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South Korean conservative activists launch balloons carrying leaflets denouncing North Korean leader Kim Jong Il during a rally in Hwacheon, South Korea. (AP)

Seoul vows to stop border protests after Pyongyang's threat

North Korea threatened to end an inter-Korean military agreement over activists flying anti-Pyongyang leaflets and...

4 Jun 2020 3:41 PM IST

Health officials in protective gear take a sample from a man at a screening and testing facility for COVID-19 in Peshawar, Pakistan. (AP)

Pakistan reports record single-day spike in coronavirus deaths

Pakistan for the first time conducted over 20,000 tests in the past 24 hours

4 Jun 2020 1:43 PM IST

An employee disinfects and cleans the classroom of a kindergarten in China. (AFP)

Security guard injures at least 39 in knife attack at China...

Local government in the Guangxi region's Cangwu county said 37 students and two adults suffered injuries of varying...

4 Jun 2020 12:59 PM IST

Representational Image. (AFP)

South Korea seeks arrest of Samsung heir in succession probe

Lee, if arrested, faces a return to jail just a little over two years after being released from detention in February...

4 Jun 2020 12:24 PM IST

A man gives water to migrants heading in a caravan to the border with Guatemala as they travel onboard a truck in Cerro Hula, 10 km south of Tegucigalpa. (AFP)

African, Caribbean migrants continue trek towards US border

About 260 people have been stranded in Honduras since mid-March when countries in the region closed borders

4 Jun 2020 11:37 AM IST

Representational Image. (AP)

Australia to restart flights to New Zealand

New Zealand is on the verge of eradicating the virus after it notched a 13th straight day with no reported new...

4 Jun 2020 10:13 AM IST

Chinese police officers stand guard in front of Tiananmen Gate near Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (AP)

Candles to light up Hong Kong on fraught Tiananmen anniversary

The anniversary strikes a sensitive nerve this year as Beijing moves to impose national security law that could crush...

4 Jun 2020 9:46 AM IST

George Floyd. (AP)

Autopsy report shows Floyd had tested positive for Covid-19

The 20-page report revealed that Floyd had a heart attack while being restrained by officers, and classified his May 25...

4 Jun 2020 9:07 AM IST

A protester holds a sign reading I Cant Breathe outside the District Attorneys office during a peaceful demonstration over George Floyds death. (AFP)

All four Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd death

Officer who held Floyd in chokehold now charged with more serious count of second-degree murder

4 Jun 2020 8:30 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP)

No need for 'third party' intervention at Sino-China border: China

Chinese foreign ministry asserts that China's position on the border issue with India is "consistent and clear"

3 Jun 2020 4:14 PM IST

A man checks his mobile phone at a coffee shop, sitting in front of a plastic sheet barrier installed to help curb the new coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia. (AP)

Indonesia court orders president to apologize for internet curbs

The restrictions were implemented to contain civil unrest in the Papua region after some students were allegedly taunted...

3 Jun 2020 3:24 PM IST

A protester runs among tear gas during a demonstration Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Marseille, southern France. (AP)

French police use tear gas to disperse crowd marking France's George...

Thousands assembled for a demonstration in memory of Adama Traore, a 24-year-old black Frenchman who died in a 2016...

3 Jun 2020 1:36 PM IST