International Desk ; The death toll from China’s new Coronavirus epidemic surged past 1,500 on Saturday after 143 more people died in the country, according to official data. The National Health Commission…
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40 killed in attacks in restive central Mali
International Desk : Forty people, including nine soldiers, have been killed in a spate of attacks in central Mali, authorities said Friday, with most of the deaths caused by inter-ethnic violence in…
China virus death toll nears 1,400, six health workers among victims
Online Desk : The death toll from China’s virus epidemic neared 1,400 on Friday with six medical workers among the victims, underscoring the country’s struggle to contain a deepening health crisis. Nearly…
Saudi Arabia shivers in worst cold spell since 2016
International Desk : Saudi Arabia is experiencing its coldest weather since 2016, meteorologists said Thursday, with overnight temperatures dropping below zero in the country’s north over the past two days. In Tarif,…
US, Taliban close to ‘reduction in violence’ agreement
International Desk : The Taliban have issued an ultimatum to Washington after weeks of talks with a U.S. peace envoy, demanding a reply on their offer of a seven-day reduction of violence…
World scientists meet to fight novel coronavirus
International Desk : Scientists from around the world are reviewing how the novel coronavirus is transmitted and possible vaccines at a World Health Organization conference that kicked off on Tuesday. “What matters…
Kashmir journalists accuse Indian police of muzzling press
Online Desk : Journalists in disputed Kashmir urged the Indian government on Monday to allow them to report freely and expressed concern about alleged police harassment since the region’s semi-autonomy was rescinded…
China virus deaths rise past 800, overtaking SARS toll
International Desk : The death toll from the novel coronavirus surged past 800 in mainland China on Sunday, overtaking global fatalities in the 2002-03 SARS epidemic, even as the World Health Organization…
Exit poll predicts comfortable majority of AAP in Delhi Assembly Election-2020
Online desk : All exit polls on the Delhi Assembly Election- 2020 predicted that Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will retain power with a comfortable majority while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Had privilege of touching Abdul Ghaffar Khan’s feet: Modi
International Desk : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress of looking at the country’s icons through the lens of religion while the BJP saw them as Indians first….
Over 200 million girls, women suffered from female genital mutilation: Guterres
International Desk ; UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said over 200 million girls and women alive today have suffered from female genital mutilation, a horrific and harmful practice that can lead to…
No panic, no rumour, says Chinese envoy about coronavirus
Online Desk : Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming on Thursday urged all to remain alert instead of creating panic and spreading rumours noting that no Chinese national here and no Bangladesh…