Iran's new coronavirus death toll has risen by 253 to 30,123, the health ministry said on Saturday, as the number of confirmed cases spiked to 526,490 in the hardest-hit Middle Eastern country. ( read original story ...)
Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad
Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.Hundreds of ... ( read original story ...)
Video shows missile fired where Turkey cleared way for S-400 test, prompting U.S. warning
A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey's Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defence systems, according to local video obtained by Reuters, ... ( read original story ...)
Japan’s populist, pragmatic new PM Suga pushes Abe’s vision
Japan’s new prime minister, Yoshihide Suga, leaves Sunday on his first overseas foray since taking over from his former boss Shinzo Abe last month, heading to Vietnam ... ( read original story ...)
England ready to return a favour and play in Pakistan after 15 years away
The likelihood of England’s cricketers participating in a tour of Pakistan for the first time in more than 15 years is now strong. Wasim Khan, the chief executive of the Pakistan Board, sent his ... ( read original story ...)
Russia receives renewed approval for COVID-19 vaccine trials in India: RDIF
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and Dr Reddy's Laboratories Ltd have received renewed approval to conduct late-stage clinical trials in India of the Russian COVID-19 vaccine, the sovereign ... ( read original story ...)
AP PHOTOS: India holds digital fashion week amid pandemic
Unlike a fashion show, the models aren’t swaying on a ramp in real life. They are depending on digital technology to rescue their annual extravaganza from the coronavirus pandemic. "Phygital Edition” ... ( read original story ...)
India begins selecting people for priority coronavirus vaccines
India’s coronavirus infections rose by another 62,212 cases over the previous day and a local media report said on Saturday that the government had begun identifying about 300 million people who would ... ( read original story ...)
India’s coronavirus infections rise to 7.43 million
India's cumulative tally of coronavirus infections stood at 7.43 million on Saturday, having risen by 62,212 in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed. ( read original story ...)
The Latest: China city finds no new cases after testing 11M
Italy’s northern Lombardy region, where the European coronavirus outbreak began in late February, has taken new measures to contain rebounding infections, limiting bar service and alcohol sales, ... ( read original story ...)