An Australian economic advisor to Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi was detained in the country on Saturday, reported BBC.In response, Australia's Foreign Ministry said it is deeply concerned
U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 6.3 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Friday.
Israel on Friday said it is treating a small blast near its embassy in India's capital New Delhi as a "terrorist incident," Reuters reported citing officials.A blast outside the Israeli embassy in Ne
The Kuwaiti Emir has appointed Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah as the country's prime minister, Kuwait News Agency reported on Sunday.
Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee President Yoshiro Mori dismissed speculations of a possible postponement of the Tokyo Olympic Games on Friday, adding that a final decision could be expected before th
At least 13 were killed and four people injured in nursing home fire in eastern Ukraine, Reuters reported citing the country's emergency service.
Egypt and Qatar have agreed to restore diplomatic ties, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing Egypt's foreign ministry.
The Daxing district of Beijing, China announced that it will test all residents for COVID-19, and banned residents from leaving Beijing without approval. This came as Daxing reported 2 locally transm
Eleven people, including Daniel Wong Kwok-tung, a lawyer and a Kowloon district council member, were arrested on Thursday by the police in the Hong Kong Special Adminis
Former South Korean president Park Geun-hye was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday, Yonhap reported.
Japan will suspend an exemption that allows entry by business travelers from 11 countries and regions, effectively banning all foreign travelers from entering the country, in an effort to curb the CO
Divers on Tuesday retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported.
Divers on Tuesday retrieved a black box of the Sriwijaya Air Boeing 737-500 plane that plunged into the waters off the coast of the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Saturday, local TV reported.
Indonesia's Food and Drug Authority on Monday green-lighted the emergency use of the COVID-19 vaccine produced by Chinese biopharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech, with vaccinations of high-risk gro
China's Hebei Province reported 40 new locally-transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases, all in Shijiazhuang City, from 0:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. local time Sunday, local aut
The Omani health ministry on Wednesday reported the first case of a new coronavirus strain first detected in the UK. The individual is a foreigner with permanent residency who recently arrived from B
Armenia's President Armen Sarkissian has tested positive for COVID-19, local media Public Radio of Armenia reported, citing the president's office on Tuesday.