Collapsing economy and rising death toll could prove downfall of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey will target Haftar’s forces if attacks on its interests in Libya – ministry
Turkey backs Libya's internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA) and views Haftar's forces as "putschists". In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said that "if our missions ... ( read original story ...)
Philippines reports 184 new coronavirus cases, 15 more deaths
The Philippines' health ministry on Sunday confirmed 184 new coronavirus cases, taking the Southeast Asian nation's total reported infections to 10,794. ( read original story ...)
Killing of rare river dolphins sparks poaching fears in Bangladesh lockdown
The gutted carcass of a freshwater dolphin has been found in a river sanctuary in Bangladesh, officials said Sunday, sparking fears fishermen are taking advantage of the virus lockdown to poach the ... ( read original story ...)
Bangladesh Records Highest Covid-19 Cases in Single Day; Tally Rises to 14,657
Health experts predicted the 3rd week of May to be the peak COVID-19 infection period in Bangladesh and expected the number of cases to come down largely by the end of June. ( read original story ...)
300 Rohingya refugees sent by Bangladesh to live on perilous island
Rohingya refugees fleeing Burma from violent persecution have been sent to a remote island stricken by floods and frequented by pirates.More than 300 Rohingya refugees, who had been drifting ... ( read original story ...)
India must now help its people back to work
Narendra Modi made a characteristically unexpected decision to impose a harsh lockdown on India’s 1.38bn people in late March. The prime minister must now reopen most of the economy. Doing this, while ... ( read original story ...)
US virus patients and businesses sue China over outbreak
Meuer, who has recovered from the coronavirus, has joined with dozens of other American virus patients and some U.S. businesses in taking a new legal step: They are attempting to sue China over the ... ( read original story ...)
India, China in high-altitude fistfight at disputed border
Several Indian and Chinese soldiers were injured in a high-altitude cross-border clash involving fistfights and stone-throwing at a remote but strategically important mountain pass near Tibet, the ... ( read original story ...)
China central bank signals more policy measures to support virus-ravaged economy
China's central bank said on Sunday it will step up counter-cyclical adjustments to support the economy and make monetary policy more flexible to fend off financial risks. ( read original story ...)