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Opposition chief calls for lockdown as India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million
Medical experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher than those reported
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Canada’s high-risk populations face COVID-19 vaccine barriers
Study did not look at people who lacked provincial health insurance
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Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing 20 people
It appears a girder had given way on the overpass but the cause was being investigated, says Mexico City mayor
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Rickshaw 'ambulance' offers free oxygen, transport for virus patients
Khan, sold his wife's jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance
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India Covid cases soar past 20 million: official data
The daily number of new cases has, however, declined in recent days, having peaked at 402,000 on Friday
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Mexico hopes to finish vaccinating its population in early 2022
So far Mexico has administered one vaccine dose to some 10% of its 126 million inhabitants
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Antibody drug neutralizes Covid variants in lab study
No link seen between Covid-19 and aspirin or ibuprofen, the study suggests
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Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain intact
In a joint petition for dissolution of marriage, the couple asserted their legal union was 'irretrievably broken'
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Jordan partially reopens border posts with Saudi Arabia, Syria
Travellers are required to be in possession of a negative PCR test
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ECP rejects plea to use laptops in PTI funding case
Babar says SC should take notice of the fact documents were hidden from them
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Trainee Indian doctors pulled from exams to fight world’s biggest Covid surge
Number of cases so far rose to just short of 20M, propelled by a 12th straight day of more than 300,000 new cases
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Verizon to offload Yahoo, AOL for $5 billion
The New York-based telecom company has struggled to make headway in a highly competitive internet advertising space
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'We are all the same' - Barcelona church opens doors to Ramazan dinners
Every evening 50 & 60 Muslims stream into the passages of the Santa Anna church for a hearty meal of home-cooked food
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Biden bans most travel to US from India to limit Covid-19 spread
Restrictions imposed because of 'magnitude and scope of Covid-19 pandemic' in India, says White House
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US to begin reuniting migrant families separated under Trump
Biden has called the family separations a 'moral failure and a national shame'
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At least 7 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on army outpost
Provincial council member says that around 30 died in the attack and insurgents also captured base
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Tarin hints at ‘renegotiating’ IMF agreement
Finance minister says global lender’s demand for electricity tariff hike ‘unjustified’
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Eight reported killed as Myanmar protests aim to ‘shake the world’
Coordinated with demos in Myanmar communities around the world to mark "the global Myanmar spring revolution"
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Palestinian woman killed, two Israelis wounded in West Bank violence
Tensions high in West Bank & Jerusalem during the month of Ramazan
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Britain hosts first G7 foreign ministers meeting since start of pandemic
Britain is keen to capitalise on Biden's willingness to re-engage
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India's Modi takes electoral hit in key state amid virus surge
Modi's Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll
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Three dead, dozens hurt when suspected smuggling boat overturns off California
Several people were pulled from the water and some required life-saving efforts on the beach
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Twenty six killed in boat accident in Bangladesh
Five people rescued and sent to hospital says senior police official
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India's Covid-19 case total nears 20 million
The country reports more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day
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‘Hospitals are full’ as Argentina COVID-19 cases hit 3 million
Country's health ministry says there were 11,394 new cases over the last 24-hour period
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Govt to introduce major vote reforms
Seeks to give financial autonomy to ECP; introduce electronic voting machines
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Indian industry body urges curbs to economic activity to save lives
PM Narendra Modi's government is reluctant to impose a national lockdown
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Biden marks 10 years since Bin Laden killing
We followed bin Laden to the gates of hell -- and we got him, says Biden in a statement
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Khamenei criticises Iran's foreign minister over leaked remarks
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said he had 'zero' influence over Iran’s foreign policy
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Washington denies Iran state media report saying prisoner swap agreed
Iranian state television says Tehran would free four Americans in exchange for four Iranians held in US
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Saudi Arabia to open land, sea, air borders as of May 17: ministry
Kingdom suspended entry for non-citizens from 20 states with exception of diplomats and medical practitioners earlier
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UK sends 1,000 more ventilators to India as doctors rally
British authorities have already sent 495 oxygen concentrators and 200 ventilators to India
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UK PM faces more allegations over personal spending
Revelation that Johnson spent lavishly to redecorate his residence has touched a nerve
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Biden's remarks on 1915 events 'mala fide': Experts
Speakers at webinar in Pakistan urge Muslim countries stand against unjust statement
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Nigeria bans travellers from India, Brazil, Turkey over Covid-19 fears
The ban will take effect from May 4
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Modi's BJP loses crucial Indian state election
Mamata Banerjee is set to be chief of West Bengal after her Trinamool Congress party won a two-thirds majority
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Euphoric clubbers hit dance floor again as Spain trials digital Covid-19 pass
Clubbers had to undergo an antigen Covid test, show a negative PCR test or proof that they had already had coronavirus
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Large fuel truck fire in Kabul kills seven - officials
The cause of ignition not immediately known, the fires come as the city remains on "high alert"
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PIA issues new advisory for inbound travellers from KSA
Makes Covid tests mandatory; condition to come into effect from May 5
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India’s Covid-19 daily cases hold close to record, another state imposes lockdown
However, deaths due to the infection jumped by a record 3,689 bringing the total to 215,542 people
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Nine arrested in London protests against greater police powers
More than 1,000 people march through central London, chanting "Kill the Bill" outside govt buildings
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Myanmar protesters raise voices to ‘shake the world’; more mystery blasts
Coordinated with expat communities around the world to mark "the global Myanmar spring revolution"
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Vote count in five Indian states begin amid pandemic
Counting of votes in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry scheduled to end on Sunday
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Taiwan's first batch of Covid-19 aid leaves for India
Countries have been rushing to help India alleviate the crisis as it battles a devastating second wave
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India's top court warns against social media clampdown over Covid appeals
Twitter last week removed dozens of tweets critical of Modi-led government's handling of pandemic
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Top Iran negotiator: US sanctions on oil, banks would be lifted based an accords so far
We have all the reasons to expect that final outcome will be successful, says Russia's envoy to UN nuclear watchdog
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US commander warns against attacks on troops in Afghanistan as deadline passes
Violence against Afghans has escalated in recent weeks, with more than hundred Afghan security forces personnel killed
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Top US scientist recommends India lockdown as cases surge
One of the immediate things to do is to essentially call a shutdown of country, says US pandemic advisor Anthony Fauci
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US State Department approves potential sale of P-8 surveillance planes to India
P-8 aircraft would help expand maritime surveillance capabilities
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Indian scientists flag virus mutations that could 'evade immune response'
Forum of advisers found more mutations in coronavirus that it thinks need to be tracked closely














































