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Defacement of Mahatma Gandhis statue a disgrace, says Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

Defacement of Mahatma Gandhi's statue a 'disgrace', says Trump

The statue near the Indian Embassy was vandalised prompting Indian embassy to register a complaint with local law...

9 Jun 2020 3:49 PM IST

As of Tuesday, Pakistan recorded 108,316 coronavirus infections. (AFP Photo)

Pakistan records more than 100 coronavirus deaths in single day

As of Tuesday, Pakistan recorded 108,316 coronavirus infections, with 4,646 new cases and a death toll has climbed to...

9 Jun 2020 3:10 PM IST

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam listens to reporters questions during a press conference in Hong Kong, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Lam said everyone should learn a lesson from last years giant anti-government protests. But she did not say what lesson she has learned. Instead, she urged everyone to support the new national security legislation that the central government in Beijing is going to impose on Hong Kong. (AP Photo)

Hong Kong leader says city cannot bear further chaos, warns protesters

Global financial hub is on alert for unrest with larger gatherings planned for the evening to mark the first anniversary...

9 Jun 2020 2:06 PM IST

WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP Photo)

WHO says coronavirus pandemic 'far from over' as daily cases hit...

More than six months into the pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal, said WHO...

9 Jun 2020 1:25 PM IST

Visitors hang a ribbon on a wire fence decorated with other ribbons at the Imjingak Pavilion in Paju, South Korea, Tuesday, June 9, 2020. North Korea said Tuesday it will cut off all communication channels with South Korea as it escalates its pressure on the South for failing to stop activists from floating anti-Pyongyang leaflets across their tense border. (AP Photo)

North Korea cut off communication with South over anti-Pyongyang...

South Korean government said it would push for legal bans on launching leaflets, but the North said South Korean...

9 Jun 2020 12:56 PM IST

The casket of George Floyd is removed after a public visitation for Floyd at the Fountain of Praise church, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo)

Thousands mourn George Floyd in Houston amid calls for reform

Fire officials said several people, apparently overcome by heat exhaustion while waiting in line, were taken to...

9 Jun 2020 12:19 PM IST

New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern. (via Facebook)

I did a little dance: Jacinda Ardern on New Zealand's zero virus...

New Zealand citizens no longer bound by social distancing rules and limits on public gatherings

8 Jun 2020 4:18 PM IST

Government officials seal shut a barber shop for not observing the standard operating procedures issued by the Pakistan government to contain the spread of coronavirus, in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

Pakistan puts foot down on safety breaches as coronavirus cases top...

Pakistan has been setting records for the number of new daily infections over the last 10 days, partly reflecting...

8 Jun 2020 3:53 PM IST

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm. (AP)

Man drives car into protesting crowd in Seattle, shoots bystander

The suspect was seen in the video exiting his car as protesters began to surround it

8 Jun 2020 3:34 PM IST

Matteo Taerri, left, is welcomed by an Iranian Foreign Ministry official as his wife stands at right, upon arrival at Tehrans Imam Khomeini Airport from the U.S. (AP)

Iran doctor freed in swap for US Navy veteran

Taerri, a dermatologist, had been charged with attempting to export a filter to Iran that he said was for vaccine...

8 Jun 2020 1:51 PM IST

Protesters kneel as they gather in front of the US embassy during the Black Lives Matter protest rally in London. (AP)

Protests increase risk of coronavirus spread: UK health minister

Anti-racism protests started in the USA two weeks ago has now brought together thousands of Europeans on the streets in...

8 Jun 2020 1:09 PM IST

A member of staff wearing a face shield uses a laser thermometer to test a customers temperature in a Furniture Village store in Croydon, in south-east London. (AFP)

Britain starts mandatory self-quarantine for arrivals

UK's hospitality sector relies heavily on tourists and business leaders fear the quarantine will mean much of the summer...

8 Jun 2020 12:16 PM IST