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US hits back on Taliban with air strikes

The violence has cast a pall on the nascent Afghan peace process

4 March 2020 3:54 PM IST

Afghan civil society activists hold banners with Dari. AP Photo

Peace accord in turmoil as Taliban kills Afghan soliders in overnight...

In a historic call, US president Trump spoke to Taliban leader, urgung peace

4 March 2020 3:37 PM IST

Shelves are empty of toilet rolls in a supermarket in Sydney. AFP Photo

Virus triggers 'panic purchase' in Australia

Despite government assurances, there has been a run on some items at Australian supermarkets

4 March 2020 3:18 PM IST

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks, next to his wife Jill during a primary election night rally Tuesday. AP Photo

Bernie declares victory in California as Biden surges nation wide in...

The clash between Biden and Sanders peaked on a day that could determine whether the Democratic battle will stretch all...

4 March 2020 3:08 PM IST

New nurse officers are trained on the COVID-19 coronavirus before heading to Daegu to help medical staff, at the Korea Armed Forces Nursing Academy in Daejeon, South Korea. AFP Photo

South Korea reports total 5,000 cases in Covid 19

28 poeple have died so far in South Korea due to the virus

3 March 2020 12:48 PM IST

In this file photo taken Senator Amy Klobuchar speaks to a crowd at a town hall in Exeter, New Hampshire. AFP Photo

Klobuchar ends presidential campaign, will back Biden

The move is a major boost for former vice president Biden, following the withdrawal of another moderate, Pete Buttigieg

3 March 2020 12:27 PM IST

File photo of teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg marches with other demonstrators as she participates in a school strike climate protest in Bristol, England on February 28, 2020. (AP)

Canada oil firm apologizes for using sexualized 'Greta' image

The image is of a naked woman with her back turned with two hands pulling on her braids

3 March 2020 12:24 PM IST

With his husband Chasten by his side, former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg announces he is ending campaign to be the Democratic nominee for president during a speech at the Century Center. AFP Photo

Pete Buttigieg exits US presidential race

The former mayor of South Bend, Indiana scored poorly in the latest primary in South Carolina

2 March 2020 12:22 PM IST

People walk by the Louvre museum, in Paris, France on Sunday. AP Photo

France close the Louvre to contain the spread of virus

The virus has now spread to 60 countries, with 3,000 fatalities reported

2 March 2020 11:14 AM IST

A young fan makes use of a hand-sanitizing station at CenturyLink Field prior to an MLS soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and the Chicago Fire in Seattle. AP photo

Second coronavirus victim in US, a nurse

Researchers said they had evidence the virus may have been circulating undetected in the state for up to six weeks

2 March 2020 10:35 AM IST

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani (C) walks with journalists after a press conference at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan. AFP Photo

Will not free Taliban prisoners, Afghan President says

The peace accord, signed by US and Taliban is aimed at ending US' longest war after nearly two decades

1 March 2020 3:46 PM IST

An ambulance worker adjusts her protective mask as she wheels a stretcher into a nursing facility where more than 50 people are sick and being tested for the COVID-19 virus. AP Photo

First death due to COVID 19 in the US reported in Washington state

The man who died was in his 50s, had underlying health conditions and no history of travel

1 March 2020 2:46 PM IST