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An ambulance is parked at Arizona General Hospital shown in Laveen, Ariz., as Arizona hospitals that are expected to be able to treat new cases of coronavirus without going into crisis mode were above 80% capacity Tuesday, a milestone that should trigger an automatic stop to elective surgeries at affected hospitals. (AP)

Fears of second wave of virus outbreak rise in US

A recent spike in cases raises concerns that the reopening of the US economy may spark a second wave of infections

12 Jun 2020 10:25 AM IST

US President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps off Air Force One upon arrival in Dallas, Texas. (AFP)

If you catch COVID-19 at a Tump rally, it's on you

Donald Trump supporters who attend his election rally must sign a waiver promising not to sue if they catch COVID-19 at...

12 Jun 2020 10:01 AM IST

Workers remove a controversial statue of Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton from Civic Square in Hamilton on June 12, 2020, following a formal request by the Waikato-Tainui iwi (tribal confederation) and threats it would be torn down during a Black Lives Matter march due to take place the following day. (AFP)

Now New Zealand also removes statue of controversial colonist

Statues and place names honouring slavers and colonial military figures are being reassessed worldwide in response to...

12 Jun 2020 8:43 AM IST

Rescuers carry a child to a boat during an evacuation of a flooded village in Qingyuan in southern Chinas Guangdong province. (AP)

At least 20 people dead or missing as rains flood South China

Nearly 3 million people have been affected by the floods with 228,000 forced to seek shelter and 1,300 homes destroyed

11 Jun 2020 6:29 PM IST

Graffiti on a Mumbai wall. (AFP)

US official says 'very concerned' about religious freedom in India

The remarks came hours after the release of the '2019 International Religious Freedom Report' on Wednesday

11 Jun 2020 3:17 PM IST

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP)

WHO hopes to work with US on Ebola despite recent conflict

12 people had been infected with Ebola in the outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo on...

11 Jun 2020 2:59 PM IST

Zimbabwe police arrest opposition supporters outside their party headquarters in Harare. (AP)

Zimbabwe dismisses rumours of coup, says country stable

National Security Council accuse allies of the late leader Mugabe and opposition officials of peddling rumours of an...

11 Jun 2020 12:42 PM IST

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, rear center, attends a meeting of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers Party of Korea in North Korea. (AP)

Stay quiet if you want your elections to go smoothly: North Korea...

The statement comes after US State Department expressed disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication...

11 Jun 2020 12:08 PM IST

A Colombian Tikuna indigenous woman breastfeeds her child while wearing a face mask, amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Leticia. (AFP)

Poverty may hit another 49 million, says UN chief

Every percentage point drop in global gross domestic product (GDP) means an additional 0.7 million stunted children,...

11 Jun 2020 11:42 AM IST

People wear face masks to protect against the coronavirus as they walk at a retail and office complex in Beijing. (AP)

In post-lockdown China, schools grapple with sudden jump in student...

The heightened post-lockdown anxiety has become a matter of government concern as domestic media report a spate of...

11 Jun 2020 10:24 AM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily...

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM IST

An aerial picture taken on August 28, 2019 shows deforestation in Nascentes da Serra do Cachimbo Biological Reserve in Altamira, Para State, Brazil, in the Amazon basin. (AFP)

Brazil deforested 10,000 square km of Amazon rainforest in 2019 alone

Environmental advocates and scientific researchers blame the policies of right-wing president Bolsonaro for emboldening...

11 Jun 2020 8:55 AM IST