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Saudi Arabia confirms bird flu case at farm in Riyadh
The case is the first outbreak of the H5N8 virus in Saudi Arabia since July 2018
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China working on robot development for coronavirus testing
Country's artificial intelligence sector is all active to lend their technological hands to help battle the epidemic
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Plane crashes after landing in Istanbul, 21 injured
Plane split into three pieces after a rough landing
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Trump plan for Mideast will die before he does: Iran leader
We believe the Palestinian militant organisations will rise up, says Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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India's pollution regulator threatens to shut 14 coal-fired power plants
The power plants account for over 7 per cent of India's coal-fired utility capacity
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Modi vows 'grand' Hindu temple replacing Babri mosque
Razing of Babri mosque by Hindu zealots almost 30 years ago unleashed country's worst sectarian violence
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India aims to double defence exports in 5 years amid resource crunch
New Delhi's defence export ambitions are soaring as economy suffers its worst slowdown
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Mothers may pass coronavirus to unborn children, say Chinese doctors
The warning is issued after a baby tests positive for virus just 30 hours after birth in China
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Russian S-400 missile delivery to India to begin by end-2021
$5 billion missile deal drew sanctions warnings from United States
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Malaysian journalist charged over China virus posts
She will face up to two years in prison for each count if found guilty
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Govt clarifies no suspension of flight operations to China
No decision has been taken to suspend flights, says Dr Zafar Mirza
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Vietnam setting up field hospitals for possible virus influx
Vietnam has banned all flights to and from mainland China, suspended new tourist visas for Chinese nationals
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Legal challenge to Singapore misinformation law rejected
Controversial legislation gives authorities the power to order corrections be placed next to posts they deem false
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Passengers quarantined on virus-hit cruise ship off Japan
So far, 10 people on the ship have tested positive for coronavirus
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UN safeguards international law in Mideast: Guterres
We are the guardians of the UN resolutions and international law in relation to Palestinian, says Guterres
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Malaysia's former first lady goes on trial for corruption
She is notorious for making overseas shopping trips and owning vast collections of handbags and jewellery
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Hong Kong medical staff strike for third day as locally transmitted virus cases rise
Health workers, members of other trade unions demand that the border with the mainland be completely sealed
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Trump renews vow to withdraw from Afghanistan
Says he has no desire to kill 'hundreds of thousands of people in Afghanistan'
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Israel strikes in Gaza after projectiles, explosive balloons fired
There were no immediate reports from Gaza of casualties
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Trump spurns Pelosi handshake, she tears up his speech
Aides to both said they had not spoken since their meeting in October
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Two more planes evacuate Americans from virus-hit Wuhan
United States has now brought home more than 500 passengers on three fights
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Sacked head of UN climate talks slams UK, global leadership
It came as Johnson announced plans to bring forward a UK ban on sales of new petrol vehicles by five years
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Trump's State of Union speech exposes bitter US divides
House speaker's gesture at the very end encapsulated the seething atmosphere in the Capitol
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China virus toll nears 500; cruise ships, Hong Kong flights hit
Nearly 230 cases have been reported in 27 other countries, regions outside mainland China
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Indian troops face shortage of food and clothing in Siachen: report
CAG report says young troops are devoid of proper food and equipment to fight tormentous snow and flashing sunlight
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‘No country has right to decide fate of Kashmiris’
All Pakistani American Council expresses solidarity with people of Indian Occupied Kashmir
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Chinese man with coronavirus symptoms put into isolation ward in Islamabad hospital
Bing Yang detected with high-temperature during screening at the Islamabad airport, according to sources
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Coronavirus testing kits arrive from Japan
Primers and probes are first coronavirus detection materials to reach from Japan to help Pakistan fight against virus
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India turns Occupied Kashmir into ‘an open-air prison’
Kashmir endures loss of billions of dollars since New Delhi's clampdown, says Altaf Ahmad Bhat
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Europe to avoid taking Iran nuclear dispute to UN, says EU's top diplomat
Britain, France and Germany formally accuses Iran of violating the terms of the 2015 arms control agreement
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‘Kashmir – the forgotten conflict now needs world’s attention more than ever’
Former Norway PM urges United Nations to renew its efforts, appoint special envoy to the region
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Mandela’s son-in-law backs Pakistan on Kashmir issue
Thumbumuzi Dlamini regrets Indian atrocities in IOK
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Naval chief, Burnei military leadership discuss regional security
Burnei military leadership appreciates Pakistan role for maintaining peace, says official statement
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WATCH: Australian evacuees from China test negative for virus, but face 14-day quarantine
Australia has asked for permission for a second evacuation flight out of Wuhan in Hubei province
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Indian diplomat summoned over LoC fire injuring four civilians
It was a clear violation of the 2003 Ceasefire Understanding and disregard for international human rights, says FO
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Indonesian women arrested for spreading coronavirus hoax
Indonesia has yet to report a confirmed case of the virus, which emerged in a Chinese market at the end of last year
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In pictures: Wuhan to convert gymnasium, exhibition centre into temporary hospitals
Dubbed as 'Wuhan Living room', the temporary hospitals would have a total of 3,400 beds
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'No girl is safe': The mothers ironing their daughters' chests
Cameroonian girls endure painful daily procedure with long lasting physical, psychological consequences
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Tamil-language anthem dropped from Sri Lanka independence party
Critics say that the move was a setback to reconciliation after years of ethnic civil war
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Iran to execute man 'spying for CIA'
In another case, two people are sentenced to 10 years in prison for spying and acting against national security
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World currently 'not in a pandemic' of China virus: WHO
We are at the phase where it is an epidemic with multiple foci, says Sylvie Briand
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Flight makes emergency landing after woman goes into labour
Woman delivers baby with the help of Qatar Airways cabin crew
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HIV drugs touted as weapon in war on coronavirus
Science is inconclusive on whether they are actually effective and experts say successful treatment could take years
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UN Libya envoy says military factions ready to negotiate in Geneva
Fighting has continued on the ground despite a call for a truce by Russia and Turkey on January 12
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NW Syria violence displaces 500,000 in two months
Weeks of intensive aerial bombardment and a bruising ground offensive have emptied entire towns in Idlib
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107-year-old man dies 13 hours after wife's passing
The couple was married for over 65 years
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Disabled Chinese boy dies while father in virus quarantine
17-year-old could not speak, walk or eat by himself
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Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi dies at 95
Moi's 24-year rule saw his country become a one-party state where critical voices were crushed
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Democrats' bid to challenge Trump off to a messy start in Iowa
Officials blaming 'inconsistencies' for an indefinite delay in the state’s caucus results
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Chinese cities locked down far from virus epicentre
Areas between the cities account for more than nine million people

















































