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B C Patil urges PM Modi to tighten laws against CAA protesters while dubbing them as 'traitors'

Analyst says beyond near-term disruptions to supply chains, coronavirus could have an effect on headline GDP

Partial truce is in effect in Afghanistan since February 22

UN rights chief Michelle Bachelet stresses on the need for urgent action on human rights

Coronavirus has spread to more than 25 countries since it emerged in December and is causing mounting alarm worldwide

Iran's coronavirus death toll has jumped by four to 12, clarify authorities

The National People's Congress Committee will decide later on a new date

Authorities orders closure of schools, universities and other educational centres across the country

Fears of a coronavirus pandemic grew after sharp rises in new cases reported in Iran, Italy and South Korea

Virtual cult of personality has emerged around the two leaders

Kuwait and Bahrain have also confirmed their first novel coronavirus cases; officials claim all had come from Iran

Former Vice President Joe Biden secures a second-place finish in Nevada

Across the city, giant cutouts of Modi, Trump and Melania were on display alongside national flags

Outside mainland China there have been 26 deaths and more than 1,500

Virus has now claimed more than 2,400 lives in China

Iran's confirms death toll rising to eight, prompting travel bans from neighbouring countries

Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte urges people not to give in to panic and follow the advice of health authorities

US president lauds Washington-Islamabad joint efforts in fight against terror

Coronavirus has infected nearly 77,000 people and killed more than 2,500 in China

Mahathir quits as chairman of his party Bersatu

Allawi calls a vote of confidence in parliament after Mahdi stepped down due to a months-long protest movement

Syria says its air defences shot down "enemy missiles"

As the nationwide total climbs to 763 since a cluster of infections emerged from the Shincheonji Church

Expert says path of negotiations has been chosen as it is impossible to eliminate Taliban

US president says temporary truce in Afghanistan holding up

At least nine people died and 37 others injured in 5.9 earthquake in eastern Turkey near Iran border

Dates for the all-important visit are being finalised, according to sources

Michael O'Leary is known for his controversial views

Iran's neighbours have started to take precautions after confirmation of eight deaths from COVID-19 virus

37 people also injured in magnitude 5.9 quake that struck near Iran border region

Tehran has confirmed eight deaths from COVID-19 virus, the highest toll of any country outside China

Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said seven people were killed, five injured in eastern Turkey

Donald Trump likely to call for easing tensions between Islamabad, New Delhi

A low turnout was expected after thousands of candidates were disqualified

Bernie's Saturday triump has left all of his rivals contending they were best positioned to curb his momentum

Nearly 80,000 infections have been reported worldwide

His trip includes a rally at the world's largest cricket stadium, watching the sunset with Melania at the Taj Mahal

Trump's India visit will be big on optics

She is the first passenger from the ship to have tested positive in Japan after having been cleared to disembark

Killed alongside Qasem Soleimani, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis is revered as a martyred icon of anti-US resistance

Core departments like the security services have remained funded but many other areas have suffered

China's numbers of daily new infections are well down from the outbreak's early height

Such attacks have been on the increase and were again in the news this week with the murder of nine people in Hanau

Activists have brought a case to Constitutional Court asking it to declare a law protecting animal rights

March 5 summit to discuss escalating violence in Syria’s last rebel enclave of Idlib

India mines between 2 to 3 tonnes of gold annually, relying on expensive imports to fulfil nearly all of its demand

The moves comes after Iranian authorities reported one more death among 10 new cases of the virus

Over 300,000 tablets exported to China as CEN is now collecting clues for heroes who made it possible

Friday's election came after months of steeply escalating tensions between Iran and its old foe the United States

Her mother says that Vasilisa wants to go train every day and she asks for snow, even in summer