71 Chinese workers who returned to Nepal quarantined at Pokhara Airport construction site

Mar 11, 2020, at 01:49 pm

Pokhara/IBNS: Instead of showing health consciousness over the outbreak of the deadly Novel Coronavirus, China has sent 71 workers to the Pokhara Airport construction site in Nepal. All the workers have been quarantined.

Pakistan: Balochistan reports first coronavirus case

Mar 11, 2020, at 09:43 am

Quetta/IBNS: Quetta reported the first Coronavirus case in Pakistan's Balochistan region on Tuesday, media reports said.

British health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive for coronavirus

Mar 11, 2020, at 09:31 am

London/IBNS: British junior Health Minister and Conservative MP Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus.

Seven killed in boat collision in central Indonesia

Mar 10, 2020, at 07:03 pm

Jakarta/Xinhua: Seven people were killed and six others injured after two boats collided on a river in Indonesia's Central Kalimantan province, a disaster agency official said on Tuesday.

Erdogan invites Putin to participate in Syria's oil fields development

Mar 10, 2020, at 06:46 pm

Ankara/Sputnik: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday he had invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to participate in Syria's oil fields development for boosting the Syrian economy.

Six al-Shabab militants killed during fight with Somalia troops

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:57 pm

Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali security forces on Tuesday killed six al-Shabab militants after a fierce gun battle in Diff town in the Lower Juba region, an official said on Tuesday.

Somali, US drone strike kills 4 al-Shabab terrorists

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:51 pm

Mogadishu/Xinhua/UNI: Somali and US forces said they conducted an airstrike in southern Somalia on Monday, killing four terrorists in the latest strike targeting the al-Shabab extremist group in the Horn of African nation.

Turkish forces neutralize 5 senior PKK members in northern Iraq

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:42 pm

Ankara/Sputnik/UNI:  Turkish forces have neutralized five senior members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), considered to be a terror group by Ankara, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.

Kazakhstan bans entry for people arriving from Italy amid Coronavirus outbreak - Official

Mar 10, 2020, at 04:37 pm

Nur-Sultan/Sputnik/UNI: Kazakhstan has banned entry for all the people arriving from Italy, except Kazakh citizens, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, the country's chief sanitary doctor, Zhandarbek Bekshin, said on Tuesday.

Israel introduces mandatory quarantine for all those coming from abroad

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:34 am

Tel Aviv/Sputnik/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday the introduction of mandatory quarantine for everyone arriving from abroad amid coronavirus fears.

Rising number of young people excluded from jobs, education and training

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:25 am

New York/IBNS: The number of young people around the world who are neither employed, studying or in some kind of training, is on the rise, according to a new report released on Monday by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Atomic agency cites concerns over Iran testing sites, offers COVID-19 assistance

Mar 10, 2020, at 10:11 am

New York/IBNS: Iran’s nuclear capabilities moved back into the international spotlight on Monday as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that it had concerns about possible “undeclared nuclear material and nuclear-related activities” in unregistered locations there.

Sudan Prime Minister survives attempted assassination

Mar 10, 2020, at 09:57 am

New York/IBNS: Sudan’s Prime Minister survived a reported assassination attempt in the capital Khartoum on Monday, tweeting after the incident that he was “safe and in good shape”.

Confirmed COVID-19 cases in UK rise to 319

Mar 09, 2020, at 08:50 pm

London/Xinhua: At least 319 people in Britain have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, up from 273 at the same point Sunday, according to the Department of Health and Social Care.

Iran's coronavirus death toll mounts to 237

Mar 09, 2020, at 08:07 pm

Tehran/UNI: The death toll from the deadly coronavirus in Iran rose to 238 on Monday while the number of confirmed cases has exceeded 7,000.

DPRK test-fires short-range projectiles: S.Korea's military

Mar 09, 2020, at 11:20 am

Seoul/Xinhua/UNI: The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) test-fired short-range projectiles into the East Sea on Monday in what was believed to be part of the ongoing firing drills, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

No sustainable development or peace without women: UN deputy chief

Mar 09, 2020, at 10:48 am

New York/IBNS: The world will not be able to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) if half the planet is left behind, the UN Deputy Secretary-General said in Papua New Guinea on Sunday: International Women’s Day.

Turkish president urges Greece to open border for illegal immigrants

Mar 08, 2020, at 10:21 pm

Istanbul/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday urged Greece to open its border gate for the passage of illegal immigrants, who have been waiting in Turkey's northwestern border for the last 10 days to enter Europe.

Five people killed by avalanche in central Austria : Reports

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:20 pm

Moscow/Sputnik:  Five people were killed by an avalanche on the Hoher Dachstein mountain in central Austria, local media reported on Sunday.

Yemen: UN envoy calls for 'immediate and unconditional' freeze on military activities

Mar 08, 2020, at 06:37 pm

New York/IBNS: In a visit to northern Yemen on Saturday, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths repeated his call for an immediate freeze on military activities and for warring parties to work towards a de-escalation in fighting.

Iran sees deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak with 49 fatalities

Mar 08, 2020, at 05:40 pm

Tehran/Sputnik/UNI: Iran saw the steepest rise in coronavirus-related deaths overnight, with 49 people dying from the COVID-19 disease, the Health Ministry spokesman said Sunday.

Four dead in China hotel collapse

Mar 08, 2020, at 12:46 pm

Fuzhou/UNI: Four people were confirmed dead on Sunday morning after a hotel building collapsed in east China's Fujian Province.

Egypt, Sudan vow to boost mutual relations

Mar 08, 2020, at 10:19 am

CAIRO/Xinhua: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Chairman of Sudan's Sovereign Council Abdel Fattah al-Burhan underlined on Saturday the need to consolidate bilateral relations.

China reports 27 new deaths, toll mounts to 3097

Mar 08, 2020, at 09:51 am

Beijing/UNI: Chinese health authority on Sunday confirmed 27 more deaths due to the deadly COVID-19, taking the death toll to 3097.

COVID-19: 50 dead, over 7000 infected in South Korea

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:52 am

Seoul/UNI: With a total of 50 deaths, South Korea on Sunday confirmed 67 additional cases of the new coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections to 7,134.

Coronavirus: Death toll rise to 233 in Italy

Mar 08, 2020, at 08:41 am

Rome/UNI: As Italy is all set to quarantine nearly 16 million people, the death toll due to the deadly coronavirus rose to 233 while the total number of infections shot up by a single-day record of 1,247 to hit 5,061.

Senior Iranian commander killed in Syria's capital

Mar 07, 2020, at 06:22 pm

Damascus/Xinhua/UNI: A senior Iranian revolutionary guard member was gunned down in the capital Damascus on Friday, a war monitor reported on Saturday.

Japan reports 63 more cases of COVID-19, 1,137 in total

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:23 pm

Tokyo/Xinhua/UNI: The number of the COVID-19 infections in Japan rose to 1,137 as of 7:00 pm local time on Saturday, an increase of 63 cases from a day earlier.

Vietnam confirms 18th novel coronavirus case

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:08 pm

Hanoi/Xinhua/UNI: Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Saturday confirmed another new case of novel coronavirus infection, bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 18, Vietnam News Agency reported.

Kuwait suspends flights with 7 countries over coronavirus concerns

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:04 pm

Kuwait City/ Xinhua/UNI: Kuwait has decided to suspend all flights with seven countries for one week as part of the precautions against the spread of the novel coronavirus, the Kuwaiti government said Saturday.