Funerals in Vienna became online as coronavirus fears ramp up
Vienna funeral homes said Wednesday they are now offering to stream ceremonies online after the government restricted gatherings and travel to stem the COVID-19 outbreak. Only up to...
Challenging aspect of US-Taliban deal: Prisoners swap to begin soon
Afghan government officials will speak face-to-face with the Taliban in a historic meeting to discuss an initial release of insurgent prisoners, Afghanistan's National Security...
Coronavirus: Will the real world please stand up for refugees?
Indiscriminate in targeting its victims, the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) casts a very different light on the need to enforce international law governing wars as...
Prisoners must be released to avoid Coronavirus contagion: UN
Countries must protect people held in overcrowded prisons and other enclosed facilities from the new coronavirus pandemic by releasing vulnerable detainees, the UN rights...
Jamal Khashoggi murder: Turkey charges 20 Saudis
Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday charged 20 suspects including two former top aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal 2018 murder of...
People laughed on PM Khan yet IMF, World Bank suspends debt payments from poorest nations
The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday called for governments to put a hold on debt payments from the world's poorest nations...
Celebrities hit by the coronavirus so far
Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has joined the growing list of world celebrities who have been hit by the novel coronavirus. Swedish...
Coronavirus could repeat itself in cycles: Claims a top US scientist
There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to...
China’s Jack Ma sends tons of COVID-19 relief materials to Pakistan
A cargo plane carrying a large supply of COVID-19 epidemic relief material has reached Karachi Airport. This plane was sent from China and was...
Britain’s Prince Charles tested positive for coronavirus
Britain's Prince Charles, 71, heir to the throne has been tested positive for the coronavirus. His wife Camilla is tested negative but the couple...
Civil servants in Pakistan suspended for coronavirus patient selfie
Pakistan has suspended six civil servants after they posed for a selfie with a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre, an official said Tuesday. In...
Coronavirus: One third of humanity under lockdown
India's billion-plus population went into a three-week lockdown on Wednesday, with a third of the world now under orders to stay indoors, as US...