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Members of the Israeli police talk to people at the gated house of the Chinese ambassador where he was found dead, in Herzliya. (AFP)

Chinese ambassador to Israel found dead at home: Police

Initial reports say staff had found Du dead in his bed and that there were no signs of violence

17 May 2020 3:49 PM IST

A Yemeni doctor talks to a patient receiving treatment and lying on a bed at a hospital in Aden, Yemen. (AP)

Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check

WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen's population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could...

16 May 2020 12:30 PM IST

Dr. Marwa al-Khafaji. (AP)

Iraqi doctor's fight with virus shows proof of a battered system

Dr Marwa came home after 20 days in isolation, only to find her house's entrance blocked with concrete

15 May 2020 4:02 PM IST

Afghan and foreign security personnel stand guard in front of a hospital after gunmen attacked, in Kabul. (AP)

US blames Islamic State on Kabul hospital attack

Afghan president orders military to switch to offensive mode against the Taliban following the hospital attack and...

15 May 2020 12:17 PM IST

A scoop of tear gas flavor ice cream, in Hong Kong. (AP)

Hong Kong shop offers 'tear gas' ice cream in solidarity to...

More than 16,000 rounds of tear gas were fired during the protests, according to Hong Kong authorities

15 May 2020 10:11 AM IST

Dark clouds envelop the skies as workers fold a billboard to prepare for the coming of typhoon Vongfong in Manila. (AP)

Strong typhoon slams into pandemic-hit Philippines

Authorities evacuate tens of thousands of people while trying to avoid the virus risks of overcrowding emergency...

14 May 2020 3:47 PM IST

People walk on a street next to a stay home notice as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Tokyo. (AFP)

Has Japan dodged the coronavirus bullet?

With infections sharply down, Japanese government is now hoping to lift the state of emergency declared in most of the...

14 May 2020 9:55 AM IST

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South Korea raises age of sexual consent from 13 to 16

Previously, teenagers aged 13 or older were held to be legally capable of consenting to sex, resulting in controversial...

13 May 2020 11:53 AM IST

Violence flares in Afghanistan as hospital, funeral attacked. (AFP Photo)

Afghanistan: Deadly suicide attack targets hospital, funeral in...

Special forces rescued 80 people including mothers and babies from the Kabul hospital after three gunmen launched a...

12 May 2020 3:55 PM IST

China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures

China says it is not yet the time to relax coronavirus measures

Wuhan on Monday reported its first cluster of coronavirus infections since a lockdown on the city

12 May 2020 2:10 PM IST

Japan plans to approve its first coronavirus antigen testing kits on Wednesday. (AFP Photo)

Japan to approve its first coronavirus antigen test kits

Antigen tests scan for proteins that can be found on or inside a virus

12 May 2020 1:39 PM IST

An empty Indonesian airport during the coronavirus lockdown. (AFP)

Coronavirus lockdown: 'Rice ATMs' come to the rescue of hungry...

Coronavirus outbreak has caused millions to lose their jobs in Southeast Asia's largest economy.

12 May 2020 10:28 AM IST