South Korea urged citizens on Saturday to stay indoors as it warned of a "critical moment" in its battle against the coronavirus after recording the biggest daily jump in infections, with 594 new cases taking the tally to 2,931. South Korea is grappling with the largest outbreak of the

Malaysia's Mahathir Mohamad has said he has agreed to be the prime ministerial candidate for the former ruling coalition, less than a week after he quit and plunged the country into turmoil. "I am now confident that I have the numbers needed to garner majority support," Mahathir

China reported 428 new cases on Saturday in an outbreak of the coronavirus. Another 47 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals to 79,252 cases and 2,835 deaths in the 24 hours. Also on Thursday,

Death toll in the Delhi violence has now gone up to 42. The Health Department has confirmed 4 more deaths on Friday. The death toll was 38 till Thursday and among them are an Intelligence Bureau jawan and a Delhi Police head constable. Violent clashes broke out in northeast Delhi on

Yasmin, a 35-year-old mother of three, clutched her blue-and-white prayer beads as she waited at a hospital mortuary to retrieve the battered body of her brother-in-law. A resident of a gritty New Delhi neighbourhood where working class Hindus and Muslims have lived side by side for

At least 33 Turkish soldiers have been killed in an air strike by Syrian "regime forces" in north-western Syria, a senior Turkish official has said. More were hurt in Idlib province, said Rahmi Dogan, the governor of Turkey's Hatay province. Other reports put the death toll higher.

Home Minister Amit Shah should be sacked for "abdicating" his duties and both the centre and Arvind Kejriwal's government in Delhi had been "mute spectators" to the clashes that had claimed at least 34 lives, Congress president Sonia Gandhi said today after meeting the President along

Superstar Rajinikanth has slammed the central government for the Delhi violence in which 34 people have lost their lives. The actor said the clashes are the result of the centre's "intelligence failure". On his recent remark in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act, he said he is

China reported 435 new cases on Wednesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus. Another 32 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals to 78,499 cases and 2,747 deaths in the 24 hours. Also on Thursday,

The death toll in the northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 34 on Thursday morning. As per GTB Hospital authorities, 30 deaths have been reported at Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital, two at LNJP Hospital and one at Jag Parvesh Chandra Hospital. Delhi

Saudi Arabia has placed a temporary ban on Umrah pilgrims in an attempt to ensure public safety by preventing the spread of the coronavirus. Most foreign pilgrims often visit the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah before or after the completion of their religious duties in Makkah, this has

The Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the UN's highest court in seeking justice for Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims. The Maldivian government said Wednesday it will formally join the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy, as did Algeria in Africa. The first positive virus test

China reported 406 new cases on Wednesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Another 52 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals

The death toll due to the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi has climbed to 20 after five people were brought dead to the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Shahdara on Wednesday morning. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash

Up to India, hope they make right decision: Trump on violence over CAA International Desk US President Donald Trump, asked today about the violence in parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday (Feb 25). Fourth president Mubarak ruled Egypt for a period of 30 years before he was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 as a result of the January 25 Revolution. On May 24, 2011 Mubarak and his

Seven people have been killed in Delhi in protests over India's controversial new citizenship law, hours before a visit by US President Donald Trump. A policeman and six civilians died in the capital's deadliest day since the new law was passed last year. Vehicles were set

China reported 508 new cases on Tuesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Another 71 deaths were reported in mainland China, 68 of them in the city of Wuhan, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates

A Delhi Police officer was killed and another injured today as violence broke out across multiple northeast Delhi neighbourhoods for a second time in less than 24 hours.  Protesters for and against the controversial citizenship law threw stones, set vehicles and shops ablaze and