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PM Abiy Ahmed called the attack a “massacre” and deployed federal troops next day in the affected region

94-year-old monarch repeatedly spoke of hope for future in her pre-recorded Christmas Day address

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says vaccines starting to offer a way out of the crisis

All passengers arriving from UK are being monitored, says the Ministry of National Health Services

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

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

At least six rounds of talks between Modi’s government and farmer leaders on the new laws have failed

After nightfall worshippers descended on the church observing anti-virus measures

Total infections stand at 54,770, with 773 deaths

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

The states of Tennessee and California have emerged as the epicenters of the latest surge

State Department says it is assured accused have not been released

Passengers departing from the UK for the US must provide written documentation of their laboratory test result

'Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home'

Nowhere is Modi's ‘Hindutva’ more in evidence than in Uttar Pradesh where dozens of Muslim men arrested

The coastguard rescued five people and was searching for about 20 others who were still unaccounted for

Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic

Six rounds of talks between government officials and farmer union leaders have failed to resolve the deadlock

French president tested positive on Dec. 17, prompting a track-and-trace effort across Europe

Says Pakistan will continue to support a two-state solution in accordance with UN, OIC resolutions

Plans to ease curbs over Christmas across the nation either dramatically scaled back or scrapped altogether

The coastal town of Fulong cancels the event after a report of the first case since April 12

British Virgin Islands court passes an order to attach some of country’s assets in its territories

India saw a peak of close to 98,000 cases on a single day in September

Britain heads for a much more distant relationship with its biggest trade partner than almost anyone expected

Putting your own citizens at risk abroad won’t divert attention from catastrophic failures at home says Iranian FM

Photographer reveals sentimental back-story

A week into the massive inoculation campaign

The ICC prosecutor said in 2017, there was "reasonable basis" for believing British soldiers had committed such crimes

Canada had already halted the entry of commercial and passenger flights from Britain for 72 hours from midnight Sunday

The southern state has banned gatherings and non-essential travel from 10 pm to 6 am until January 2

The larger than life showman who for four years held the media in thrall now cuts a diminished figure

Confirmatory results were pending for the other 11 cases

Senior US officials hope to seal one more agreement before Trump’s term expires on Jan 20

UK government says mass testing is part of its strategy with cases spiking and as it battles the new variant

An Istanbul court had declared Dundar a fugitive and seized all his assets in Turkey

Public Health England says rapid flow tests being deployed in mass-testing programme can identify the variant

Workers at two factories in Faisalabad making clothes for Boohoo were earning Rs10,000, says a Guardian report

Working towards formalising relations with Muslim country but it's not Saudi Arabia or Pakistan, Israeli minister says

Police say circumstances have been investigated and officers determined this to be a 'non-criminal death'

26-year-old Shahid Nawaz and his wife were attacked near a Stuttgart picnic spot, says envoy

Last year Russia introduced new fines for people who insult the authorities online or spread fake news

Trump's veto of the legislation could result in a partial government shutdown

Israel is working towards formalising ties with a country possibly in Asia, says cabinet minister

Virus samples from two students who returned to Hong Kong from UK appeared to match British variant of the coronavirus