockdown from June 1 to 14 was for all social and economic areas

Assad's government says the election shows Syria is functioning normally despite the decade-old conflict

Taksim mosque’s 30-metre high dome looms symbolically over monument to foundation of Turkish republic by Ataturk

Assailant had been caught after a manhunt that involved two police helicopters and more than 200 officers

About 40 people have been rescued so far

Armenia's defence ministry denied Baku's assertion, the TASS news agency reported

The resolution was passed with 24 of the council's 47 members in favour

US refusal strikes a sour note ahead of a summit in Geneva says Russian deputy foreign minister

More than 15,000 primary and second contacts have been identified, a rise of 5,000 in 24 hours

German colonial settlers killed tens of thousands of indigenous Herero and Nama people in 1904-1908 massacres

Mexico's confirmed Covid-19 death toll of more than 222,000 is the fourth highest in the world

India leads and is struggling with a second Covid-19 wave and vaccine shortage across the region.

The volunteer team has grown in size to more than 2,000 members, but still struggling to keep up

Social media giant's concerns over freedom of expression in India draw sharp rebuke from New Delhi

Resolution tabled by Pakistan debated during special session focused on surge in deadly violence in Gaza this month

The capture of soldiers comes at a delicate time for PM Nikol Pashinyan ahead of snap elections next month

Mohammadi, 49, a campaigner against death penalty, was spokeswoman for the Defenders of Human Rights Centre in Iran

Vaccinating everyone, everywhere is the only way to end the pandemic, says UN chief

The building, with a tall square tower, will contain separate rooms for religious services

Tsang Yin-hung scales 29,031 feet mountain in a record time of 25 hours and 50 minutes

Satellite images show a 1.85 km runway on Perim along with three hangars

Michelle Bachelet says her office had verified the deaths of 270 Palestinians in Gaza

Goma, a lakeshore city of 1.5 million people, lies around a dozen kilometres (eight miles) from the volcano

Supplies are far short of the millions of doses the world's second-most populous country needs

Khamenei called on Iranians to vote in the election

The games are due to begin in eight weeks

3,000 police officers were deployed to guard the courthouse in East Jakarta ahead of the verdict

Education minister says only three teachers died while on polling duty, dismisses teachers' union 1,600 figure

Brazil has lost more than 450,000 lives to Covid-19, the worst death toll outside the United States

Oppressed people in both territories have faced worst form of human rights violations, says FM Qureshi

France's Sanofi and Britain's GlaxoSmithKline launched a late-stage human trial

"Unless something drastic happens, this will become increasingly uncontrollable"

"Some political forces have been fixated on political manipulation and (the) blame game"

Assailant takes his own life after becoming aware that police were closing in on him says local sheriff

Thousands of workers are hoping to reach the kingdom after first spending two weeks in Kabul

The dispensary is equipped with one oxygen cylinder and one concentrator, said the only doctor in the Himalayas

The claim is false as the passport issued by China for Hong Kong has been doctored to Colombo Port City

Changes threatened peace and Covid-free status of the Muslim-majority archipelago

Turkish president criticises White House's decision to call the 1915 Ottoman massacre of Armenians a genocide

Premier calls for total withdrawal of Israeli forces from occupied Palestinian territories including Jerusalem

Police say shooter is 'down'

The committee urges FBR to provide concessions to industries to be set up at CPEC’s SEZs

Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in January said that China's actions in Xinjiang constitute genocide

After nearly two decades of engagement in Afghanistan, foreign troops began retreat on May 1