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Afghanistan mourns after 22 killed in university attack

Stunned students demonstrated outside Kabul University on Tuesday after at least 22 people were killed in a brutal, on-campus attack claimed by Daesh. Holding banners stating: “Stop Killing Us,” the small gathering came as Afghanistan

Germany launches 4-week partial shutdown to curb virus

A four-week partial shutdown has started in Germany, with restaurants, bars, theaters, cinemas and other leisure facilities closing down until the end of the month in a drive to flatten a rapid rise in coronavirus infections. The restrictions that

FreshToHome – world’s largest online fresh fish and meat brand raises $121M to expand in UAE, Saudi Arabia and India

FreshToHome, the world’s largest fully integrated online brand in fresh fish and meat e-commerce raised $121M in Series C funding led by Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD)-the principal investment arm of the Government of

Russia reports 16,550 new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours

MOSCOW: Russia recorded 16,550 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, including 4,312 in Moscow, pushing the national tally to 1,547,774. Authorities

France teacher’s killer had ‘contact’ with militant in Syria

PARIS: The investigation into the murder in France of a teacher for showing caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in class turned to Syria on Thursday,

Philippines reports 1,509 new coronavirus cases, 60 more deaths

MANILA: The Philippine health ministry on Wednesday confirmed 1,509 new coronavirus infections, its lowest daily increase in cases in more than six

Taiwan says won’t be intimidated by China’s ‘hooligan’ diplomats

TAIPEI: Taiwan will not be intimidated by China’s “hooligan” officials and will continue to celebrate its national day around the world, the government said on Tuesday, after Taiwan said Chinese diplomats had tried to charge into a

Bangladesh to execute rapists after protests

DHAKA: Bangladesh introduced the death penalty for rape on Monday after days of protests sparked by a string of sexual assaults, the government said. Demonstrations have broken out across the country after harrowing footage of a group of men

Remote-learning begins in coronavirus-hit Philippines

MANILA, Philippines: Grade and high school students in the Philippines began classes at home Monday after the coronavirus pandemic forced remote-learning onto an educational system already struggling to fund schools. The shift to distance-learning

Coronavirus: Donald Trump and Melania test positive

US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now in quarantine. The president, aged 74 and therefore in a high-risk group, announced the news in a tweet. "We will get through