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US to challenge World Court's jurisdiction in Iran sanctions case
In 2018, the court ordered the US to ensure that the sanctions against Iran did not affect humanitarian aid
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EU, China sign landmark geographical indications deal
List includes Champagne, Feta cheese, Irish whiskey
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'There are just no words': Oregon family returns home to find pile of ash
Thick smoke hung in the air over the blackened trees and the ground was littered with pieces of roof tiles
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UK police charge man with explosive substance offences over suspicious package
Police assessed it to be a small improvised explosive device
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Belarus leader in Russia on mission to win Putin's backing
After a fifth consecutive weekend of huge protests demanding his resignation
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Hong Kong says it will not interfere with China's arrest of 12 at sea
The former British colony says it was a mainland matter despite pleas from their relatives for help
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India coronavirus cases surge to 4.85 million
More than 1,100 people died of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours
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Japan's Suga wins party leadership race, headed for premiership
Virtually certain to be elected PM in a parliamentary vote because of the LDP’s majority in the lower house
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Johnson's plan to break Brexit divorce treaty faces vote in UK parliament
Amid growing opposition from within the Conservative party
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Mainland China reports 10 new COVID-19 cases, same as day earlier
All of the new infections were imported
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Turkey does not expect EU sanctions over east Med dispute
The EU says it fully supports member states Greece and Cyprus in the dispute
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Covid-19 vaccine possible ready by Q1, 2021: Indian official
Remarks came after international biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca stopped vaccine trials in four countries
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Singapore grapples with coronavirus in migrant workers' dormitories
Many of the workers are uninfected, making them susceptible to the virus, but the government says it is prepared
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Australia sees lowest one-day rise in coronavirus cases in almost 3 months
Australia has recorded a total of 27,000 novel coronavirus infections and 817 deaths
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Trump holds campaign rally indoors despite coronavirus concerns
People in the crowd were seated close together and many did not wear masks
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Pandemic preparedness panel slams collective failure to heed warnings
The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed a collective failure to take pandemic prevention
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India’s Ladakh nightmare is far from over
Analysts believe conflict with China might have created civil-military schisms in Delhi
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Israel to impose a three-week nationwide lockdown: media reports
During the lockdown Israelis will have to stay within 500 metres of their houses
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Israeli minister quits over virus lockdown plans
More than 153,000 cases have been registered with 1,108 deaths, out of a population of nine million
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Gazans living on Emirates-funded estate rue normalisation deal with Israel
The $62 million development was gifted to the Palestinians by the UAE's late Prince Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
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Elderly Muslim man stabbed to death outside Toronto mosque
Police say the man was stabbed in the neck who later died on the spot
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Landslides in Nepal kill 12 people, at least 21 missing
Rescuers say both landslides struck the villages before dawn and people could not escape to safety
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Belarus authorities close off central square in Minsk, detain protesters
A Reuters witness saw a column of people numbering at least 10,000 moving towards Independence Square
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Oman welcomes Bahrain-Israel normalisation decision
Israel’s intelligence minister have said earlier that Oman could also formalise ties with the country
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Pakistan to relax visa rules for Afghan nationals
Ambassador-designate vows to prioritise cooperation in education, science and technology, and youth affairs
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Turkey's first lady among top 10 influential Muslims
International think tank nominates Emine Erdogan among top 10 Muslim influential figures
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Turkish vessel leaves contested waters in eastern Med: report
Tensions escalated after Turkey sent its research vessel and a small navy flotilla to waters claimed by Greece earlier
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Bangladesh to give 'phone loans' to pupils amid lockdown
Loans to help needy university students continue online classes, say authorities
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India reports over 94,000 new coronavirus cases, over 1,000 more deaths
India’s biggest and richest state Maharashtra reported 8,204 fresh cases
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Afghan's women negotiators face hardline Taliban in peace talks
Their presence at negotiations is significant in patriarchal Afghanistan, though they are outnumbered
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Smoke from Beirut port remnants of Thursday fire, 'no danger to city' -source
As firefighters have been stationed at the scene putting out the embers
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Palestinians rally against Bahrain-Israel normalisation
As protesters in Gaza burn pictures of Israeli, US, Bahraini and United Arab Emirates leaders
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Second hurricane in a month takes aim at US Gulf Coast
As tropical storm Sally strengthens off the west coast of Florida
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Saudi coalition attack Houthi military sites in Yemen's Sanaa: Al-Arabiya
Following a Houthi claim saying it had attacked an “important target” in the Saudi capital
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PM Imran links regional peace to successful culmination of Afghan-led peace process
He reaffirms Pakistan's support for the Afghans as they move towards peace, development
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Germany says UK to suffer if no Brexit deal, not EU
Britain left the EU on January 31 and is now negotiating with the EU to agree on future trading relations
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Germany says it will investigate Navalny poisoning case, if he agrees
German govt had earlier said it would not investigate the case because poisoning took place in Russia
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UK counter-terrorism police arrest man over London package
There was no risk to the local community, police says
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Canada reports zero Covid-19 deaths for first time since March
Canada’s death toll from pandemic stood at 9,163 as of Sept. 11, the same as number of deaths reported on Sept. 10
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Delhi city lawmakers summon Facebook India chief over February riots
Facebook India did not respond to a request for comment
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At least 50 killed in collapsed gold mine in east Congo: NGO
Several miners were in the shaft which was covered and no one could get out
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Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari executed over 2018 security guard killing
A global union of athletes called on Tuesday for Iran’s expulsion from world sport if it executed Afkari
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Pakistan proposes 4-point way forward as intra-Afghan talks begin in Qatar
Commencement of negotiations is fruit of combined efforts, says FM Qureshi
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China's state media condemn raids on Chinese journalists in Australia
As relations between the two major trading partners become increasingly strained over a host of issues
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Mexican activists protesting violence against women set building on fire
The federal rights commission has urged authorities to not hurt protesters
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US 'deeply concerned' about Hong Kong activists held in China: Pompeo
Questions the Hong Kong leadership’s commitments to protecting citizens’ rights
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Five Indian nationals detained in China handed over: Indian Army
Individuals will now be quarantined for 14 days as per Covid-19 protocol, says a spokesman for the Indian Army
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India reports record daily jump in Covid cases for second straight day
Logs 97,570 new cases raising the total number to more than 4.65 million
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Crowds rally in New Zealand's Auckland against coronavirus lockdown
There were no immediate reports of arrests
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Australia's coronavirus hotspot sees second weekend of small protests
Around 100 people protested in various locations in Melbourne