Russia reports 10,102 new coronavirus cases
MOSCOW – The number of new coronavirus cases in Russia has risen by 10,102 over the past 24 hours, compared with 10,581 the previous...
Venezuela arrests two Americans in failed ‘invasion’ try
CARACAS – Two Americans were detained in Venezuela on Monday on suspicion of plotting to topple President Nicolas Maduro's government, which has accused US-backed...
Japan’s Abe extends state of emergency to May 31
TOKYO – Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday he had decided to extend the country’s national state of emergency to May 31.
Abe...
Bangladesh coronavirus cases exceed 10,000
DHAKA – The number of coronavirus cases in Bangladesh surpassed 10,000 on Monday, the country’s health ministry said, with infections increasing in pace over...
Shots fired by North Korea ‘accidental’
WASHINGTON – Shots fired by North Korea across its border with South Korea were likely “accidental,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on...
North, South Korea ‘exchange gunfire across border’
SEOUL – North Korean troops fired multiple gunshots towards the South in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the peninsula on Sunday, prompting South Korean forces...
Venezuela prison riot leaves 47 dead, 75 hurt
CARACAS – A prison riot has left at least 47 dead and 75 wounded in western Venezuela, a country where NGOs and inmates' families...
Trump says ‘glad’ Kim Jong Un ‘is back, well’
WASHINGTON – United States President Donald Trump said Saturday he was “glad” about the reappearance of Kim Jong Un and that the North Korea...
Thailand logs 15 new virus cases, no new deaths
BANGKOK – Thailand on Sunday reported 15
new coronavirus cases and no new deaths, bringing the total number of cases
since its outbreak in January to...
UK’s Boris Johnson to return to work
LONDON – Britain's prime minister Boris
Johnson will return to work at the start of this week, according to reports
Sunday just hours after it was...