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Protesters hold signs against the Israeli police after they shoot dead an unarmed autistic Palestinian man Iyad Halak in Jerusalems Old City on Saturday after saying they suspected he was carrying a weapon. (AP)

Israeli forces kill unarmed autistic Palestinian man

The incident drew broad condemnations in the context of uprising over death of George Floyd in US

31 May 2020 3:13 PM IST

An Afghan security personnel investigates a damaged vehicle carrying employees of Khurshid TV along a roadside, at the site of a bomb blast in Kabul on May 30,2020. (AFP)

Islamic State kills Afghan journalist, technician in bus blast

Taliban and other Islamist insurgents have repeatedly targeted Afghan journalists, killing 15 in 2018, the worst year...

31 May 2020 10:03 AM IST

Israeli soldiers patrol roads. (AP)

Israel police kill Palestinian mistaken for carrying weapons

There has been an uptick in violence in east Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank in recent days

30 May 2020 3:03 PM IST

Ali Erbas, the head of Turkeys highest religious authority prays in front of worshippers wearing protective facemasks maintaining the required social distance during the Friday prayer in The Fatih Mosque in Istanbul. (AFP)

Turkish mosques reopen for mass prayers

President Erdogan said many other sites like restaurants and cafes as well as libraries, parks and beaches will reopen...

30 May 2020 11:55 AM IST

Ethiopian Jewish immigrants making their Aliyah (Immigration to Israel) in protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic, wave Israeli flags as they step off a plane at Ben Gurion International Airport in Lod, east of Tel Aviv. (AFP)

Israel looks to export its coronavirus coping skills

Covid-19 patients equipped with -"oximeters-" are contacted twice daily by medical teams who ask them to report their...

29 May 2020 3:32 PM IST

A man wipes the face of a Turkish soldier wearing a face mask for protection against the new coronavirus. (AP)

Turkey resumes intercity train services as coronavirus curbs ease

The virus has killed more than 4,300 people in Turkey, from nearly 160,000 infections

28 May 2020 3:15 PM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and fellow leader under a recently signed power-sharing agreement, Abdullah Abdullah, center, hold a meeting with U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad aimed at resuscitating a U.S.-Taliban peace deal signed in February, at the Presidential Palace, in Kabul, Afghanistan. (The Presidential Palace via AP)

Taliban, Afghan president declare three-day ceasefire for Eid

The move came as fighting between the two sides had intensified despite the coronavirus pandemic

24 May 2020 12:56 PM IST

A handout picture released by the Israeli Knesset (parliament) spokespersons office on May 17, 2020, shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a parliamentary session in Jerusalem ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new government. (Via AFP)

Netanyahu first sitting prime minister to face criminal charges in...

Charges include illegally trading favours in exchange for positive coverage for himself in Israel's top-selling...

24 May 2020 9:08 AM IST

A worker sprays disinfectant inside the Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia. (AFP)

Mosques to stay shut for Eid prayers in Saudi Arabia, UAE

Dubai government listed a series of Eid customs that should not be observed, including family visits and exchanging...

22 May 2020 6:00 PM IST

Salah Khashoggi, the son of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. (AFP)

Khashoggi's sons forgive his killers citing Ramadan tradition

Five Saudi agents had been sentenced to death for Khashoggi's murder that cast a cloud of suspicion over the Saudi's...

22 May 2020 2:47 PM IST

The United Nations has warned of an alarming uptick in violence against civilians in Afghanistan. (AFP)

Afghan mosque attack kills eight worshippers breaking Ramadan fast

Taliban denies responsibility of the attack, saying Afghan security forces are to blame

20 May 2020 1:02 PM IST

Aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71)as it is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam. (AFP)

US Navy issues warning to Iran

The notice to mariners follows president Donald Trump's threat last month to fire on any Iranian ships that harass US...

20 May 2020 9:11 AM IST