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Protesters chant during a Black Lives Matter protest in central Wellington, New Zealand, Sunday June, 14, 2020. (AP)

New Zealand protesters take knee outside US consulate

As Michael Jackson's 'They Don't Care About Us' played in the background, the protesters chanted 'No justice, no peace'...

14 Jun 2020 7:43 PM IST

New Zealand PM ,Jacinda Ardern

A pandemic revelation: Women rule (better)

Women leaders winning over the coronavirus crisis prompts the question - Who should run the world?

14 Jun 2020 7:21 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

Pride events kick off in Shanghai

Social distancing restrictions, imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, have largely been lifted in Shanghai in recent...

14 Jun 2020 3:48 PM IST

Russian President Vladimir Putin (right). (AP)

Russia's low death toll raises suspicion

The way Russia counts fatalities could be one reason why its official death toll of 6,829 is far below many other...

14 Jun 2020 2:22 PM IST

People wear face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus as they ride the subway in Taipei, Taiwan. (AP)

Eased curbs result in record number of infection in few countries

South Korea, Egypt and US show spike in virus cases after virus restrictions were lifted, as China now fears of a second...

14 Jun 2020 1:45 PM IST

Kim Yo Jong, sister of North Koreas leader Kim Jong Un. (AP)

North Korea warns of retaliation over defectors in South

Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong issued the warning days after South Korea took legal action against defectors

14 Jun 2020 1:29 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

US man receives $1.1 million hospital bill after surviving COVID-19

Michael Flor survived an almost sure death, only to receive a 181-page bill totalling $1,122,501.04 after miraculously...

14 Jun 2020 12:41 PM IST

An injured man is taken away by police after fights take place in Trafalgar Square. (AFP)

Far-right protesters cause mayhem in London, Johnson condemns racist...

The far-right groups, describing themselves as patriots and chanting England, England', said they wanted to defend...

14 Jun 2020 9:58 AM IST

Demonstrators face police officers after getting onto I75 and shutting down the interstate in Atlanta. (AP)

Two more black men have died since the anti-racism protests started in...

Atlanta police chief resigns hours after Rayshard Brooks was fatally shot in a struggle over a police Taser

14 Jun 2020 9:20 AM IST

Chinese police guard the entrance to the closed Xinfadi market in Beijing. (AFP)

Could Beijing become another Wuhan?

Concerns grow about a new cluster as China reports highest daily count since April

14 Jun 2020 9:10 AM IST

Security personnel wearing facemasks stop motorists at a checkpoint during a government-imposed lockdown as a preventive measure against the COVID-19 coronavirus in Kabul. (AFP)

Seven killed in police checkpoint attack in Afghan, Government...

The latest bloodshed comes as the Taliban and the Afghan government appear to move closer towards potential peace...

13 Jun 2020 7:20 PM IST

A member of security forces affiliated with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA)s Interior Ministry stands at the reported site of a mass grave in the town of Tarhuna. (AFP)

Mass graves unearthed in Libyan territory recaptured from Khalifa...

Preliminary reports indicate dozens of victims, probably all civilians, found in the city's mass graves had been buried...

13 Jun 2020 4:19 PM IST