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A policeman searches a vendor on a motorbike in Cinkasse, the northern Togo commercial border post with Burkina Faso. (AFP)

Ivory Coast army joins Burkina Faso in anti-jihadist operation

Burkina Faso and its neighbours Mali and Niger are battling Islamist insurgencies with links to al Qaeda and Islamic...

25 May 2020 10:54 AM IST

Record 6,977 new COVID-19 cases in India in last 24 hours. (PTI Photo)

1,38,845 coronavirus cases, 4021 deaths; highest-ever spike of 6,977...

The number of active Covid-19 cases climbed to 77,103 while 57,720 people have recovered and one patient has migrated

25 May 2020 10:43 AM IST

Migrant workers eat in the dining area onboard the SuperStar Gemini cruise ship, currently used to accommodate foreign workers who have recovered from the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre terminal in Singapore. (AFP)

Singaporean cooks up Eid feast for guest workers in lockdown

There are about 300,000 foreign labourers in Singapore, most of them from Bangladesh, China and India

25 May 2020 10:42 AM IST

India domestic flights resume, but coronavirus cases rise. (PTI Photo)

Under strict rules, India resumes domestic flights after two months

West Bengal urged government to postpone resumption of passenger flights to Kolkata as it focuses on rescue work of...

25 May 2020 10:27 AM IST

This image provided by Stuff, shows CEO Sinead Boucher in Auckland, New Zealand Nov. 28, 2019. Stuff, one of New Zealands largest media organizations has been sold for a single dollar to the chief executive, Sinead Boucher in a management buyout that would be completed by the end of the month. (AP Photo)

New Zealand's largest media company being sold for just $1 to its CEO

Stuff faced financial challenges before the coronavirus pandemic struck and has since seen advertising revenues plunge

25 May 2020 10:23 AM IST

Asia stocks mostly up on lockdown easing but Hong Kong extends losses. (AP Photo)

Asia stocks rise as countries ease lockdown restriction, Hong Kong...

Hong Kong sank again after the city was rocked by protests at the weekend over a controversial proposed security law

25 May 2020 10:21 AM IST

Balbir Singh Sr, hockey legend, passed away on May 25, 2020.

Hockey legend Balbir Singh Sr, a hero of young India, passes away

He was supreme centre forward at a time when Indian hockey was in its halcyon days

25 May 2020 9:47 AM IST

People sunbathe in Ostia beach, near Rome. (AP)

Europeans soak up the sun but travel rules cause confusion

European countries aim to open their borders for European travel in mid-June, but it isn't clear when intercontinental...

25 May 2020 9:47 AM IST

Planes parked on the tarmac at the Mumbai International Airport. (PTI)

Flights resume but be prepared for cancellations, rescheduling, delays

Maharashtra agrees to 50 flights and Telangana 30 after much haggling between Centre and states

25 May 2020 9:42 AM IST

A view of Avila Beach from the cliffs in Pismo Beach, Calif. The beaches in Pismo Beach and Avila Beach, California, were fairly packed with tourists during Memorial Day weekend with the coronavirus pandemic still ongoing. (AP)

Americans pass pandemic holiday on beaches, in parks as death toll...

All 50 states in the US have relaxed coronavirus restrictions to some degree

25 May 2020 9:19 AM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

White House bans travel from Brazil

Trump had already banned travellers from China, Europe, the United Kingdom and Ireland and, to a lesser extent, Iran,...

25 May 2020 9:03 AM IST

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern looks up when an earthquake struck during a live television interview in Wellington, New Zealand, Monday morning, May 25, 2020. (AP)

Jacinda Ardern 'stays cool' as earthquake hits amid live telecast

A moderate 5.6-magnitude earthquake rattled New Zealand's North Island early Monday

25 May 2020 8:31 AM IST