Afghan Prez rejects release of insurgent prisoners in 'US-Taliban deal'
Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has rejected a key component of a new US-Taliban deal that calls for the release of insurgent prisoners. He however said...
Pakistan to close border with Afghanistan for 7 days
In Pakistan, the government yesterday said that it will close its border with Afghanistan for seven days from tomorrow to prevent the spread of novel ...
Indonesia confirms first coronavirus cases at Jakarta hospital
JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday reported its first confirmed cases of coronavirus, after health officials in the world's fourth-most populous count...
Global virus death toll tops 3,000
Beijing: The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after dozens more died at its epicentre in China and cases ...
North Korea 'fires two missiles in first test of the year'
Little is known about the projectiles, except that they were launched from the North's east coast towards the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea...
Nearly 500 new COVID-19 cases reported in South Korea
Seoul: South Korea reported nearly 500 new coronavirus cases on Monday, sending the largest national total in the world outside China past 4,000.Four ...
India to evacuate its citizens stuck in Iran over Coronavirus fears
Iran on Saturday gave permission for India to evacuate its citizens. In a note verbale, Iranian mission said, "The Ministry of Health of the Islamic R...
Afghan conflict: President Ashraf Ghani rejects Taliban prisoner release
Under the landmark agreement signed on Saturday in Qatar, 5,000 Taliban would be released in exchange for up to 1,000 government detainees by 10 March...
Kuwait confirms new coronavirus case, brings total to 46, says health ministry
Kuwait has confirmed a new case of coronavirus infection, bringing the total number of people diagnosed with the disease in the country to 46, a healt...
S.Korea reports 210 new coronavirus cases, raising total to 3,736, says KCDC
South Korea reported 210 new coronavirus cases this afternoon local time, raising the country’s total infections to 3,736, the Korea Centers for Disea...
Kazakhstanis staying in S Korea urged to register with consular department amid coronavirus fears
Nationals of Kazakhstan staying in South Korea are urged to register with the consular department amid coronavirus fears, the press service of the Kaz...
NATO chief visits Afghanistan as US, Taliban to sign deal
NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg was in Afghanistan on Saturday for meetings with officials as the United States and the Taliban were to sign a long-sought...
South Korea reports 813 more coronavirus cases, total 3,150
South Korea confirmed 813 more coronavirus cases on Saturday, the biggest increase to date for the country and taking the national total to 3,150 infe...
Pompeo lands in Doha to oversee signing of Taliban deal
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Doha on Saturday to oversee the signing of a landmark deal between the United States and the Taliban, an AFP ...
Trump to engage in further tax cuts if re-elected: WH official
Washington D.C: US President Donald Trump will engage in further tax cuts if he gets re-elected in the November election, while building on the Tax Cu...
US postpones southeast Asian leaders’ meeting due to COVID-19
Washington D.C: The United States has postponed a meeting of leaders of Southeast Asian nations that was set for Las Vegas in mid-March due to the spr...
FB, Twitter, Google threaten to suspend services in Pakistan
Islamabad: A coalition comprising digital media giants Facebook, Google and Twitter (among others) have spoken out against the new regulations approve...
Indians will pay $50,000 more for US investor visa from April
Washington D.C: Beginning April 1, Indians wishing to immigrate to America will now have to pay an additional $50,000 for the EB-5 or the US investor ...
China reports 47 more deaths from COVID-19
Beijing: China on Saturday reported 47 more deaths from the new coronavirus, raising the death toll in the country to 2,835.The National Health Commis...
US to sign agreement with Taliban: Prez Trump
US President Donald Trump has announced that the United States will sign an agreement with the Taliban as part of its efforts to bring lasting peace i...
Saudi Arabia bars citizens from Mecca & Medina amid fears over Coronavirus
Saudi Arabia yesterday barred citizens from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council from entering two of Islam's holiest cities, Mecca and Medina, ami...
Parliament will not hold special session on March 2: Malaysian King
Malaysia's Parliament will not hold a special session on Monday to decide the next prime minister, the country's monarch announced, a day after interi...
NATO's ruling council to hold urgent talks after 33 Turkish troops killed in Syria
NATO's ruling council will meet today for urgent talks on the Syria crisis after at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike allegedly b...
Iranian Vice President tests positive for COVID-19
Tehran: Masoumeh Ebtekar, Iran’s Vice President for Women and Family Affairs, has announced that she has tested positive for the deadly coronavirus.Eb...
Mahatma Gandhi's spirit needed more than ever: UN chief Guterres on Delhi violence
Expressing sadness over the violence in Delhi, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that Mahatma Gandhi's spirit is needed more than ever as...
Trump faces credibility test as he plays down virus threat
Washington: President Donald Trump faces a critical personal challenge in grappling with the new coronavirus outbreak: Asking Americans to believe him...
India temporarily suspends visa on arrival for Japanese and Korean nationals
Tokyo: India has temporarily suspended visa on arrival services for nationals of Japan and South Korea in view of the surge in the number of coronavir...
UAE confirms six fresh cases of coronavirus in country
UAE has confirmed six fresh cases of coronavirus in the country. The new announcement brings to 19 the number of reported cases, five of whom have rec...
Syrian air strike kills 33 Turkish soldiers
At least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an air strike by Syrian government forces as violence escalates in Syria's Idlib province. The ...
South Korea reports 256 new coronavirus cases
South Korea has reported 256 new coronavirus cases. It takes its total to 2,022 which is the highest in the world outside China.More than 90 per cent ...
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