Seven die in fire at COVID-19 hotel facility in India
[caption id="attachment_9182" align="alignnone" width="967"] Fire broke out at a hotel in Andhra Pradesh’s Vijayawada. [/caption] MUMBAI: At least seven people died after a massive fire...
Nagasaki marks 75 years since atomic bombing
[caption id="attachment_9179" align="alignnone" width="958"] Doves fly during a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, at the Nagasaki Peace Park on...
US to begin highest level Taiwan visit in decades
[caption id="attachment_9185" align="alignnone" width="980"] US Health Secretary Alex Azar will meet with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen during a three-day visit to the self-ruled island. [/caption]...
Australia’s Victoria reports deadliest day of COVID-19 pandemic
[caption id="attachment_9197" align="alignnone" width="975"] A man wearing a protective face mask walks past a closed Luna Park in Melbourne. [/caption] MELBOURNE: Australia’s second-most populous state,...
Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
The protesters said their politicians should resign and be punished for negligence they say led to Tuesday’s blast, the biggest ever to hit Beirut, that...
Man shoots sister ‘for honour’ in Pakistan’s Karachi
The Senior Superintendent of Police South Sheeraz Nazeer said that the suspect confessed to “killing his sister for honour”. [caption id="attachment_9167" align="alignnone" width="975"] Qamar claimed...
Trump signs Covid-19 relief orders after talks with Congress break down
Negotiations broke down this week between the White House and top Democrats in Congress over how best to help Americans cope with the heavy human...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un sends aid to city locked down over Covid-19
A train carrying goods arrived in the “totally blocked” city of Kaesong on Friday, the official KCNA news agency reported. [caption id="attachment_9170" align="alignnone" width="951"] Kaesong...
Philippines to charter flight to bring home citizens from Lebanon
[caption id="attachment_9191" align="alignnone" width="973"] Around 400 Filipinos from Lebanon are expected to return following the catastrophic explosion, which decimated the Lebanese capital. [/caption] MANILA: The...
US sets record as COVID-19 cases top 5 million
WASHINGTON: The United States set a record for coronavirus cases on Saturday (Aug 8), with more than 5 million people now infected, according to a...