Azerbaijan has extended quarantine restrictions over the new coronavirus outbreak by two weeks until May 4, the government said on Saturday. The country of around 10 million in the South Caucasus has …
Azerbaijan Grand Prix Boss Reveals Doubt Over 2020 Race
F1 may not race in Azerbaijan this year due to the coronavirus pandemic according to the organizer of the race.
Amid lockdown binge watching, U.S. viewers savor story that puts a human face on North Korea
A South Korean heiress-slash-business executive crash lands in North Korea after her paraglider is caught in typhoon, and ends up falling out of a tree, straight into the arms of a strait-laced and …
Nepal refuses Everest clean-up amid pandemic calm
Nepal’s government on Friday rejected calls to use the pandemic lockdown of Mount Everest to stage a cleanup of the world’s highest mountain. Fluorescent tents, discarded climbing equipment, empty gas …
Security Council backs UN chief’s call for Yemen ceasefire
The United Nations Security Council on Friday endorsed the secretary-general’s call for the warring parties in Yemen to immediately stop fighting and focus on reaching a peace agreement and countering …
Bogged down Saudis look for exit from Yemen quagmire using COVID-19 as fig leaf: Report
This image grab taken from a handout video released by Yemen’s Houthis shows Saudi mercenaries captured in an August offensive near the southern Saudi region of Najran. (AFP) Saudi Arabia is …
The Last Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan Plead for U.S. Help
The last community of Sikhs and Hindus in Afghanistan is seeking asylum in the U.S. after suffering an attack by Islamic State extremists, posing a test of the Trump administration’s pledge to protect …
Former Treasury Secretary and Iraq war critic Paul O’Neill dies at 84
Paul O’Neill, who was fired after two rocky years as George W. Bush’s Treasury secretary, died at the age of 84, the Wall Street Journal reported.
In Italy, a Sharp Drop in Coronavirus I.C.U. Patients: Live Coverage
Democracy figures even as it fights the virus. Canada’s nursing homes are hard-hit. Pockets of people reluctant to take a coronavirus vaccine are emerging.
Turkey’s coronavirus cases overtake Iran, highest in Middle East
Turkey’s confirmed cases have risen to 82,329, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Saturday, overtaking neighbouring Iran for the first time to register the highest total in the Middle East. An …