Turkish president suspends all international flights, expands restrictions
Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan announces strict monitoring of travel within Turkey among other measures, calling on Turks to ‘show…
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US believes ex-FBI agent died in Iran
US government has concluded that retired FBI agent Robert Levinson, who disappeared more than a decade ago, has died while…
Worldwide coronavirus death toll surpasses 20,000
Worldwide pandemic has claimed more than 20,000 live worldwide as governments stepped up their efforts against the disease.
Coronavirus shrinks Singapore’s economy,recession expected
Coronavirus is shrinking Singapore’s economy that could contract as much as 4 percent in 2020, its trade ministry said in…
Researchers say immune response to coronavirus mapped
Researchers from Australia said that they have mapped the immune responses from one of country’s first coronavirus patients,findings.
Spat between US and China escalated over coronavirus
Spat between Washington and Beijing over the coronavirus pandemic escalated when Trump angered China by referring to the pathogen as…
Lethal Coronavirus kills Iran religious leader
Lethal novel Coronavirus has killed Iran religious leader Ayatollah Hashem Bathayi Golpayegani as death toll jumps again.
Benny Gantz vows to form government ‘within a few days’
Benny Gantz opposition leader of Israel has called for a unity coalition, vowing to form a government “within a few…
Group of Hindu offers cow urine to ward off coronavirus
Group of Hindu hosted a cow urine drinking party as they believe it wards off the coronavirus.Some Hindu nationalist claimed…
OIC urge UN to declare March 15 as solidarity day
OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation) has urged United Nations to declare March 15 as the International Day of Solidarity against…
United States launches air raids in Iraq after deadly attack
United States has launched a series of air raids in Iraq against several locations of an Iran-backed militia that it…
Chinese shipping industry finally bouncing back but rates soar
Chinese shipping industry finally bouncing back with severe shortages, after a lockdown on transportation in China due to coronavirus.
Survey says Kashmiris want Indian forces to leave
Survey says more than 90 percent of college and university students want a complete withdrawal of Indian forces from the…
Crown Prince MBS crackdown on Saudi royals background story
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammad Bin Salman Al Saud is trying to ensure compliance in royal court by arresting…
Iran needs $5bn emergency funding to fight coronavirus
Iran has asked International Monetary Fund (IMF) for five billion dollars emergency funding to fight coronavirus outbreak.
Ankara hopes for new refugee deal with EU
Ankara says a 2016 refugee deal needs to be updated,it hopes to reach a new agreement in time for a…
Palestinians rejects Israeli road plan for West Bank
Palestinians have rejected Israeli road plan to build a road in the West Bank to avoid ‘unnecessary friction’ between Palestinian…
Ex-ally of Turkish President to launch new political party
Ex-ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Ali Babacan calls for reforms to enhance the rule of law and democracy…
MH17 trial begins with four men being tried in absentia
MH17 trial begins with four men being tried in absentia over deaths of 298 on board,in incident during Ukraine war…
Afghan Presidential rivals hold separate oath ceremonies
Afghan Presidential rivals Ashraf Ghani sworn in as president while Abdullah Abdullah take separate oaths as US mediation efforts fail.
Yes bank plunges as depositors rush to withdraw funds
Yes bank emerged as one of the top five private lenders in the country over the past 10 years but…
Investigation into alleged Afghanistan war crimes gets green signal
Investigation into war crimes and crimes against humanity in Afghanistan got green signal from International Criminal Court.