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Pakistan former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. (AFP)World
Pakistan-'s Nawaz Sharif mulling political comeback after year-long...

Sharif has been living in London since last November after the Lahore HC granted him permission to go abroad for four...

19 Sept 2020 2:54 PM IST

Lanzhous health commission said Friday that sheep, cattle and pigs were most commonly involved in the spread of the bacteria. (Representationla Image: AFP)World
Thousands test positive for bacterial disease after China lab leak

Brucellosis, a disease often caused by contact with infected animals or animal products, can bring about fevers, joint...

18 Sept 2020 3:23 PM IST

This handout photograph taken on February 1, 2020 and released by Zhang Hai, shows medical workers preparing to take away the body of Zhang Lifa, the father of Zhang Hai, after he died from the COVID-19 coronavirus in a hospital in Wuhan, in Chinas central Hubei province. - Some families accuse the Wuhan and Hubei provincial governments of concealing the outbreak when it first emerged there late last year, failing to alert the public, and bungling the response, allowing Covid-19 to explode out of control. (AFP)World
Families of virus victims accuse China of blocking COVID lawsuits

Lawsuits are abruptly rejected, while many face pressure from authorities not to file, and lawyers are being warned...

17 Sept 2020 1:05 PM IST

Chinas approach runs counter to that of many Western countries, where experts have warned against authorizing the emergency use of vaccines that have not completed testing. (AP)World
Vaccine race: China inoculates thousands before trials are completed

Vaccine safety came into sharp focus last week when AstraZeneca paused late-stage clinical trials of its COVID-19...

16 Sept 2020 10:04 AM IST

US special peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad (Photo: AP)World
US special envoy for Afghan talks Zalmay Khalilzad in India today

The visit takes place at a time when the Afghanistan government and Taliban have formally sat on the negotiating table...

15 Sept 2020 3:22 PM IST

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (left) and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa. (AFP)World
Sri Lanka-'s proposed Constitution Amendment faces resistance within...

PM Rajapaksa will be the hardest-hit by the amendment, while his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa will gain full legal...

13 Sept 2020 1:08 PM IST

While the navy says no crude oil has escaped the cargo of the New Diamond, leaked diesel fuel had created a two-kilometre-long slick in the Indian Ocean that was visible from the air. (Sri Lankan Air Force via AP)World
Sri Lankan navy plugs fuel leak on fire-stricken oil tanker

Sri Lanka-'s authorities fear a marine disaster if the tanker is allowed to transfer its oil to another ship in the...

12 Sept 2020 2:30 PM IST

Houses are on fire in Gawdu Zara village, northern Rakhine state, Myanmar. Two soldiers who defected from Myanmars army and confessed on video to taking part in massacres, rape, and other crimes against the Muslim Rohingya minority are believed to be in the custody of the International Criminal Court in the Netherlands and should be prosecuted to obtain their evidence, a human rights organization said Tuesday. (AP)World
UN council members urge Myanmar to stop clashes in Rakhine state

UN called on Myanmar to address the long-term causes of the crisis that led more than 700,000 Rohingya Muslims to flee...

12 Sept 2020 9:42 AM IST

International salvage experts boarding the fire-stricken tanker, New Diamond, in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lankas eastern coast. - International experts boarded an oil tanker stricken off Sri Lanka to begin salvage operations, the navy said on September 10, as firefighters looked to contain a large oil slick in the Indian Ocean. (Photo: Sri Lanka Navy / AFP)World
Sri Lanka to sue owner of fire-hit supertanker

Authorities want to avoid damage to the coast line like that suffered by Mauritius after a bulk carrier struck a coral...

11 Sept 2020 4:02 PM IST

EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community over Rohingya crisisWorld
EU Parliament suspends Suu Kyi from Sakharov Prize community over...

A long-time political prisoner before coming to power, Suu Kyi was once admired for her non-violent struggle against...

11 Sept 2020 9:18 AM IST

China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trialsWorld
China approves first nasal spray COVID-19 vaccine for trials

The nasal spray vaccination could generate double protection for vaccine recipients - influenza and the novel...

11 Sept 2020 8:48 AM IST

Bill Birtles (right) and Michael Smith had to consent to questioning before they were allowed to leave China, shepherded out of the country on a late-night flight by Australian diplomats.(Photo: Twitter\ @billbirtles)World
Australian journalists evacuated from China over safety threats

Several reporters for US media residing in China have had their visas revoked and been forced to leave the country

9 Sept 2020 2:11 PM IST

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