India’s COVID-19 Case Total Nears 20 Million
NEW DELHI: India on Monday reported more than 300,000 new coronavirus cases for a 12th straight day, taking its overall caseload to just shy of...
Time To Recall Troops From Afghanistan: Biden
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden says war in Afghanistan cannot continue for generations Twenty years later, it’s time to bring the troops back home. Before...
Australia, Belgium Ban Directs Flights From India
SYDNEY: Australia and Belgium have banned direct flights from India until May 15. According to the foreign news agency, the reason for this decision is...
Turkey Announces Lockdown Till May 17
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has imposed a nationwide “full closure” until May 17 including a continuous lockdown, school closures and intercity travel restrictions to...
India Registers Record COVID Deaths
NEW DELHI: India’s coronavirus cases hit a record peak for a fifth day on Monday as countries including Britain, Germany and the United States pledged...
Saudi Central Bank Issues SR200 Banknote
RIYADH — The Saudi Central Bank announced its intention to issue a “Two Hundred” denomination of the Saudi currency, on the occasion of the five-year...
Zimbabwe Air Force Helicopter Crash Kills Child and 3 Crew
HARARE: A Zimbabwean military helicopter crashed into a house outside the capital Harare, killing a child and all three crew members, the air force said....
U.S. House Passes Bill To Make Washington, D.C., The 51st State
The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly voted, for the second time in less than a year, to make the District of Columbia the 51st state,...
Pakistani Medical Student In New York Near To Blind In Acid Attack
An unidentified man threw acid on a Pakistani college student in the Long Island suburb of New York, US, disfiguring her face in an attack...
COVID: China Offers Help To India
BEIJING: China on Thursday said it was ready to provide outbreak prevention support and medical supplies to India as the country faces a vicious second...
Canada Bans Flights From Pakistan, India
OTTAWA: Canada suspended all passenger flights from Pakistan and India on Thursday for 30 days, Transportation Minister Omar Alghabra announced, citing increased Covid-19 cases detected...
Protests Continue in Myanmar
Myanmar anti-coup activists launched protests on Wednesday calling for the release of detained prisoners, as junta chief General Min Aung Hlaing was reported to be...