Buttigieg, Sanders lead in 1st Dem presidential nomination race

New York (IANS) Pete Buttiegieg, a small town mayor breaking into national politics, and veteran Senator Bernie Sanders emerged as leaders in the first results of the chaotic Democratic Party race in Iowa for nomination to run against President Donald…

Pompeo urges Taliban to show clear commitment to peace

Tashkent (IANS) US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who was in Uzbekistan as part of his ongoing foreign tour, has urged the Taliban to show clear signs that they were committed to reducing violence and promoting peace in Afghanistan.

"What…

Iran's judiciary sentences 'CIA spy' to death

Tehran (IANS) The spokesman of Iran's Judiciary said on Tuesday that the country's Supreme Court has approved the death sentence of an Iranian national who was spying for the US.

"Amir Rahimpour, who was the CIA spy and received huge…

Coronavirus: China calls for international cooperation

Beijing (IANS) China on Tuesday called for international cooperation to combat the public health crisis from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Hua Chunying made the remarks at a press briefing online when…

B'desh halts visa-on-arrival for Chinese nationals

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh has suspended its visa-on-arrival services for Chinese nationals amid the global emergency over the deadly coronavirus outbreak that has so far killed 361 people in China alone.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen announced…

China accuses US of causing coronavirus panic, fear

Beijing (IANS) The Chinese government on Monday accused the US of causing "panic" in its response to the coronavirus outbreak, after the latter declared a public health emergency, saying it would deny entry to foreign nationals who had visited the…

Chinese shares suffer biggest fall amid NCoV outbreak

Beijing (IANS) Fears over the deadly coronavirus outbreak triggered a sharp fall in Chinese shares when the market reopened on Monday after the Lunar New Year holiday, with the Shanghai Composite index closed nearly 8 per cent lower, its biggest daily…

B'deshi oppn rejects city polls, calls strike for Sunday

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh's largest opposition party has called a dawn-to-dusk strike for Sunday in capital Dhaka rejecting the results of two major city polls.

At a press conference in Dhaka hours after the city corporation polls, ex-Prime…

China reports deadly bird flu outbreak among chickens

Beijing (IANS) China has reported a deadly H5N1 bird flu outbreak among chickens in Hunan province, which lies on the southern border of Hubei, the epicentre of the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has killed 304 people, it was reported on Sunday.

China builds more SARS treatment-model hospitals

Beijing (IANS) More hospitals designed to replicate the SARS treatment model were popping up across China as the country mobilizes medical resources to contain the deadly novel coronavirus outbreak, which has so far killed 259 people in the Asian…