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People stand behind a police tape outside the V-Mall where gunshots rang out inside, in Manila, Philippines on Monday. AP photo

Sacked security guard opens fire at Manila mall, takes dozens hostage

The gunman, who was armed with a pistol, shot one person at the V-Mall

2 March 2020 1:11 PM IST

Mask-clad pedestrians walk through Tajrish Bazaar in the Iranian capital Tehran on February 29, 2020 (AFP)

Iran coronavirus death toll crosses 50

Iran has acknowledged 54 deaths among 593 confirmed infections nationwide

1 March 2020 5:32 PM IST

Migrants arrive at the village of Skala Sikaminias, on the Greek island of Lesbos, after crossing on a dinghy the Aegean sea from Turkey, Sunday (AP Photo)

Thousands flee Syria as Turkey opens border to migrants

Turkeyâ€™s decision to open its doors to refugees comes amid a military escalation in Syriaâ€™s northwest region

1 March 2020 4:55 PM IST

Head Veterinarian Tahera Rezai holds a cat during a check-up at the medical facility of the Kabul Small Animal Clinic in Kabul. AFP photo

After US-Taliban peace deal, Afghan women fear losing their hard-won...

The Taliban-'s fall transformed women-'s lives, much more so in urban areas like Kabul than in conservative rural...

1 March 2020 4:37 PM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP Photo

Peace deal hits first roadblock over Taliban prisoners release

The peace accord is aimed at ending US-' longest war after nearly two decades

1 March 2020 3:46 PM IST

A paramedic wearing protective gear adjusts his goggles as he prepares to carry patients by ambulance in Daegu, South Korea. AFP Photo

South Korea going all out to contain COVID 19, Moon Jae-in says

The country reported 376 new cases on Sunday, taking the toll to 3,526

1 March 2020 3:17 PM IST

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses the press following the US-Taliban deal signing ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha. AFP Photo

Taliban begins outreach after signing peace deal with US

The accord was signed in Doha by Talibanâ€™s cheif and U.S. special envoy

1 March 2020 2:36 PM IST

This handout from Malaysias Department of Information Malaysias incoming Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin receiving documents from King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah before taking the oath as the countrys new leader at the National Palace in Kuala Lumpur. AFP Photo

Muhyiddin sworn in as Malaysian PM, Mahathir vows to fight on

The decision by the monarch to pick Muhyiddin was greeted with shock as Mahathir-'s allies claimed he had enough support...

1 March 2020 1:03 PM IST

President Donald Trump, center, speaks about the coronavirus in the press briefing room at the White House on Saturday, Feb. 29 (AP image)

With battered economies, coronavirus is rewriting realities of life

While the new coronavirus has extended its reach across the world, definite geographic clusters of infections were...

1 March 2020 12:25 PM IST

Pedestrians wearing face masks cross a square in western Tehran, Iran, on Saturday. AP Photo

In the times of Coronavirus, home is safest for Iranians

43 people have died and nearly 600 have been infected in Iran

1 March 2020 12:24 PM IST

US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar shake hands after signing a peace agreement during a ceremony in the Qatari capital Doha on Saturday.

US, Taliban ink peace deal: 14-month timeframe to withdraw troops from...

Mike Pompeo looked on as the two inked the deal, after urging the insurgents to â€œkeep your promises to cut ties with...

1 March 2020 1:36 AM IST

A clerk checks the temperature of a shopper at a department store amid growing concern over the coronavirus outbreak in Pyongyang, North Korea.AP Photo

North Korea to quarantine people with COVID 19 symptoms

North Korea has not confirmed any cases of the virus, but a month-long quarantine period had been imposed on people...

29 Feb 2020 11:47 AM IST