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Francis presides at an outdoor prayer service with about 130 people, including many affected by pandemic

Government urges public to follow safety guidelines as Covid-19 fatalities cross 600, cases near 45,000

Student leaders mostly Muslims arrested for protesting against a new citizenship law

The home ministry ordered state governments and local authorities to identify “containment zones”

Russia has the world’s third-highest toll of coronavirus infections after the United States and Brazil

With public impatience mounting, authorities brought forward parks’ reopening

Preliminary probe shows a bomb attached by magnets to a bus used by Khurshid TV employees

One of the slowest countries to lock down, Britain is now one of the worst-hit

“We deeply regret the US decision to end the three waivers,” the three European countries said in a joint...

Production line will have an annual manufacturing capacity of 100 million to 120 million doses

Abdullah Abdullah says an ongoing lull in violence had set the tone for launching the peace talks

Security minister says Hong Kong’s government could not be threatened and would push ahead with the new laws

Pigeon was set free after nothing suspicious was found, says Indian police official

Sometimes violent demonstrations hit cities from New York to Atlanta in a tide of anger over treatment of minorities

India reported a record daily jump of 7,964 new Covid-19 infections

The public banya is the only way for many Russians living in smaller towns to wash themselves in comfort

Iran had recorded 146,668 infections, with 7,677 deaths.

Prime minister says it will be conducted in strict respect of safety measures put in place

As more than 48,000 people have died with Covid-19 in the UK

China’s decision to impose national security laws on Hong Kong has exacerbated public and international concerns

A big US concern would be if Moscow used such a location to stage missiles

'This shouldn't be 'normal' in 2020 America. It can't be normal,' says US's first black president

Authorities imposed a curfew in Minneapolis after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames

Fourteen migrants considered to be high-risk

'We will take action to revoke Hong Kong’s preferential treatment,' says US president

US president says global health body has failed to make requested reforms following its handing of the pandemic

Trump announced Friday that Washington is ending its relationship with the WHO

Omar Jimenez had just shown a protester being arrested when about half a dozen white police officers surrounded him

Officer arrested was Derek Chauvin, the policeman seen on a bystander’s video kneeling on Floyd

Russian Defense Ministry says Su-27 and Su-30 accompanied two US B-1B Lancers until they moved away from border

CNN posts a footage of its correspondent speaking calmly to police and then being handcuffed and taken away

Indian spy drone came from Kanzalwan Sector, intruded 700 metres on Pakistan side, says ISPR

US president had earlier offered to mediate on the border dispute between India and China

AJK President Masood and PM Haider strongly condemn Modi's aggressive approach in the region

Separatist forces advocating independence have misjudged the situation, says Communist Party of China leader

India's federal health ministry reported 175 more deaths and 7,466 new positive cases due to the Covid-19 pandemic

Research finds close daily contact such as eating meals around a table is associated with 18-fold increased risk

Services of Sepoy Amir Aslam acknowledged with posthumous award of‬ Dag Hammarskjold, says ISPR

Rifts with China affect India’s relations with its neighbours, experts say

Taliban yet to officially extend or end cease-fire, resume key talks with government for prisoners' swap

Washington renewed accusations last month that Pyongyang was responsible for malicious cyber attacks

Monkeys grabbed and fled with the blood samples of four Covid-19 patients, says doctor

Taiwan’s people will never choose dictatorship nor bow to violence, says Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council

Khuzestan, Razavi Khorasan, Lorestan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Hormozgan, Mazandarana and Kerman among high-risk regions

Highest deaths due to rise in patients suffering from more severe symptoms, says official

Pakistan is one of only 13 countries across the globe capable of sharing its nuclear knowledge

The neighbours’ troops have been facing off along the disputed border

As the country's tally of virus infections stands at more than 165,000, with 4,706 deaths

Coronavirus total cases is 11,402 with 269 deaths

As Covid-19 continue worldwide, after decades of isolation Turkish Cypriots seek World Health Organisation recognition