11 dead, 22 injured in bus-truck collision in Nepal
A passenger bus with migrant workers who were returning from India crashed into a parked truck in southern Nepal, killing...
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George Floyd death: Protests spark coronavirus fears in US
Protests around the U.S. against police brutality have sparked fears of a further spread of the coronavirus, while South Korea...
UK ex-foreign ministers call for G7 Hong Kong monitor group
Seven former British foreign ministers Monday called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to push G7 allies to set up an...
Unrest demonstrates Joe Biden’s challenge in breaking through
President Donald Trump spent much of Sunday using Twitter as a bullhorn to urge "law and order" and tougher action...
Hong Kong reports first local coronavirus case in two weeks
The global financial hub last reported a locally transmitted case on May 14, when a 62-year-old man with no travel...
Coronavirus lockdown eases in Moscow as cases fall in Russian capital
Residents of Moscow can leave their homes to take a stroll for the first time in nine weeks on Monday...
Russia applauds SpaceX launch but calls Donald Trump’s reaction ‘hysteria’
Russia's space agency criticised U.S. President Donald Trump's "hysteria" about the first spaceflight of NASA astronauts from U.S. soil in...
Several flout social distancing rules in London as thousands gather to protest George Floyd’s killing
Holding up placards saying "Justice for George Floyd", thousands marched on Sunday across central London and Manchester, many of them...
Growing US-China rivalry seen fueling UN paralysis amid virus crisis
For nearly a decade, the UN Security Council has been frequently paralyzed by Russia's obstinacy over the Syrian crisis. Today,...
Nawaz Sharif’s leaked photo sparks debate over his health
A fresh picture of Pakistan's 'ailing' former prime minister Nawaz Sharif taking tea at a London café along with some...
Nepal govt tables Constitution amendment bill in parliament amidst border row with India
The Nepal government on Sunday tabled a Constitution amendment bill in parliament aimed at altering the country's map amid a...
200-year-old Hindu temple in Karachi a source of livelihood for enterprising Muslim youths
A 200-year-old temple here in Pakistan's largest metropolis is not only an important place of worship for the minority Hindu...
Islamic State claims bombing attack on TV station bus in Kabul that killed 2
IS has been increasingly active in Afghanistan after suffering battlefield losses to government and US forces, as well as its...
US: Protesters converge on White House for second straight day
Police fired pepper spray at demonstrators near the White House and the DC National Guard was called in as pockets...
Massive US protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks
The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of US cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message...
`Death By Racism’: Part of America’s DNA from the start?
Imagine, for a moment, that you are a black man or woman living in America in 2020. How could you...
Decoding of black box of crashed Pakistani flight to begin on June 2: Investigators
The work on the flight and the cockpit voice recorders of the Pakistani airplane that crashed in a densely populated...
George Floyd death: Joe Biden condemns violence overshadowing protests
Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden condemned the violence in a statement, as he continued to express common cause with...
US, UK propose expansion of G7 grouping to counter China
Two countries, two proposals, but the motive is one -- to keep China at bay and to contain and isolate...
US violence: 1,400 arrests in 17 cities during protests against death of George Floyd
Police have arrested nearly 1,400 people in 17 US cities as protests continue over the death of George Floyd.Floyd died...
