International News Archive

Former Indian president, Pranab Mukherjee, dies at 84

Monday, 31 August 2020 16:58

UAE condemns attempted drone attack on Saudi Airport

Monday, 31 August 2020 11:11

New Zealanders wear face masks as Auckland lockdown lifted

Monday, 31 August 2020 10:11

No cramming as new COVID rules take hold in Seoul

Monday, 31 August 2020 10:11

India coronavirus cases surge to 3.6 million

Monday, 31 August 2020 08:57

Australia, New Zealand tread cautiously as coronavirus lingers

Sunday, 30 August 2020 15:27

Restaurant collapse in China's Shanxi kills 29

Sunday, 30 August 2020 11:28

Belarus revokes accreditations of journalists covering protests for foreign media

Sunday, 30 August 2020 11:14

Japan's Suga hopes to succeed PM Abe, race heats up

Sunday, 30 August 2020 10:00

India to reopen underground train networks even as coronavirus cases jump

Sunday, 30 August 2020 09:49

India relaxes domestic flight operations; meals to be served onboard

Saturday, 29 August 2020 18:29

Berlin police disband protest against coronavirus curbs

Saturday, 29 August 2020 18:13

Banksy's migrant rescue boat stranded at sea with more than 200 on board

Saturday, 29 August 2020 17:24

Afghanistan flash floods kill 160, search for bodies continues

Saturday, 29 August 2020 17:04

COVID-19: Philippines confirms 3,637 cases, 94 more deaths

Saturday, 29 August 2020 13:57

German court permits Berlin protests against coronavirus curbs

Saturday, 29 August 2020 13:45

Party election to pick Japanese PM Abe's successor around September 15

Saturday, 29 August 2020 11:52

South Korea running out of sickbeds in COVID-19 resurgence

Saturday, 29 August 2020 11:08

J&J's Janssen to begin COVID-19 vaccine trials in Spain next week

Friday, 28 August 2020 16:48

Merkel: COVID-19 vaccine necessary for life to return to normal

Friday, 28 August 2020 15:43

Storm kills 3 people in Australia's state of Victoria

Friday, 28 August 2020 14:31

Masks not compulsory for cyclists in Paris, police say

Friday, 28 August 2020 12:19

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe resigns for health reasons

Friday, 28 August 2020 10:33

Hurricane Laura slams into Louisiana, forecasters warn of wall of water

Thursday, 27 August 2020 12:13

North Korea on high alert as Typhoon Bavi makes landfall

Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:51

South Korea urges work from home as daily COVID-19 cases spike

Thursday, 27 August 2020 10:04

Christchurch mosque shooter gets life in prison without parole

Thursday, 27 August 2020 08:17

India to hold national college tests despite surging virus infections

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 15:39

Flash floods kill more than 70 in Afghanistan

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 14:34

Two dead as gunfire erupts at Wisconsin protests over shooting of Black man

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 13:45

UK schools in COVID hotspots to bring in face masks after government U-turn

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 11:20

Afghan policewoman turned filmmaker wounded in gun attack

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 10:54

Cambridge university aims for autumn trials of coronavirus vaccine

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 10:25

Father of New Zealand mosque victim tells gunman there's no forgiveness

Wednesday, 26 August 2020 09:35

Portland police make multiple arrests, declaring riot as protesters light fires

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 14:07

South Korea closes most schools as COVID-19 cases surge

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 10:20

Philippine army may seek martial law return after suicide attacks

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 10:19

At least two killed, 18 injured in India building collapse

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 10:07

Hong Kong finds first documented case of COVID-19 reinfection

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 08:08

Dozens trapped under collapsed building in Mumbai

Tuesday, 25 August 2020 07:33

Leader of India's opposition Congress offers to resign after dissent letter

Monday, 24 August 2020 12:13

Siberian doctors say they saved Kremlin critic Navalny's life

Monday, 24 August 2020 11:20

Twin explosions kill 15, wound scores in south of Philippines

Monday, 24 August 2020 10:32

Death toll from northern Turkey flash floods rises to six

Monday, 24 August 2020 10:17

New Zealand shooter emotionless as victims' families address sentencing hearing

Monday, 24 August 2020 09:52

Syria says pipeline blast was terrorist attack, US suspects IS

Monday, 24 August 2020 09:02

Belarus protesters flood into Minsk as army issues warning

Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:26

Flash floods in northern Turkey kill five, 12 missing

Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:25

Louisiana orders evacuations as twin storms take aim at US coast

Sunday, 23 August 2020 19:23

Italy rules out new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

Sunday, 23 August 2020 13:20

At least 13 crushed to death as Peru police raid club party

Sunday, 23 August 2020 12:18

South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

Sunday, 23 August 2020 09:51

WHO says children aged 12 and over should wear masks like adults

Sunday, 23 August 2020 06:43

Russian dissident flown to Berlin for treatment from suspected poisoning

Saturday, 22 August 2020 11:35

UN team meets detained Mali president as coup supporters plan to rally

Friday, 21 August 2020 14:32

Doctors strike in Nairobi over pay, lack of COVID-19 protection

Friday, 21 August 2020 13:38

Allies of Navalny accuse Kremlin of blocking his evacuation to Germany

Friday, 21 August 2020 11:02

Beijing says residents can go mask-free as COVID-19 cases hit new lows

Friday, 21 August 2020 10:55

Steve Bannon charged with defrauding border-wall donors

Thursday, 20 August 2020 20:00

South Korean coronavirus infections fan out nationwide from church cluster

Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:51

Bahrain ends mandatory self-isolation for all arrivals

Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:50

Russian opposition leader Navalny in hospital with suspected poisoning

Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:50

Obama slams Trump as unfit, says US democracy is at risk

Thursday, 20 August 2020 09:27

California fires force tens of thousands from their homes

Thursday, 20 August 2020 07:59

Mali soldiers promise elections after coup condemned abroad

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 13:54

South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus risk as church outbreaks spread

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 11:06

For some Lebanese, UN tribunal's Hariri ruling is not enough

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 10:43

Democrats nominate Joe Biden for president, vowing to end Trump 'chaos'

Wednesday, 19 August 2020 10:42

Rocket attack in Kabul wounds at least 10, triggers embassy lockdowns

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 11:48

Scarred Lebanon braces for Hariri killing verdict

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 11:11

Strong quake in Philippines kills one, damages quarantine centre

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 10:58

UAE-Israel accord praised for opening Al-Aqsa mosque to all muslims

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 09:56

Michelle Obama presses fight for Biden with scathing attack on Trump

Tuesday, 18 August 2020 09:53

South Korea battles worst coronavirus outbreak in months, warns of crisis

Monday, 17 August 2020 12:06

Tsikhanouskaya says she's ready to lead Belarus

Monday, 17 August 2020 11:20

At least 11 dead after gunmen attack Mogadishu hotel

Monday, 17 August 2020 09:48

New Zealand's Ardern postpones election as coronavirus flares up

Monday, 17 August 2020 09:32

South Africa lifts lockdown restrictions after COVID-19 infections fall

Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:45

Saudi Arabia plans distance learning for schools as virus precaution

Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:45

New Zealand's COVID-19 outbreak grows, as Australian cases ease

Sunday, 16 August 2020 10:24

Robert Trump, US President's brother who shunned the spotlight, dies

Sunday, 16 August 2020 09:32

Japan to send team of specialists to assist in oil spill

Saturday, 15 August 2020 13:14

UN launches AED2 billion appeal to help Lebanon

Saturday, 15 August 2020 12:19

UK says it has no choice over quarantine for French arrivals

Friday, 14 August 2020 11:56

New Zealand's Ardern extends lockdown to stamp out coronavirus outbreak

Friday, 14 August 2020 11:22

Biden campaign raises $48 million in 48 hours after naming Harris as VP choice

Friday, 14 August 2020 11:12

Afghan government releases 80 of final 400 Taliban prisoners

Friday, 14 August 2020 10:46

Sudan boosts security in port city after 32 die in tribal clashes

Thursday, 13 August 2020 09:19

New Zealand scrambles to trace cluster, reports 13 new virus cases

Thursday, 13 August 2020 09:18

Harris rebukes Trump in historic campaign-trail debut with Biden

Thursday, 13 August 2020 08:51

Serious injuries after train derails in Scotland, first minister says

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 15:54

EU to discuss sanctions against Belarus after disputed election

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 15:43

Australia suffers deadliest day of coronavirus pandemic, cases rise

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 14:22

India's Modi urges ramped up testing and tracing to beat coronavirus

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 11:00

Joe Biden breaks new ground by selecting Kamala Harris as running mate

Wednesday, 12 August 2020 07:58

Belarusian opposition leader flees abroad after bloody clashes

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 15:50

Russia becomes first country to approve a COVID-19 vaccine, says Putin

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 15:31

Coronavirus found on frozen seafood in China

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 15:29

India air safety watchdog to check airports hit by heavy rain after crash

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:47

Philippines' Duterte has 'huge trust' in Russia vaccine, volunteers for trial

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 12:32

Trump escorted from briefing after shooting near White House

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 09:00

Lebanon PM Diab announces resignation of government

Monday, 10 August 2020 20:47

Australia borders to stay shut as COVID-19 daily deaths reach record

Monday, 10 August 2020 11:37

Indonesia volcano spews huge ash cloud in second eruption in 3 days

Monday, 10 August 2020 10:55

Beirut police fire tear gas as protesters regroup and two ministers quit

Monday, 10 August 2020 09:32

HK tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law, bearing out 'worst fears'

Monday, 10 August 2020 08:58

Afghanistan to release 400 Taliban prisoners to start peace talks

Sunday, 9 August 2020 15:52

UK PM says schools must open in September

Sunday, 9 August 2020 14:52

India begins examination of plane's black box after deadly crash

Sunday, 9 August 2020 14:42

France's Macron to host donor conference for blast-stricken Lebanon

Sunday, 9 August 2020 11:47

New Zealand records 100 days without domestic virus case

Sunday, 9 August 2020 09:52

Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lanka Prime Minister

Sunday, 9 August 2020 09:35

7 killed in fire at COVID-19 hotel facility in India

Sunday, 9 August 2020 08:57

UK orders recall of 741,000 coronavirus testing kits over safety concerns

Saturday, 8 August 2020 17:50

Compensation announced for families of Indian plane crash victims

Saturday, 8 August 2020 17:31

France's Macron to co-host Lebanon donor conference

Saturday, 8 August 2020 13:24

Philippines confirms 4,226 new COVID-19 cases; global tally crosses 19.5 million

Saturday, 8 August 2020 12:53

Death toll from Beirut port explosion rises to at least 154

Friday, 7 August 2020 14:13

Protestors clash with Lebanese security forces in Beirut

Friday, 7 August 2020 12:22

Hong Kong to offer residents free voluntary COVID-19 testing

Friday, 7 August 2020 12:09

Vietnam turns Danang stadium into field hospital amid virus outbreak

Thursday, 6 August 2020 15:52

South Korea searches for rescue workers missing in floods

Thursday, 6 August 2020 15:28

Hiroshima marks 75 years since atomic bombing in scaled-back ceremony

Thursday, 6 August 2020 12:53

Facebook, Twitter pull Trump posts over coronavirus misinformation

Thursday, 6 August 2020 11:01

Eight COVID-19 patients die in hospital fire in western India

Thursday, 6 August 2020 10:29

Beirut reels from huge blast as death toll climbs to at least 135

Thursday, 6 August 2020 09:48

Sri Lankans, wearing masks, flock to voting centres for parliament election

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 11:41

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lays Ayodhya temple foundation

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 11:04

Four killed as tropical storm Isaias pounds US Northeast

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 10:22

Lebanon's President calls for two-week state of emergency

Wednesday, 5 August 2020 08:44

Large explosion rocks Beirut; dozens killed and thousands injured

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 19:44

Heavy rain batters India's Mumbai disrupting rail and road traffic

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 12:45

Australian state to impose hefty fines to compel COVID-19 isolation

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 11:37

US should get 'substantial portion' of TikTok deal: Trump

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 09:54

Philippine capital returns to lockdown as COVID-19 surges

Tuesday, 4 August 2020 09:32

Australia's Melbourne clamps down in frantic race to curb virus

Monday, 3 August 2020 14:41

Top Indian ministers in hospital as virus cases breach 50,000 for fifth day

Monday, 3 August 2020 11:04

Singapore to make travellers wear electronic tags to enforce quarantine

Monday, 3 August 2020 09:40

Mass jailbreak in Afghanistan as IS fighters battle Afghan forces

Monday, 3 August 2020 09:11

NASA astronauts cap historic ‘odyssey’ aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule

Monday, 3 August 2020 08:47

Kuwait bans flights to 31 'high risk' countries due to coronavirus

Sunday, 2 August 2020 11:55

Australia's Victoria declares disaster, sets curfew to curb COVID-19

Sunday, 2 August 2020 11:31

NASA astronauts riding SpaceX capsule poised for Sunday return

Sunday, 2 August 2020 07:07

South Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass half a million

Sunday, 2 August 2020 06:49

Russia prepares for mass-vaccinations after successful COVID-19 trials

Saturday, 1 August 2020 16:28

Florida teen accused of masterminding Twitter hack that hit Biden, Musk

Saturday, 1 August 2020 15:28