Unidentified gunmen have shot and killed an Afghan journalist, a local spokesperson said Friday, the fifth journalist to be killed in the country in the past two months. According to The Associated ... ( read original story ...)
Afghanistan violence: Bismillah Aimaq is fifth journalist to die
An Afghan journalist has been shot dead in an attack by gunmen in the central province of Ghor. Bismillah Aimaq, the editor-in-chief of a local radio station, is at least the fifth journalist to be ... ( read original story ...)
US and Iran ratchet up military activity as concerns increase ahead of Soleimani killing anniversary
The US and Iran charged each other with ratcheting up tensions in the Persian Gulf as concerns about potential conflict build days before Iran marks one year since the US assassinated its most ... ( read original story ...)
Iran says it plans to increase enrichment of uranium
The UN's nuclear watchdog said Friday that Iran has informed them that it plans to enrich uranium up to 20% purity -- the level it reached before the 2015 nuclear deal. ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Turkey bans arrivals from Britain after variant cases confirmed; 53,285 new UK infections
Latest updates: 15 cases of UK variant confirmed in Turkey; 613 Covid-linked deaths recorded in UK; France to impose earlier curfews in 15 departments ... ( read original story ...)
Coronavirus live news: Brazil death toll passes 195,000 in world’s third worst outbreak; Turkey bans arrivals from UK
Latest updates: 15 cases of UK variant confirmed in Turkey; 613 Covid-linked deaths recorded in UK; France to impose earlier curfews in 15 departments ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey bans Britons after detecting cases of coronavirus variant in travellers from UK
Turkey has banned Britons from entering the country after detecting 15 cases of a new and more contagious variant of the coronavirus in travellers from Britain, the government said on Friday. Health ... ( read original story ...)
Olympics can be ‘symbol of global solidarity’ says Japan’s PM despite surge in COVID-19 infections
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga released a written statement on Friday expressing confidence that the “Olympic Games will be held this summer.” ... ( read original story ...)
Defying fears and skepticism, thousands in Pakistan volunteer for Chinese vaccine trials
Today, pockets of resistance to the polio vaccine persist, and Pakistan remains one of only two countries, alongside Afghanistan, where polio has not yet been eradicated. And yet thousands of ... ( read original story ...)
Umesh Yadav to miss final 2 tests for India vs Australia
Umesh Yadav will miss the final two test matches against Australia, further damaging India's pace bowling attack. India team officials said Friday that Yadav injured a calf muscle ... ( read original story ...)