Thailand reports 1st COVID-19 death
BANGKOK – A 35-year-old Thai man who
also had dengue fever has died from a coronavirus infection, Thailand’s first
death from the COVID-19 disease, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoen,...
Turkey raises migrant pressure on Europe over Syria conflict
ANKARA – Turkey's President Recep Tayyip
Erdogan on Saturday threatened to let thousands of refugees cross into Europe
and warned Damascus would "pay a price" after...
Iran’s virus death toll rises to 43
DUBAI, UAE – Iran’s death toll from the
coronavirus outbreak has reached 43, a health official told state TV on
Saturday, adding that the number of...
Actresses walk out of ‘French Oscars’ after Polanski wins best director
PARIS, France – Several actresses have
walked out of the César awards ceremony here after Roman Polanski, who was
convicted of the statutory rape of a...
Syria war: Turkey lets refugees exit
ANKARA, Turkey
–Groups of refugees and migrants are heading towards the EU after Turkey said
it would not abide by a deal to stop them reaching...
Saudi Arabia bars entry for pilgrims over coronavirus
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia on Thursday
suspended visas for visits to Islam's holiest sites for the "umrah"
pilgrimage, an unprecedented move triggered by coronavirus fears that...
US-South Korea joint exercises postponed
SEOUL – The United States and South
Korean militaries on Thursday postponed forthcoming joint exercises due to the
coronavirus outbreak, they said, as the Asian country...
Pope to Catholics: For Lent, give up trolling
VATICAN City – During Lent, Catholics
are called on to give up something, like sweets. On Wednesday, Pope Francis
added a modern twist to the list...
20 die in Indian capital unrest
NEW DELHI – Riot police patrolled the
streets of India's capital on Wednesday and the city's leader called for a
curfew following battles between Hindus and...
Egypt’s ex-president passes away at 91
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak,
who ruled for three decades before he was ousted amid the Arab Spring protests
in 2011, died Tuesday at age 91.
The...