CCTV shows the moment a train crashed into a bus in Thailand, killing at least 17 passengers. Around 40 people were also injured in the crash on Sunday 11 October. ( read original story ...)
18 dead in Thailand bus-train collision
At least 18 people were killed and more than 40 injured in Thailand on Sunday when a freight train crashed into a bus taking passengers to a religious ceremony, officials said. ( read original story ...)
Iran records its highest daily death toll from coronavirus
Iran announced on Sunday its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 251 confirmed dead, the same day that two senior officials were confirmed infected and the nation's currency hit a ... ( read original story ...)
Iran Plans to Expand Face Mask Mandate Beyond Capital
Iranians wearing face masks walk on a street after Iranian authorities made it mandatory for all to wear face masks in public following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID19), in Tehran ... ( read original story ...)
Iran reports record daily coronavirus death toll of 251
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran has registered 251 new COVID-19 deaths in the past 24 hours, a record daily toll, the health ministry said on Sunday, as the total number of identified cases rose above 500,000 ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey Tells Russia to Press Armenia to Abide by Nagorno-Karabakh Truce
Turkey's Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has asked his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, to press Armenia to abide by the terms of a Russian-brokered truce in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Turkish foreign ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey will declare asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of next week: paper
Turkey will start declaring the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases from Oct. 15, its health minister said in remarks published on Sunday, following criticism that its disclosure of only symptomatic ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines records 2,502 new coronavirus cases, 83 more deaths
The Philippines recorded 2,502 new coronavirus cases and 83 additional deaths on Sunday. In a bulletin, the Department of Health said the Southeast Asian country's confirmed infections had risen to ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 2,502 new COVID-19 cases
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines surged to 339,341 after the Philippines' Department of Health (DOH) reported 2,502 new daily cases on Sunday. ( read original story ...)
Australia in travel talks with Japan, Korea as coronavirus cases ease
Australia is in talks with Japan, South Korea, Singapore and South Pacific nations on reopening travel as coronavirus infections ease, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday. ( read original story ...)