Sudan’s government, rebels sign landmark deal
Sudan’s government and rebel leaders gathered on Saturday to drumming, singing and dancing as they signed a landmark peace deal aimed at ending decades...
India’s coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an...
India’s death toll from the novel coronavirus rose past 100,000 on Saturday, only the third country in the world to reach that bleak milestone,...
Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15: officials
Attackers set off a truck bomb in Afghanistan’s eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, killing at least 15 people and wounding dozens, according to provincial...
Fines and business closures among new Iran COVID-19 restrictions
Concealing one’s COVID-19 infection should carry the severest penalty, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday in announcing new measures to stem a rapid...
East Asia allies likely to bide time as U.S. election looms...
A warm welcome and expressions of solidarity against China likely await U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo next week when he visits East Asia...
France struggles for Karabakh peace breakthrough amid fierce fighting
A French attempt to relaunch peace talks over Nagorno-Karabakh showed no sign of a breakthrough on Saturday as Azerbaijan blamed Armenia for re-igniting their...
President wishes Trump a “speedy recovery” following coronavirus diagnosis
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today expressed wishes for a speedy recovery for President of United States Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, who tested...
Irish PM calls for EU solidarity on Brexit bill, trade talks...
Ireland’s Prime Minister Micheal Martin said on Friday Britain must respect Brexit arrangements for the sensitive Irish border as this week’s talks between the...
Armenia says it will work with OSCE on Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Armenia said on Friday it would engage with a European security watchdog on renewing a ceasefire in Nagorno-Karabakh as the death toll rose from...
India’s Vice President tests positive for COVID-19
Vice-President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu tested positive for Covid-19 in a routine test on Tuesday morning. He is asymptomatic and has been advised...
