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Covid-19 claims hundreds more lives in Brazil, Mexico
Over 550 fatalities, more than 24,000 infections reported in Brazil, over 300 more patients die in Mexico
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Morocco shuts down major cities after spike in Covid-19 cases
Country has carried out 1.1 million tests and has made mask-wearing mandatory
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Chinese authorities seize US consulate in Chengdu amid rising tensions
Washington last week gave China 72 hours to vacate its consulate in Houston
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Highest-ever temperature recorded in Norwegian Arctic archipelago
According to scientific study, global warming in the Arctic is happening twice as fast as for the rest of the planet
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Alibaba, Jack Ma summoned by Indian court on former employee's complaint
Case comes after India cited security concerns in banning Alibaba’s UC News, UC Browser and 57 other apps
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260 new coronavirus deaths rise tally to 15,700 in Iran
Over 2,300 more people test positive for Covid-19 in country
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Death toll rises to 102 in India floods
113 wild animals, including 11 one-horned rhinos, died at Kaziranga Park, officials say
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Beekeeping industry expanding in Afghanistan
1 kg of honey is worth 1,000 afghani (12.9 US dollars) at face value
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Tropical Storm Hanna threatens flash floods on Covid-hit Texas coast
More than 283,104 homes and businesses were without electricity by mid-morning Sunday
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North Korea declares emergency in border town over first suspected Covid-19 case
If confirmed, it would be the first case officially acknowledged by North Korean authorities
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Growing Israel protest movement calls for Netanyahu to go
Thousands of demonstrators headed towards Netanyahu's Jerusalem residence to protest
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Vietnam bus crash kills 13 on high school reunion trip
Nearly 40 passengers on the bus were classmates from Dong Hoi High School
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Modi says coronavirus risk persists in India, recoveries rise
Says the danger of corona is far from being over. At many places, it is spreading fast
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Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons
Navy would also get underwater nuclear drones and 40 new vessels this year
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Brazil reports over 1,200 deaths from Covid-19
Country is seen as the epicentre of Covid-19 the outbreak in Latin America with over 2.39m confirmed virus cases
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India snubbed as Hasina tilts towards Pakistan, China: report
Bangladesh daily says PM has not met India's high commissioner despite repeated requests
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UNGA president-elect’s Pakistan visit put off
Volkan Bozkir says ‘technical flight problems’ responsible for postponement
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Indian firms struggle to lure migrant workers back
Around 80 per cent of construction workers left Mumbai after work came to a standstill
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FO rubbishes allegations of 'covert' Wuhan Lab operations in Pakistan
Claims story is politically motivated, distorts facts; nothing secret about lab in question
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'Everyone is panicking' over quarantine, says UK tourist in Spain
Spain is one of the worst hit countries in Europe by the coronavirus pandemic
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Vietnamese city reimposes distancing after first local infection in months
Danang will stop receiving inbound tourists for 14 days
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Floods death toll up as conditions worsen in Bangladesh
At least 111 people have died in flood-hit areas since end of June
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Man questioned over French cathedral fire rearrested: prosecutor
Fire broke out on July 18, hours after the volunteer alter server closed the building up for the night
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Record numbers of coronavirus cases in every global region: Reuters tally
A surge in cases usually precedes a rise in deaths by a couple of weeks
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Australia suffers deadliest day of Covid-19 pandemic as second wave strikes
Country has dodged the worst ravages of the pandemic so far, logging just 14,000 cases in total
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North Korea declares emergency in border town as first suspected Covid-19 case reported
It’s an ice-breaking moment for North Korea to admit a case says a professor Choo Jae-woo
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Bangladesh: Floods death toll up as conditions worsen
At least 111 people have died in flood-hit areas since end of June
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Virus-hit Texas braces as 2020's first hurricane, Hanna, takes aim
Storm is expected to make landfall by afternoon or early evening, National Hurricane Centre says
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Prominent Indians ask Modi govt to revoke harsh measures in Occupied Kashmir
Group emphasises that impact of India’s actions against IOJ&K has been 'disastrous'
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Gli the cat can stay even as Istanbul's Hagia Sophia changes
Authorities have made clear Hagia Sophia can remain as her home
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US now says no new foreign students for all-online classes
The policy change was announced in a statement by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Brazil's Bolsonaro says new Covid-19 test came back negative
In a photo, Bolsonaro appeared with a box of hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial drug he credited for recovery
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Tighter mask rules, more tests as WHO warns of Europe coronavirus spike
Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million
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WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases, up over 284,000
The previous WHO record for new cases was 259,848 on July 18
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Iranian president urges coronavirus caution during religious festivities
Iran’s total tally of coronavirus cases hit 288,839 on Saturday, with 15,485 deaths
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Covid-19 vaccine trials give hope
If everything goes well, vaccine could be developed by year’s end, says Turkish expert
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PM Imran hails reopening of Hagia Sophia
Imran Khan felicitates Turkish government, President Erdogan over landmark reopening of Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque
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Iranian judiciary says passengers on 'harassed' airliner can sue US in Iran courts
Iran has lodged the complain with International Civil Aviation Organization
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Virus surges worldwide as public loses faith in authorities
Disease has now killed almost 635,000 people around the world and infected more than 15.5 million
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ANALYSIS - What is it that Ethiopia and Egypt are exactly sparring over at a time of pandemic?
Two of Africa’s historical nations are capable of achieving a tremendous deal
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Virus cases in Hong Kong hit another record high
Authorities urge people to stay indoors, avoid non-essential travel, infections also on the rise in China's Xinjiang
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Militant group IS has strong presence in India's Kerala, Karnataka states
UN report warns against retaliation operations in the region
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US: Chinese fugitive arrested after hiding in consulate
Juan Tang expected to appear in court later Friday, according to multiple reports
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US capital orders self-quarantine for hot spot visitors
'When people travel in and out of DC, from these places, that can put our community's health at risk," says mayor
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Assad regime demands $100 virus test to leave country
Social media users condemn new measure, as means to turn pandemic into opportunity for cash-strapped regime
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Global Covid-19 recoveries pass 9M mark
Number of cases exceeds 15.73M worldwide, while death toll hits 639,652, shows Johns Hopkins University data
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Turkey condemns Greek reaction to Hagia Sophia prayers
Greece and Turkey disagree on a range of issues from airspace to maritime zones and ethnically split Cyprus
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Covid-19 claims more lives in Brazil, Mexico, India
Death toll reaches 85,238 in Brazil, 42,645 in Mexico and 31,358 in India
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Australia rejects Beijing's South China Sea claims, backing US
Beijing claims almost all of the South China Sea based on a nine-dash line
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China orders US consulate in Chengdu to close
Ministry said the closure was in response to US ordering Chinese consulate in Houston to shut down