International news Archive

Singapore warns of 'tougher action' if infections spread wider

Friday, 30 April 2021 17:03

Russia produces first batch of COVID-19 vaccine for animals

Friday, 30 April 2021 12:24

Raising fears of COVID surge, Uganda detects Indian variant

Friday, 30 April 2021 12:22

South Africa's Zulu regent Queen Dlamini Zulu dies at 65

Friday, 30 April 2021 12:15

Stampede at Israeli religious festival kills 44

Friday, 30 April 2021 11:59

Vaccination centres close in Mumbai as India posts another record rise in COVID-19

Friday, 30 April 2021 11:01

BioNTech expects vaccine trial results for babies by September

Thursday, 29 April 2021 12:47

Australia says two deaths not likely to be linked to COVID-19 vaccine

Thursday, 29 April 2021 11:47

'It's about time:' In historic first, two powerful women flank US president

Thursday, 29 April 2021 10:30

India's coronavirus infections cross 18 million; record number of daily deaths

Thursday, 29 April 2021 10:28

'Forgotten' astronaut of Apollo 11 dies at 90

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 21:41

S.Korea to lift mandatory quarantine for fully vaccinated residents

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 15:52

Swipe my phone: UK to use health service app as vaccine passport

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 15:50

Canada reports first death linked to AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 10:07

India's coronavirus death toll surpasses 200,000 after record surge in cases

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 09:50

6.0 earthquake hits Indian state of Assam

Wednesday, 28 April 2021 08:18

Philippines to ban travellers from India over highly contagious COVID variant

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 16:42

Brazil health regulator rejects Russia's Sputnik vaccine

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 13:17

Three foreigners among missing after Burkina Faso ambush

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 13:09

Australia to halt direct passenger flights from India

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 09:55

Medical supplies pour into India as COVID-19 deaths near 200,000

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 09:52

Pakistan deploys army in 16 cities to enforce COVID-19 precautions

Monday, 26 April 2021 21:19

Chad's new military rulers name civilian prime minister

Monday, 26 April 2021 18:46

EU sues AstraZeneca over breach of COVID-19 vaccine supply contract

Monday, 26 April 2021 18:15

Hong Kong, Singapore to start long-delayed travel bubble next month

Monday, 26 April 2021 12:20

Thailand suspends travel from India as it steps up coronavirus measures at home

Monday, 26 April 2021 12:19

Malaysia says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, will be used for over 60s

Monday, 26 April 2021 12:19

India's coronavirus crisis intensifies as nations pledge aid

Monday, 26 April 2021 09:13

UK to ship ventilators, other devices to COVID-ravaged India

Sunday, 25 April 2021 20:50

PM Modi says India shaken by coronavirus 'storm', US readies help

Sunday, 25 April 2021 12:19

Indonesian president sends condolences to families of sunken submarine

Sunday, 25 April 2021 11:16

Western Australia halfway through snap COVID-19 lockdown with no new cases

Sunday, 25 April 2021 11:15

India asks Twitter to take down tweets critical of its COVID-19 handling

Sunday, 25 April 2021 09:17

At least 82 dead in fire at Baghdad hospital for COVID patients

Sunday, 25 April 2021 09:16

ASEAN leaders reach consensus on ending Myanmar crisis

Saturday, 24 April 2021 18:09

Rescuers find debris thought to be from missing Indonesian submarine

Saturday, 24 April 2021 16:08

US ends J&J COVID-19 vaccine pause; shots to resume immediately

Saturday, 24 April 2021 13:50

India's daily coronavirus cases climb to record high

Saturday, 24 April 2021 13:35

Argentine transport minister dies in traffic accident

Saturday, 24 April 2021 13:21

Kuwait suspends flights from India

Saturday, 24 April 2021 12:16

Western Australia in partial lockdown after COVID-19 outbreak at quarantine hotel

Saturday, 24 April 2021 10:57

Duterte's daughter emerges poll favourite for Philippines presidency

Friday, 23 April 2021 13:20

Japan declares 'short, powerful' emergency in Tokyo, elsewhere

Friday, 23 April 2021 13:15

Time running out for missing Indonesian submarine as US joins search

Friday, 23 April 2021 11:43

Fire in COVID-19 hospital kills 13 as India struggles with huge second wave

Friday, 23 April 2021 11:24

US to double public climate finance to developing countries by 2024

Thursday, 22 April 2021 21:15

Australia to cut flights from India to contain virus risk

Thursday, 22 April 2021 12:50

India sets world record for new COVID-19 cases in a single day

Thursday, 22 April 2021 09:31

Car bombing at hotel in southwest Pakistan kills 4, wounds 11

Thursday, 22 April 2021 09:30

US launches probe of Minneapolis police after Chauvin conviction

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 21:34

Search for missing Indonesian submarine reveals oil spill

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 19:40

Oman to suspend travel from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 17:58

Kidnappers abduct unknown number of Nigerian university students

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 17:10

Oxygen leak kills 22 in Indian hospital as coronavirus infections mount

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 16:39

Japan PM cancels trip to India, Philippines amid rising COVID-19 cases

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 13:22

Oxygen supplies run low as India grapples with coronavirus 'storm'

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 11:26

Guilty verdict for George Floyd's killer brings relief, calls for wider justice

Wednesday, 21 April 2021 09:28

Chad President Idriss Deby dies on frontlines, army spokesman says

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 15:38

New Zealand airport worker tests positive for COVID-19

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:45

Murderer or 'reasonable officer?' Jury begins deliberations in Chauvin trial

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 11:26

Dramatic video shows Indian railway worker risking life to save child

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 09:47

Britain to add India to COVID-19 travel red-list

Monday, 19 April 2021 21:24

NASA scores Wright Brothers moment with first helicopter flight on Mars

Monday, 19 April 2021 16:18

UK PM Johnson cancels trip to India due to coronavirus worries

Monday, 19 April 2021 14:55

Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and Philippines for 2 weeks

Monday, 19 April 2021 11:29

India's Delhi orders six-day lockdown as COVID cases soar

Monday, 19 April 2021 10:35

Japan's hard-hit regions may slide back to COVID-19 state of emergency

Monday, 19 April 2021 10:00

Families reunite as Australia-New Zealand 'travel bubble' begins

Monday, 19 April 2021 09:28

Nearly 100 people injured after train derails in Egypt

Sunday, 18 April 2021 21:09

Taiwan rattled by quakes, no immediate reports of damage

Sunday, 18 April 2021 19:29

5.9-magnitude earthquake hits southern Iran

Sunday, 18 April 2021 11:19

France to impose 10-day quarantine for travellers coming from Brazil

Sunday, 18 April 2021 09:05

India's capital Delhi faces hospital beds shortage as COVID-19 cases surge

Sunday, 18 April 2021 08:57

Queen Elizabeth stands alone as her 'strength' Philip is laid to rest

Saturday, 17 April 2021 19:34

Four killed as police open fire at workers in Bangladesh

Saturday, 17 April 2021 13:36

Australia to continue review of COVID vaccinations after woman's death

Saturday, 17 April 2021 10:47

India reports another record daily rise in COVID-19 infections

Saturday, 17 April 2021 10:18

India extends record rise in COVID-19 cases, election rallies continue

Friday, 16 April 2021 12:32

Pakistan blocks social media apps temporarily on security grounds

Friday, 16 April 2021 12:30

Gunman kills eight, takes own life at U.S. FedEx site

Friday, 16 April 2021 11:28

Pfizer chief sees need for COVID-19 booster shot within a year

Friday, 16 April 2021 10:24

Philippines President mulls conversion of hotels into COVID-19 facilities

Thursday, 15 April 2021 20:33

Global officials urge rich countries to donate excess COVID-19 vaccine doses

Thursday, 15 April 2021 19:30

US imposes wide range of sanctions on Russia

Thursday, 15 April 2021 18:19

UK scientists find higher risk of brain clots from COVID-19 compared with vaccines

Thursday, 15 April 2021 17:24

India's new COVID-19 cases surge to 200,000 as hospital supplies plummet

Thursday, 15 April 2021 11:33

'Time to end the forever war': Biden to begin US Afghanistan exit on May 1

Thursday, 15 April 2021 08:59

J&J COVID-19 vaccine in limbo as US panel delays vote on resuming shots

Thursday, 15 April 2021 08:58

Former Minnesota police officer charged in shooting of Black motorist

Thursday, 15 April 2021 08:39

Denmark ditches AstraZeneca's COVID-19 shot

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 19:36

Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff dies in prison

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 18:21

Moderna says protection from its COVID-19 vaccine still strong six months on

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 11:08

US police chief, officer who fatally shot Black man, both resign

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 10:45

US pauses use of J&J vaccine over rare blood clots, rollout delayed in Europe

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 10:01

India's Maharashtra restricts e-commerce to fight COVID-19

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 09:46

Biden plans to pull US troops from Afghanistan by September 11

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 20:59

Biden calls for probe into Minnesota police shooting

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 09:41

Floyd's brother offers 'spark of life' testimony at Chauvin murder trial

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 09:40

Australia shelves plans to buy J&J's one-dose COVID-19 vaccine

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 09:39

Japan to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea after treatment

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 09:38

Indian panel gives emergency approval for Russia's Sputnik V vaccine

Monday, 12 April 2021 15:56

China considers mixing COVID-19 vaccines to boost protection rate

Monday, 12 April 2021 10:57

Protests erupt after fatal police shooting near Minneapolis

Monday, 12 April 2021 09:51

Cyclone destroys houses, cuts power on Australia's west coast

Monday, 12 April 2021 08:38

India overtakes Brazil as world's second worst-hit country by COVID-19

Monday, 12 April 2021 08:22

South Korea to resume wider use of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine

Sunday, 11 April 2021 12:35

France extends gap between mRNA vaccine shots to ramp-up rollout

Sunday, 11 April 2021 12:34

21 miners trapped after Xinjiang coal mine accident

Sunday, 11 April 2021 09:20

Evacuation centres open as cyclone intensifies off Western Australia

Sunday, 11 April 2021 08:59

Britain salutes Prince Philip

Saturday, 10 April 2021 17:53

Thailand's capital plans 10,000 field-hospital beds as COVID-19 spikes

Saturday, 10 April 2021 15:10

Indonesia's Java hit by magnitude 5.9 quake

Saturday, 10 April 2021 15:00

India's daily COVID-19 cases rise to record for fifth time in a week

Saturday, 10 April 2021 13:48

Nepal battles worst forest fires in years as air quality drops

Friday, 9 April 2021 19:19

Prince Philip will not have a state funeral

Friday, 9 April 2021 19:06

Britain's Prince Philip dies at 99

Friday, 9 April 2021 15:09

India's COVID-19 infections hit record; deaths at over five-month high

Friday, 9 April 2021 14:58

Swiss students in hot water after virus hoax led to quarantine

Thursday, 8 April 2021 12:43

India's record COVID-19 surge continues, vaccines run short

Thursday, 8 April 2021 12:17

11 killed as Myanmar protesters fight troops with hunting rifles, firebombs

Thursday, 8 April 2021 12:15

Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60

Thursday, 8 April 2021 10:30

New Zealand suspends entry for travellers from India amid COVID surge

Thursday, 8 April 2021 09:26

Thai rescue unit frees Buddhist monk trapped in flooded cave

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 12:03

All American adults to be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by April 19: Biden

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 12:03

A third of COVID survivors suffer depression or dementia: Study

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 12:02

Five killed in Myanmar as troops open fire on protesters

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 10:54

Oxford pauses COVID-19 vaccine study in kids over blood clot issues

Wednesday, 7 April 2021 09:28

Indian states seek widening of vaccination drive as cases surge

Tuesday, 6 April 2021 09:44

New Zealand agrees to open quarantine-free travel with Australia

Tuesday, 6 April 2021 09:10

Combatting COVID-19: Entry into Oman limited to citizens and residents

Tuesday, 6 April 2021 06:45

UK's Johnson launches mass testing programme as economy reopens

Monday, 5 April 2021 12:07

Taiwan rescuers work to bring out last body from wrecked train

Monday, 5 April 2021 10:10

Singapore blogger crowdfunds $99,000 to pay PM damages in defamation case

Monday, 5 April 2021 10:09

India's new daily COVID-19 cases surpass 100,000 for first time

Monday, 5 April 2021 08:54

Indonesia death toll reaches 55 from floods, 40 missing

Monday, 5 April 2021 08:53

US puts J&J in charge of plant that botched COVID vaccine, removes AstraZeneca

Sunday, 4 April 2021 10:40

Indonesian divers hunt 17 missing after fishing boat, bulk carrier collide

Sunday, 4 April 2021 10:11

France reports further rise in COVID-19 intensive care patients

Sunday, 4 April 2021 09:16

Philippines extends coronavirus curbs in capital, nearby provinces

Saturday, 3 April 2021 17:44

India braces for COVID-19 curbs as infections hit 6-month high

Saturday, 3 April 2021 15:20

Plain sailing ahead as Suez Canal backlog to be given the all clear

Saturday, 3 April 2021 13:36

World Bank announces new climate action plan

Saturday, 3 April 2021 11:12

Several killed in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades

Friday, 2 April 2021 17:18

Opposition grows against UK vaccine passports

Friday, 2 April 2021 12:47

India's Sachin Tendulkar hospitalised after contracting COVID-19

Friday, 2 April 2021 11:13

Taiwan train crash kills 36, many trapped, in deadliest rail tragedy in decades

Friday, 2 April 2021 10:32

Pfizer COVID-19 shot 91% effective in updated data

Thursday, 1 April 2021 15:52

Senior Hong Kong democrats found guilty in landmark unlawful assembly case

Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:49

Australia lifts Brisbane lockdown in time for Easter as COVID cases dwindle

Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:38

Macron orders COVID-19 lockdown across all of France, closes schools

Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:35

Facebook removes video interview of Trump, citing ban

Thursday, 1 April 2021 09:04