Fresh wave of violence hit Afghanistan: Peace deal looks irrelevant

The Taliban have killed at least 23 Afghan troops and nine civilians, officials said Monday, as a fresh wave of violence grips Afghanistan despite...

Descending prices & lack of storage: Oil industry is in trouble!

Oil prices collapsed to more than two-decade lows Monday as traders grow concerned that storage facilities are reaching their limits, while signs that the...

Coronavirus exposes the weaknesses in global health systems

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed "systemic weaknesses" in global health systems, the G20 said Monday, but there was no mention of Washington's contentious decision...

More men die from COVID-19 than women, but why?

Jenny Graves | All over the world – in China, Italy, the United States and Australia – many more men than women are dying from...

Head of Wuhan labs rejects virus link in a CGTN Interview

Yuan Zhiming, head of the P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, in an interview to Chinese state media strongly denies the US accusations that coronavirus could have spread from his lab.

Kerala success story: 3 factors played roled in containing Coronavirus

The Times of India featured a tantalising commentary last week titled Kerala shows the way: Decades of investment in public health is helping the...

Iran rejects Trump’s ventilator offer, says we don’t take advice from US

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif has rebuffed an offer by US President Donald Trump to send ventilators to Iran, claiming that the Islamic Republic...

Would US distribute its pledged fund for countries like Pakistan?

The global spread of Covid-19 will have a devastating impact on the socio-economic system of countries, particularly of developing nations. Indeed, the worldwide pandemic...

Corona threatens to snatch Ramadan charm this year

From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the...

US in a state of chaos: Trump slammed for reopening plans

President Donald Trump's administration clashed with state governors Sunday over lifting coronavirus lockdowns, in a standoff embittered by his support for protests against the...

Iraq: Lull between US and Iran before the storm?

Iraq appears calm but tensions are mounting underneath with rival sides ready with their plans and this may erupt into a new cycle of violence between the US and factions like Kataeb-e-Hizbollah supported by Iran.

Ailing British PM under fire for mishandling coronvirus

The British government insisted Sunday that Prime Minister Boris Johnson was "on top of things" as he recovers from the coronavirus facing criticism of...