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This still image taken from a U.S. Senate webcast shows senators voting during the impeachment trial of U.S. president Donald Trump on February 5, 2020 in Washington, DC. The Senate acquitted Trump of both impeachment charges, following a historic two-week trial. (AFP PHOTO/ US SENATE TV)

Donald Trump acquitted in impeachment trial

U.S. president claims 'victory' and tweets fake Time mag cover of 'Trump prez forever'

6 Feb 2020 5:57 AM IST

Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses supporters before the botchup of the Iowa caucus vote on Monday. Sanders claimed to have won the vote with Pete Buttigieg supposedly coming in a strong second. (AFP)

It's true: Donald Trump wins Democrats' first caucus in Iowa

The Dems botch up their first vote to select a candidate to take on the President

4 Feb 2020 8:11 PM IST

Indonesian nationals check-in at Tianhe airport in Wuhan, Chinas Hubei province, before boarding a flight and being evacuated to Indonesia. AFP photo

Coronavirus deaths in China reach 360, higher than SARS fatalities

Hubei reported 56 new fatalities. That took the toll in China to 360, exceeding the 349 mainland fatalities from the...

3 Feb 2020 4:48 PM IST

$Chinese employees work at the construction site of the Huoshenshan hospital, which means \Fire God Mountain\, before it was handed over to Chinas army in Wuhan. - Chinas army on February 2 was given control of a nearly-finished field hospital that will treat patients at the epicentre of a deadly virus epidemic that has severely strained medical facilities. (AFP)$ World

7000 commando workers' built Wuhan's virus hospital in 10 days

First batch of coronavirus patients arrive at specialized hospital to contain outbreak

3 Feb 2020 10:59 AM IST

26-year-old Wuhan native Lucy Huang, a documentary film-maker living in Beijing, puts on a protective facemask at her house in Beijing. Wuhan natives are being subjected to community checks bordering on stigma. (AFP)

What's it like to be someone from Wuhan?

As a Wuhan native, I feel very hurt. I feel disappointed that people don't even have any sympathy.'

3 Feb 2020 10:16 AM IST

The Huoshenshan temporary field hospital under construction as it nears completion in Wuhan in central Chinas Hubei Province, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (AP)

Coronavirus toll: 57 deaths on Sunday alone

All but one of these deaths occurred in Hubei Province of China, the ground zero of the outbreak

3 Feb 2020 8:16 AM IST

Chinese military medical staff members stand arrive at Wuhan Tianhe International Airport in Chinas Hubei Province on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

Lockdown in major China city; toll 304

First coronavirus overseas death reported from Philippines.

3 Feb 2020 3:53 AM IST

A police forensic officer works near the scene after a stabbing incident in Streatham, London on Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. London police officers shot and killed a suspect after three people were stabbed Sunday in what authorities are investigating as a terror attack. (AP)

3 wounded in 'terror-related' stabbings in London

Witnesses say the attacker was a wearing something like a suicide vest

3 Feb 2020 1:22 AM IST

South Korean protesters stage a rally calling for a ban on Chinese people entering South Korea near the presidential Blue House in Seoul, South Korea. AP photo

Coronavirus death toll crosses 300, triggers anti-China sentiment...

The anti-Chinese sentiment calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors and indignities for Chinese and other Asians

2 Feb 2020 4:07 PM IST

A woman wearing a protective mask walks outside a church in Mandaluyong, east of Manila, Philippines on Sunday. AP photo

Philippines reports first coronavirus death outside of China

South Korea and India flew hundreds of their citizens out of Wuhan. They went into a two-week quarantine

2 Feb 2020 3:50 PM IST

U.S. health secretary Alex Azar speaks during a press briefing on the coronavirus, in the briefing room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020, in Washington. (AP)

U.S. declares virus 'emergency,' bans entry of travelers from China

Mandatory 14-day quarantine orders issued for the first time in 50 years

1 Feb 2020 9:48 AM IST

In this image from video, U.S. Senators cast their vote on the motion to allow additional witnesses and evidence to be allowed in the impeachment trial against president Donald Trump in the Senate in Washington, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP)

Trump acquittal now certain as Senate nixes witnesses

Republicans narrowly win vote against summoning witnesses to testify on U.S. president dealings with Ukraine

1 Feb 2020 9:16 AM IST