International news Archive

Philippines' Duterte suggests cleaning masks with petrol, says 'not joking'

Friday, 31 July 2020 15:58

South Koreans use washing machines, microwaves to sanitise banknotes

Friday, 31 July 2020 15:00

No COVID-19 cases among Haj pilgrims, confirms Saudi Health Ministry

Friday, 31 July 2020 13:23

Second wave? UK tightens lockdown in northern England

Friday, 31 July 2020 12:05

Trump calls for delay to US presidential election

Thursday, 30 July 2020 17:12

NASA's new Mars rover launches from Florida to seek signs of past life

Thursday, 30 July 2020 16:42

New Zealand's Ardern on track to win September election

Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:35

'So far, so good' on leading COVID vaccine, says AstraZeneca

Thursday, 30 July 2020 15:20

Landslides kill nine people in remote Nepal village

Wednesday, 29 July 2020 15:30

Hong Kong warns city on verge of large coronavirus outbreak

Wednesday, 29 July 2020 13:05

Singapore PM's nephew fined $11,000 for scandalising court

Wednesday, 29 July 2020 10:16

Twitter locks Donald Trump Jr.'s account over COVID-19 video

Wednesday, 29 July 2020 09:18

North Korea steps up coronavirus prevention after first possible infection

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 15:37

Australian police warn Chinese students of 'virtual kidnap' scam

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 10:19

New Zealand suspends extradition treaty with Hong Kong

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 10:17

Malaysia's Najib sentenced to over a decade in jail in first 1MDB graft trial

Tuesday, 28 July 2020 09:01

Combatting COVID-19: Hong Kong to ban gatherings of more than two people

Monday, 27 July 2020 12:08

At least 60 killed, 60 injured in attack in Sudan's Darfur region

Monday, 27 July 2020 10:47

Vietnam to evacuate 80,000 people from Danang after virus outbreak

Monday, 27 July 2020 09:52

China takes over US consulate premises in Chengdu as ties worsen

Monday, 27 July 2020 09:27

Kenya arrests two police officers after 'shooting incident'

Sunday, 26 July 2020 19:00

Church volunteer confesses to starting blaze at French cathedral

Sunday, 26 July 2020 17:59

Australia reports highest daily toll of coronavirus deaths

Sunday, 26 July 2020 12:22

North Korea declares emergency over suspected COVID-19 case

Sunday, 26 July 2020 08:28

South Texas calls for evacuations as storm Hanna heads for weekend landfall

Saturday, 25 July 2020 12:35

Vietnam back on coronavirus alert after first local infection in 3 months

Saturday, 25 July 2020 12:34

Tight security outside US Chengdu consulate after China orders closure

Saturday, 25 July 2020 12:33

China orders the closure of US consulate in Chengdu

Friday, 24 July 2020 12:25

Hong Kong reports new daily record of COVID-19 cases

Thursday, 23 July 2020 13:15

Armed man takes policeman hostage in central Ukraine

Thursday, 23 July 2020 12:54

China brands Houston consulate shutdown as Trump election gambit

Thursday, 23 July 2020 10:15

Trump in 'law and order' campaign to send federal agents to more US cities

Thursday, 23 July 2020 09:39

Tsunami warning as 7.8 magnitude earthquake hits off Alaska

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 11:26

Hong Kong mandates masks in all indoor public areas

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 10:33

Singapore to review penalties after outcry over sentencing of strangler

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 09:38

Trump shifts rhetoric as he warns of worsening pandemic

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 08:48

Shots heard as bus passengers taken hostage in western Ukraine

Tuesday, 21 July 2020 18:30

Oman to impose curfew due to spike in coronavirus cases

Tuesday, 21 July 2020 18:16

China requires negative COVID-19 tests for arriving air passengers

Tuesday, 21 July 2020 11:25

EU reaches deal on post-pandemic recovery after marathon summit

Tuesday, 21 July 2020 08:27

Dutch military helicopter crashes in Caribbean, two killed

Monday, 20 July 2020 15:45

Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure

Monday, 20 July 2020 15:02

UK secures 90 million possible COVID-19 vaccine doses

Monday, 20 July 2020 12:30

Floods kill scores in India's Assam; nine rhinos drown

Monday, 20 July 2020 11:17

Hong Kong banks shutter branches again after COVID cases hit record high

Monday, 20 July 2020 09:46

Australia warns coronavirus outbreak will take weeks to tame

Monday, 20 July 2020 08:59

Saudi King Salman admitted to hospital for medical checkup

Monday, 20 July 2020 08:52

Florida reports over 10,000 new COVID cases for fifth day in a row

Sunday, 19 July 2020 19:42

Hong Kong tightens coronavirus restrictions as cases hit record

Sunday, 19 July 2020 16:18

Floods in India, Nepal displace nearly 4 million people, at least 189 dead

Sunday, 19 July 2020 11:32

Australia's Victoria requires masks for Melbourne hit by COVID-19

Sunday, 19 July 2020 11:19

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases

Sunday, 19 July 2020 07:40

Trump refuses to make masks mandatory

Saturday, 18 July 2020 10:44

Queen Elizabeth II knights 100-year-old UK fundraiser

Friday, 17 July 2020 18:34

Australia suffers 'disturbing' surge in COVID-19 figures

Friday, 17 July 2020 13:32

Flash floods kill at least 30 in Indonesia

Thursday, 16 July 2020 19:55

Russia trying to hack and steal COVID-19 vaccine data, says Britain

Thursday, 16 July 2020 19:34

IS bride Shamima Begum can return to UK to challenge citizenship decision

Thursday, 16 July 2020 17:42

Floods ravage eastern India as coronavirus infections surge

Thursday, 16 July 2020 12:57

Twitter silences some top accounts after internal systems hacked

Thursday, 16 July 2020 08:25

COVID-19 kills 4 Kenyan health workers, infections at maternity hospital rise

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 19:31

Man arrested after deadly Norway stabbing attack

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 18:41

Russian scientists hail results of COVID-19 vaccine trial

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 17:13

UN warns of dangerous drop in vaccinations during COVID pandemic

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 16:53

Tokyo declares coronavirus red alert as situation 'rather severe'

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 14:08

COVID-19: Moderna's vaccine shows promising results

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 11:42

Donald Trump ends preferential status for Hong Kong

Wednesday, 15 July 2020 08:27

US Supreme Court approves first executions in 17 years

Tuesday, 14 July 2020 17:49

Scaled-down celebrations held for Bastille Day

Tuesday, 14 July 2020 16:03

California reimposes restrictions amid spike in COVID-19 cases

Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:28

New coronavirus outbreak in Japan linked to Tokyo theatre

Tuesday, 14 July 2020 10:11

Car bomb attack in Afghanistan leaves dozens injured

Monday, 13 July 2020 13:01

China floods wreck havoc,141 dead or missing

Monday, 13 July 2020 11:16

21 injured after major fire breaks out on US Navy ship

Monday, 13 July 2020 11:15

Accused New Zealand mosque shooter to represent himself at sentencing

Monday, 13 July 2020 11:15

Thailand plans November human testing for potential coronavirus vaccine

Sunday, 12 July 2020 12:12

Mandatory masks, Mickey at a distance as Walt Disney World reopens

Sunday, 12 July 2020 10:51

Mali opposition says more leaders arrested after mass protest

Sunday, 12 July 2020 09:22

In first, Trump dons masks during military hospital visit

Sunday, 12 July 2020 09:01

Floods, landslides kill 23 in Nepal, dozens missing

Saturday, 11 July 2020 13:23

UK: Travellers from certain countries exempt from 14-day quarantine

Friday, 10 July 2020 17:10

Italy bans arrivals from 13 'at-risk' countries

Friday, 10 July 2020 14:15

Australian PM extends visas for Hong Kong citizens

Thursday, 9 July 2020 12:51

US withdrawal from WHO to take effect July 2021 

Wednesday, 8 July 2020 12:42

WHO acknowledges 'evidence emerging' of airborne spread of COVID-19

Wednesday, 8 July 2020 07:57

Brazil's president, Jair Bolsonaro, tests positive for COVID-19

Tuesday, 7 July 2020 19:34

Beijing reports no coronavirus cases for first time since new outbreak

Tuesday, 7 July 2020 12:49

Melbourne heads back into coronavirus lockdown

Tuesday, 7 July 2020 10:43

Scientists say coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise rules

Monday, 6 July 2020 11:50

Saudi Arabia announces haj health measures for domestic pilgrims

Monday, 6 July 2020 11:45

India to reopen Taj Mahal under strict safety guidelines

Sunday, 5 July 2020 11:58

Ghana's President self-isolates after COVID-19 exposure

Sunday, 5 July 2020 11:01

Brazil health regulator Anvisa allows Chinese COVID-19 vaccine trial

Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:32

Japan evacuates thousands as rains lash southern Kyushu

Saturday, 4 July 2020 16:32

Car bomber targets checkpoint at Somalia's Mogadishu port

Saturday, 4 July 2020 11:15

France's President Macron appoints Jean Castex as new PM

Friday, 3 July 2020 16:26

China appoints hard-line security chief in Hong Kong

Friday, 3 July 2020 13:28

At least 126 killed in Myanmar jade mine collapse

Thursday, 2 July 2020 17:13

UAE seeks to verify credentials of Pakistani pilots, engineers

Thursday, 2 July 2020 17:10

Twitter removes image shared by Trump over copyright claim

Thursday, 2 July 2020 11:02

Man suspected of stabbing Hong Kong police officer arrested at airport

Thursday, 2 July 2020 09:53

Australia to lock down 300,000 in Melbourne suburbs after coronavirus spike

Wednesday, 1 July 2020 09:05

Hong Kong wakes up to new national security law on handover anniversary

Wednesday, 1 July 2020 08:38