Saudi Arabia imposes 24-hr curfew on Mecca, Medina
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina as part of precautionary measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus, it was reported. Saudi Arabia has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Mecca and Medina The curfew would be effective in all parts of the two cities, with continuing ban of entry into and exit from them, agencies More...
Duterte orders police to shoot quarantine violators
Manila: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered police officers to shoot those who violate the strict quarantine imposed in the country over the coronavirus pandemic. Duterte accused left-wing civil groups More...
US coronavirus toll at 3899, prepares for worst
New York: As the number of deaths from coronavirus passed the grim milestone of the toll of 9/11, the US stared at questions about its preparedness and the stark prospects of more than 100,000 people dying in the More...
Harry-Meghan must pay for security: Trump
Washington: American President Donald Trump has said that the US would not foot the bill for the UK’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle’s security amid reports that the couple have moved to California More...
Pakistan deploys army to fight Covid-19
Islamabad: Pakistan Army has deployed troops across the country, including Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), to assist civilian authorities in containing the spread of Covid-19. The deployment was approved by Chief More...
Indian workers seek US visa extensions amid corona crisis
Washington: Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Indian workers across America have sought extensions of their US visas over concerns of losing work status due to soon-to-expire visas or delayed extensions, a media report More...
COVID-19 stress leads to spike in domestic violence globally
San Francisco/Paris: With more than one-fifth of the world’s population now staying home owing to lockdowns and social distancing, there has been a spike in domestic violence cases across the world and law More...
Khaleda Zia freed, quarantines at home
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government has conditionally released former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and suspended her sentence for six months, as the country goes all out in its efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic, More...
ISIS claims responsibility for massacre of 27 Sikhs in Kabul
New Delhi/Kabul: The Islamic State Khorasan (ISKP) has claimed responsibility for the terror attack on a Gurudwara in central Kabul in which at least 27 members of the Sikh community were killed on Wednesday. Afghan More...
Pakistan fails again, Babur-2 missile crashes within 2 minutes
New Delhi: Pakistan’s dream of making a cruise missile that could cover a distance of 750 kilometers were dashed again on Monday when the Babur-2 missile crashed within two minutes of its launch. Sources said More...