International news Archive

Americans plan widespread protests if Trump interferes with election

Saturday, 31 October 2020 17:16

US reports world record of more than 100,000 COVID-19 cases in single day

Saturday, 31 October 2020 11:12

Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea; rattles Turkey, Greece

Friday, 30 October 2020 16:58

Hungary's first COVID-19 vaccine shipment could arrive by early January

Friday, 30 October 2020 12:46

US death toll from Hurricane Zeta rises to six, millions without power

Friday, 30 October 2020 11:56

Man in custody over alleged links to Nice knife attacker

Friday, 30 October 2020 11:44

World leaders condemn terrorist attack in Nice

Friday, 30 October 2020 11:38

Spain enters 6-month state of emergency to tackle pandemic

Thursday, 29 October 2020 19:53

Masks good, ventilation better at cutting COVID risk at indoor events: Study

Thursday, 29 October 2020 17:12

Man arrested in Jeddah after knife attack on guard at French consulate

Thursday, 29 October 2020 15:20

Britain pressed to follow French and German lockdowns as COVID rates surge

Thursday, 29 October 2020 15:09

At least three killed after knife attack in French city of Nice

Thursday, 29 October 2020 12:49

French government adviser warns of lockdown extension

Thursday, 29 October 2020 12:06

Landslides in Vietnam leave more than a dozen people dead

Thursday, 29 October 2020 11:00

Democratic US presidential candidate Biden casts vote

Thursday, 29 October 2020 07:44

Arab Coalition forces intercept Houthi attack

Thursday, 29 October 2020 07:22

Germany and France prepare new lockdowns as COVID-19 sweeps Europe

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 15:51

UK vaccine chief targets spring rollout, but impact may be limited

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 15:49

Canada's Trudeau predicts 'tough winter,' deaths top 10,000

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 09:52

Mainland China reports most new COVID-19 cases in more than 2 months

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 09:20

With six days left in race, Trump heads to Arizona and Biden delivers COVID-19 speech

Wednesday, 28 October 2020 09:19

Pfizer not yet ready to release COVID-19 vaccine data

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 15:48

Japan's cabinet approves plan for free COVID-19 vaccines

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 15:22

Indonesia says 'Jurassic Park' project no threat to Komodo dragon

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:59

Philippines' Duterte wants government-to-government deal for COVID-19 vaccines

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 10:32

Blast at Pakistan religious school kills at least seven

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 09:46

Trump celebrates at White House as Supreme Court nominee confirmed

Tuesday, 27 October 2020 09:20

US airstrike kills five Taliban fighters

Monday, 26 October 2020 15:55

Renewed fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh threatens US-backed truce

Monday, 26 October 2020 15:26

'Please resign,' Thai opposition tells PM at protest debate

Monday, 26 October 2020 15:21

Typhoon Molave lashes main Philippine island, 12 fishermen missing

Monday, 26 October 2020 10:54

China reports surge of asymptomatic coronavirus cases in Xinjiang

Monday, 26 October 2020 10:52

South Korea urges people to get flu vaccinations despite death tolls

Monday, 26 October 2020 09:51

Trump, Biden in final full week of campaigning as virus looms large

Monday, 26 October 2020 09:21

Spain decrees new state of emergency in COVID-19 fight

Sunday, 25 October 2020 19:00

Trump goes on offensive against Biden with trip to New Hampshire

Sunday, 25 October 2020 11:27

Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri

Sunday, 25 October 2020 10:55

Philippines evacuates nearly 1,800 as tropical storm Molave approaches

Sunday, 25 October 2020 09:36

Gunmen storm school in Cameroon, killing at least six children

Sunday, 25 October 2020 09:35

Nigerian police mobilise to quell worst unrest in two decades

Sunday, 25 October 2020 09:34

Bomb attack at Kabul education centre kills 24

Sunday, 25 October 2020 09:22

Samsung chairman Lee Kun-hee dies at 78

Sunday, 25 October 2020 08:41

Egypt begins voting to elect new parliament

Saturday, 24 October 2020 14:57

Polish President Duda tests positive for coronavirus

Saturday, 24 October 2020 14:41

Sudan becomes third Arab state to make peace deal with Israel this year

Saturday, 24 October 2020 12:20

Arab Coalition destroys armed Houthi drone targeting Saudi Arabia

Saturday, 24 October 2020 10:06

S.Korea finds no link between flu shot, boy's death as toll rises

Friday, 23 October 2020 15:09

Czech PM tells health minister to quit after lockdown violation

Friday, 23 October 2020 15:00

India PM Modi holds first election rally since COVID-19 outbreak

Friday, 23 October 2020 14:32

In his comeback as Lebanon's PM, Hariri vows to halt collapse

Friday, 23 October 2020 11:48

In final Trump-Biden showdown, less chaos but plenty of clashes

Friday, 23 October 2020 10:52

Explosion at Thai PTT gas line kills three, injures 28

Thursday, 22 October 2020 15:09

Lebanon's Hariri on course to be named PM again

Thursday, 22 October 2020 12:43

AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine trial continues in Brazil despite volunteer death

Thursday, 22 October 2020 11:17

Obama blasts Trump's tweets, track record in 2020 campaign trail debut

Thursday, 22 October 2020 11:16

Britain partners with Oxford firm to assess coronavirus vaccine T cell responses

Thursday, 22 October 2020 11:12

Japan researchers show masks do block coronavirus, but not perfectly

Thursday, 22 October 2020 09:29

S.Korea sticks to flu vaccine plan despite safety fears after 25 die

Thursday, 22 October 2020 09:13

More of northern England put into highest COVID-19 lockdown tier

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 13:06

Tropical storm Saudel threatens Vietnam after soaking Philippines

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 11:33

Five South Koreans die after getting flu shots, sparking vaccine fears

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 10:41

Nigeria's Lagos under 24-hour lockdown after protesters fired on

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 09:33

At least 15 dead in stampede near Pakistan consulate in eastern Afghanistan

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 09:24

Beheaded teacher Paty will get France's highest honour

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 13:19

After taking on plastic, Bali sisters want bar raised on climate action

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:17

US to remove Sudan from state terrorism sponsors list: Trump

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:26

Final Trump-Biden debate will feature 'mute' button after chaotic first clash

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:18

Ireland imposes some of Europe's toughest COVID-19 curbs

Tuesday, 20 October 2020 09:03

WWF Australia drones to drop seeds for koala gum trees

Monday, 19 October 2020 12:46

UK lockdowns: Wales and Manchester head towards tougher lockdowns

Monday, 19 October 2020 11:06

Tens of thousands rally to demand Pakistan PM Khan resign

Monday, 19 October 2020 10:29

New Zealand's next parliament is set to be most diverse ever

Monday, 19 October 2020 10:18

Italy unveils new COVID-19 restrictions as daily infections climb

Monday, 19 October 2020 09:31

South Africa's health minister tests positive for COVID-19

Monday, 19 October 2020 09:30

Bahrain and Israel sign historic communique establishing relations

Monday, 19 October 2020 06:20

Saudi Arabia allows Umrah at 75% capacity

Sunday, 18 October 2020 19:01

Protesters take over Bangkok streets in new show of defiance

Sunday, 18 October 2020 15:29

More than dozen whales die after getting stranded on New Zealand beach

Sunday, 18 October 2020 10:54

Armenia, Azerbaijan accuse each other of violating new truce deal

Sunday, 18 October 2020 10:34

Landslide hits Vietnam army barracks, 22 soldiers missing

Sunday, 18 October 2020 08:51

No Saturday night party for Parisians as curfews kick off

Sunday, 18 October 2020 08:41

Australia's COVID-19 hotspot to partially lift lockdown restrictions

Sunday, 18 October 2020 08:34

Belgian foreign minister tests positive for coronavirus

Saturday, 17 October 2020 18:24

Thousands protest across Thailand in defiance of ban

Saturday, 17 October 2020 18:13

Russia receives renewed approval for COVID-19 vaccine trials in India

Saturday, 17 October 2020 18:00

French police make arrests after teacher killed in Paris suburb

Saturday, 17 October 2020 15:15

Ardern wins landslide re-election in New Zealand vote

Saturday, 17 October 2020 14:33

Global coronavirus cases cross 39 million

Saturday, 17 October 2020 13:00

Austrian foreign minister tests positive for COVID-19 after EU meeting

Saturday, 17 October 2020 11:18

Britain moves closer to COVID-19 vaccine trials that infect volunteers

Friday, 16 October 2020 11:46

Thai PM vows to stay on as protesters defy his ban

Friday, 16 October 2020 11:33

Biden and Trump return to campaign trail after duelling town halls

Friday, 16 October 2020 10:01

'Difficult winter ahead': London heads for stricter lockdown

Thursday, 15 October 2020 13:40

Oxford scientists develop 5-minute COVID-19 antigen test

Thursday, 15 October 2020 13:17

At least 13 Somali soldiers killed after military, al Shabaab clash

Thursday, 15 October 2020 12:24

'Long COVID' may affect multiple parts of body and mind, doctors say

Thursday, 15 October 2020 12:24

China's Sinopharm offers experimental COVID-19 vaccines to students

Thursday, 15 October 2020 10:34

France imposes curfews to beat back coronavirus

Thursday, 15 October 2020 09:39

Trump's son Barron tested positive for COVID-19, says Melania Trump

Thursday, 15 October 2020 09:38

Northern Ireland to shut restaurants and suspend school in strictest UK lockdown

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 15:00

Troops, helicopters hunt for survivors after deadly Vietnam landslides

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 13:42

Heavy rains kill 12 people in India, damage crops

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 12:51

US accuses author of Melania Trump tell-all book of breaking nondisclosure pact

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 10:55

Coronavirus spikes in two Australian states; easing restrictions delayed

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 09:53

Eli Lilly pauses trial of antibody-drug over safety concern

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 09:48

North Korea's Kim pledges thousands of new homes in storm recovery effort

Wednesday, 14 October 2020 09:25

UK police dealing with security alert at London hospital

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 13:37

Tanzanian firefighters battle blaze on slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:49

Dutch to impose social restrictions to curb COVID-19 surge

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 12:49

Johnson & Johnson pauses COVID-19 vaccine trials due to unexplained illness in participant

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 11:27

Turkey issues detention warrants for 167 over suspected Gulen links

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 09:55

Back on campaign trail, Trump says he feels 'powerful' after COVID recovery

Tuesday, 13 October 2020 09:25

India's financial capital Mumbai hit by widespread power outage

Monday, 12 October 2020 10:53

Novel coronavirus can last 28 days on glass, currency, Australian study finds

Monday, 12 October 2020 09:45

S.Korea's Celltrion gets approval for Phase 3 trials of COVID-19 antibody drug

Monday, 12 October 2020 09:34

Trump tries to put COVID-19 behind him with campaign rally in Florida

Monday, 12 October 2020 09:31

Turning local, British PM Johnson to unveil new coronavirus rules

Sunday, 11 October 2020 15:52

Turkey to declare asymptomatic COVID-19 cases from next week

Sunday, 11 October 2020 15:16

Nagorno-Karabakh truce under severe strain as both sides allege violations

Sunday, 11 October 2020 15:15

Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb

Sunday, 11 October 2020 15:13

Greta Thunberg throws support behind US presidential candidate Joe Biden

Sunday, 11 October 2020 11:59

US COVID-19 cases hit two-month high; 10 states report record increases

Sunday, 11 October 2020 10:02

Trump back to campaigning as he is 'no longer a transmission risk'

Sunday, 11 October 2020 09:00

Azerbaijan and Armenia raise issues over ceasefire

Saturday, 10 October 2020 14:38

Trump refuses to attend second Presidential debate

Saturday, 10 October 2020 13:26

Swiss expand quarantine list as virus toll hits record

Friday, 9 October 2020 17:39

Kyrgyzstan president declares state of emergency

Friday, 9 October 2020 15:52

UN food agency wins 2020 Nobel Peace Prize

Friday, 9 October 2020 13:30

GCC voices concern over continued war between Azerbaijan and Armenia

Friday, 9 October 2020 12:26

Trump to return to campaign trail; White House says COVID-19 treatment complete

Friday, 9 October 2020 10:55

American poet Louise Gluck wins Nobel literature prize

Thursday, 8 October 2020 15:55

Kuwait's Crown Prince takes oath before parliament

Thursday, 8 October 2020 14:32

Kuwaiti parliament endorse new Crown Prince

Thursday, 8 October 2020 10:54

Jordan's King Abdullah II appoints new PM Bisher al Khasawneh

Thursday, 8 October 2020 10:20

Pence and Harris clash in U.S. Vice-Presidential debate

Thursday, 8 October 2020 10:07

Kenyan court finds 2 men guilty for roles in 2013 shopping mall attack

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 15:15

Kuwait's Emir names security czar Sheikh Meshal as crown prince

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 14:12

Navalny demands EU crackdown on oligarchs close to Kremlin

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:31

UK's COVID-19 testing system hit by Roche supply problems

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 13:30

Fauci says White House COVID-19 infections could have been prevented

Wednesday, 7 October 2020 09:14

Navalny says Russian authorities poisoned him as threat ahead of parliament elections

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 16:06

Italy prepares to make masks outdoors mandatory

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 15:51

Malaysia to impose targeted lockdowns to halt infections surge

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 15:50

Black hole discoveries win 2020 Nobel Prize for Physics

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 15:32

Britain rations remdesivir as COVID-19 hospitalisations rise

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 14:22

North Korea's Kim lays out 80-day campaign to attain goals this year

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 10:30

Singapore PM in court for defamation suit against blogger

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 10:16

Trump faces backlash for removing mask on return to White House

Tuesday, 6 October 2020 09:33

White House press secretary tests positive for COVID-19

Monday, 5 October 2020 19:49

Armenians, Azeris accuse each other of striking civilian areas

Monday, 5 October 2020 14:31

UK COVID-19 cases jump to 22,961 after glitch causes backlog

Monday, 5 October 2020 10:07

New Zealand's Ardern lifts coronavirus restrictions in Auckland

Monday, 5 October 2020 09:46

Trump's medical status unclear as doctors say he could be discharged on Monday

Monday, 5 October 2020 09:38

Azerbaijan says Armenian forces shell second city of Ganja

Sunday, 4 October 2020 15:28

India seeks up to 500 million coronavirus vaccine doses by July

Sunday, 4 October 2020 15:03

COVID-19 rules in place as Umrah pilgrims return to Grand Mosque in Mecca

Sunday, 4 October 2020 10:41

Trump says 'real test' ahead in his COVID -19 fight after mixed messages from White House

Sunday, 4 October 2020 08:24

Multi-faith leaders attend Pope's extension of Human Fraternity document

Sunday, 4 October 2020 07:19

Armenia says it is ready to work for Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire

Saturday, 3 October 2020 17:25

Truck bomb in eastern Afghan province kills at least 15

Saturday, 3 October 2020 17:16

World leaders wish Trump speedy recovery from COVID-19

Saturday, 3 October 2020 15:21

France reports eight people missing after heavy floods in the South

Saturday, 3 October 2020 14:37

S.Korea police set up 'bus walls' to prevent protests amid COVID-19 concerns

Saturday, 3 October 2020 14:30

India's coronavirus death toll passes 100,000 with no sign of an end

Saturday, 3 October 2020 11:33

Trump to spend days at military hospital after COVID-19 diagnosis

Saturday, 3 October 2020 10:48

Madrid to enforce regional lockdown

Friday, 2 October 2020 19:04

White House says Trump "not incapacitated", working from isolation

Friday, 2 October 2020 17:55

Belarus announces retaliatory sanctions against EU

Friday, 2 October 2020 17:39

Putin critic Navalny's approval rating surges in wake of poisoning

Friday, 2 October 2020 17:23

Small signs of new COVID-19 cases in England levelling off

Friday, 2 October 2020 16:16

Germany approves third trial of COVID-19 vaccine candidate

Friday, 2 October 2020 14:23

Trump and first lady test positive for COVID-19

Friday, 2 October 2020 09:31

4 killed, 10 hospitalised in forest fires in eastern Ukraine

Thursday, 1 October 2020 10:43

Spain to lock down capital, angering regional government

Thursday, 1 October 2020 10:35

Japan's Suga seen holding off on calling snap election this year

Thursday, 1 October 2020 09:46

Facebook bans US ads that call voting fraud widespread or election invalid

Thursday, 1 October 2020 09:45