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Image shows (back row L to R) Agnes Chow, Anthony Wong, Tiffany Yuen, Denise Ho, Lester Shum, (front row L to R) Eddie Chu, Joshua Wong and Gregory Wong posing while campaigning during a primary election in Hong Kong. (AFP)World
Young activists, localists top Hong Kong-'s unofficial pro-democracy...

Leader Carrie Lam warned that the election could be considered subverting state power under the city’s new national...

15 July 2020 11:40 AM IST

Merlion park in Singapore. (AFP)World
Singapore deports 10 Indians, bars their re-entry for violating...

The Indian nationals, holding student or work passes, were caught having a social gathering at a rented apartment on May...

13 July 2020 4:12 PM IST

Pope Francis. (AP)West Asia
Pope -'very pained-' by decision to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among Orthodox Christians

13 July 2020 12:16 PM IST

A laborer cleans a manhole on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Wednesday, June 10, 2020. While 2019 was the worst year on record for global dengue cases, experts fear an even bigger surge is possible because their efforts to combat it were hampered by restrictions imposed during the coronavirus pandemic. (AP)World
Dengue prevention is messed up everywhere because of coronavirus...

With healthcare systems crumbling in countries around the world, experts say they aren’t sure how world would be able...

13 July 2020 9:35 AM IST

Health workers conduct a swab test on civilians, some of 28 living in the compounds of the Indonesian armys Officer Candidate School in Bandung.(AFP)World
Indonesia-'s military academy hit by virus outbreak

Of the 1,280 confirmed infections, 991 were cadets and the rest were staff and their family members

12 July 2020 4:00 PM IST

People queue up to vote in Hong Kong in an unofficial \primary\ for pro-democracy candidates ahead of legislative elections in September. (AP)World
Over 200,000 vote in Hong Kong-'s unofficial pro-democracy poll

The pro-democracy elections were held despite government warnings that it may be in breach of new security law imposed...

12 July 2020 2:06 PM IST

Voters queue outside a polling station during a primary election in Hong Kong. (AFP)World
UK-China ties freeze over Hong Kong security law

Britain’s decision to offer refuge to millions in Hong Kong, UK-'s former colony, was met with a stern telling-off by...

12 July 2020 1:00 PM IST

Muslims offer their evening prayers outside the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, following Turkeys Council of States decision. (AP)West Asia
World Council of Churches ‘dismayed’ at Hagia Sophia shift

US State Department said it was ‘disappointed’ by the decision and looks forward to seeing how Turkey plans to keep...

12 July 2020 10:07 AM IST

People visit the Byzantine-era Hagia Sophia, an UNESCO World Heritage site and one of Istanbuls main tourist attractions in the historic Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, Friday, July 10, 2020. (AP)West Asia
Turkey-'s Hagia Sophia converts into mosque after court ruling

The decision to turn the former cathedral to a place of muslim worship has sparked deep dismay among country-'s Orthodox...

11 July 2020 1:13 PM IST

Former South Korean army Gen. Paik Sun-yup salutes during a ceremony at the New Mexico Range in Paju, South Korea on Aug. 29, 2013. (AP)World
Paik Sun-yup, major South Korean war hero, dies at 99

The South Korean army announced his death on Saturday, but did not immediately release the cause of death

11 July 2020 11:35 AM IST

This handout photo taken and released on July 10, 2020 by Singapores Ministry of Communications and Information shows the city-states Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (C) waving as he cast his vote at Alexandra Primary School during the general election in Singapore.(AFP)World
Singapore PM Lee returns to power with a clear mandate

The ruling party, in power since independence in 1965, secured 61.24 per cent of the total votes cast in the election

11 July 2020 10:00 AM IST

A mask-clad Israeli soldier stands on guard at a checkpoint at the main entrance of al-Fawwar camp for Palestinian refugees, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank. (AFP)West Asia
France asks Israel to drop West Bank annexation plans

Macron emphasised that annexation would contravene international law and jeopardise possibility of peace between...

10 July 2020 3:57 PM IST

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