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Nearly 60 new coronavirus cases confirmed on cruise ship in Japan: media
Brings the total infections onboard the Costa Atlantica to around 150
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Domestic violence reports rise by a third in locked-down London, police say
The force says they are making around 100 arrests a day for such offences
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India sees biggest daily jump in Covid-19 cases
Health Ministry says 1,752 new coronavirus cases registered over past 24 hours, death toll rises to 723
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Gunman started Canada's worst mass shooting after his girlfriend fled
Police did not give details about the nature of assault or how she escaped and fled into the woods
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Rouhani urges Iran military to seek regional stability, remain vigilant
We must carefully follow strategies ensuring sustainable stability while maintaining vigilance, says the president
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'Saudi Arabia eliminates flogging as form of punishment'
Decision is an extension of the human rights reforms, reads document seen by Reuters
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US FDA warns against malaria drugs Trump championed for Covid-19
The decades-old drug has been called a “game changer” by Trump in the fight against the novel coronavirus
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Buildings closed by coronavirus face another risk: Legionnaires’ disease
Nearly 50,000 people were infected with Legionnaires’ disease between 2000 and 2015, according to US health officials
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Trump's disinfectant ideas horrify doctors and academics
US President had said inserting ultraviolet light or disinfectant might help clear coronavirus from human body
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Bangladesh records biggest daily jump of 503 new Covid-19 cases
Number of cases increased to 4,689, with 503 more cases reported in the last 24 hours, says health official
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China launches special campaign to protect undersea optical fiber cables
The campaign will also crackdown on all kinds of crimes and actions that violate the law
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Sri Lanka shuts navy camp after confirming 30 Covid-19 infections
Navy personnel had been infected with virus while recently searching for suspected patients, says Army Commander Silva
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Six-year-old Indian girl raped in latest in grim series of sex attacks
Accused lured the girl towards an empty cattle shed under the pretext of offering her sweets
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Mortality rates drop sharply in parts of India, bucking coronavirus trend
Experts say trend suggested deaths from Covid-19 were not being under-reported in India
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Saudi-led coalition announces one-month extension of Yemen ceasefire
Coalition spokesperson says there is still an opportunity to achieve a permanent ceasefire
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World leaders due to launch Covid-19 drugs, vaccine plan: WHO
More than 2.7 million people have been infected with Covid-19, which has claimed nearly 190,000 lives
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Three more Pakistanis die of coronavirus in US
Majority of Pakistanis have died in New York and New Jersey, says journalist living in the US
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Saffronisation of Indian army amid coronavirus crisis sad spectre, says ISPR
India committed 848 ceasefire violations in 2020; targeted innocent civilians in AJK
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Masked Hong Kong students take final school exams after coronavirus delay
Schools in Hong Kong have been shut since late January
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Doctors in India hail new epidemic disease ordinance
Government amends ordinance to address attacks on healthcare workers across country by families of patients and mobs
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Drug Remdesivir ineffective during first coronavirus treatment trial: WHO
Trial was stopped early because of side-effects, says WHO
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UK PM Johnson in 'incredible' shape after COVID-19, Trump says
Johnson is planning to return to work as early as Monday
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Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 190,000
Confirmed Covid-19 cases worldwide top 2.7 million, according to data compiled by US-based Johns Hopkins University
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UK PM Johnson in good shape after coronavirus, says minister
Johnson battled grave Covid-19 complications in intensive care earlier this month
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Canada's premier wishes Muslims 'a blessed Ramazan'
Islamic values of compassion, gratitude and generosity resonate more than ever during Covid-19 crisis, says Trudeau
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Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 2,337 to 150,383: RKI
Reported death toll rose by 227 to 5,321, the tally showed on Friday
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Thailand reports 15 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
Since the outbreak 2,490 patients have recovered and gone home
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Indonesia to ban air, sea travel to end-May: officials
Ban on air travel will start on Saturday so that some pre-booked flights can go-ahead
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Japan mayor under fire for 'women dawdle at shops' remark
Japan ranked 121 out of 153 countries in the World Economic Forum's 2020 gender gap index
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Ramazan starts amid unprecedented lockdown restrictions including Mecca, Medina
King Salman says he is saddened that Muslims cannot pray at mosques because of coronavirus restrictions
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In win for Trump, US Supreme Court makes deporting immigrants for crimes easier
There are more than 13 million legal US permanent residents
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India urged to halt military operations in Occupied Kashmir
International NGOs must be given access to deliver food and medicines in IOJ&K where Covid-19 outbreak, demands forum
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WATCH: Man in T-Rex costume walks the streets amid Covid-19 lockdown
Despite the doom and gloom of lockdowns many heartwarming videos are keeping spirits high
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Pakistan urges UN to launch plan for coronavirus impact on culture
Pakistan stresses need for budget for ‘revival of cultural ecosystem’
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Millions of Americans join unemployment line as coronavirus savages economy
New home sales decreased by the most in more than 6-1/2 years in March, US data reveals
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Trump wishes Muslims 'Ramazan Mubarak' in message
I pray that those who are observing this sacred time find comfort and reassurance in their faith, says US president
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'US warships will be destroyed if they threaten Iran in Gulf'
Major General Hossein says he has ordered naval forces to destroy any American terrorist force in the Persian Gulf
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Indian journalist Arnab Goswami booked for inciting religious hatred
Goswami says Congress party failed to condemn latest lynching incident because the victims were Hindus
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Covid-19 not transmitted through sex, study suggests
Health experts warn against kissing as mucus droplets from the nose, mouth lead to contraction of virus
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Chinese firm seeks NIH collaboration to conduct Covid-19 vaccine trials in Pakistan
Given spread pandemic, urgency is critical to launch of any clinical trial in Pakistan, says pharma firm
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As coronavirus advances, doctors rethink rush to ventilate
Medical experts rethink when and how to use mechanical ventilators to treat severe sufferers of the disease
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South Asia coronavirus cases top 37,000, headache for governments eyeing lockdown end
Until now, South Asia has suffered fewer infections in pandemic than rich nations such as Britain, Spain and the US
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How will the coronavirus pandemic change Ramazan for Muslims?
The holiest month in the Islamic calendar now promises to be the strangest ever for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims
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Pompeo doubts coronavirus leaked out from lab in China's Wuhan
These labs contain complex pathogens that were being studied, says US secretary of state
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UN concerned over 'grave immediate risk' to Rohingya refugees on boats
Several fishing trawlers carrying hundreds of Rohingya are bound for Bangladesh, after being turned back from Malaysia
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Too poor to buy, too scared to meet: Palestinians face joyless Ramadan
With two deaths and 335 infected authorities close down the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque
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BJP spreading communal prejudice, hatred during pandemic: Sonia Gandhi
Congress leader criticises the Modi-led government for not having a clear exit strategy for the national lockdown
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China says Australia call for COVID-19 probe is political maneuvering
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang says country should end its ideological bias
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Severe storms sweep through Oklahoma, Texas killing at least five
Houston’s National Weather Service said it will be sending crews on Thursday to survey the path of Onalaska tornado
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Australia says all WHO members should support a proposed coronavirus inquiry
Beijing fiercely rejects describing the efforts as US-led propaganda against China
















































