Trump supporters to get temperature checks, masks at Tulsa rally

Washington (IANS) Supporters of US President Donald Trump will get their temperature checked and receive masks and hand sanitizers before entering his campaign rally venue in Tulsa, Oklahoma on Saturday, an official said.

There will be precautions…

Palestine accuses Netanyahu of misleading world on annexation plan

Ramallah (IANS) The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of misleading the world regarding his government's plan to annex the Palestinian lands.

"Netanyahu is trying to mislead the world's…

Brazil witnesses protests amid escalating COVID-19 situation

Brasilia, June 15 (IANS) Protests for and against Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro took place for a third consecutive Sunday in several cities of the country, in the midst of the uncontrolled coronavirus pandemic.

This Sunday's demonstrations…

Hong Kong considers easing public-gathering limits

Hong Kong (IANS) Hong Kong health authorities could further relax rules on public gatherings to allow groups of up to 12 people to meet as early as the end of this week, sources said on Monday, as the city has not recorded new COVID-19 cases.

US city's police chief resigns after black man shot dead

Washington, June 14 (IANS) The US city of Atlanta's Chief of Police has resigned after two white officers fatally a young African-American man at a parking lot.

Rayshard Brooks, 27, died after being shot on Friday night in the parking…

Afghan govt 'lacks capacity' for nationwide COVID-19 testing

Kabul (IANS) Due to a lack of equipments and an overload of applicants, the Afghan government has not been able to capacitate nationwide testing of the novel coronavirus, the acting Health Minister has said.

On Saturday, Ahmad Jawad Osmani…

Number of unemployed South Koreans hit record high

Seoul (IANS) The number of unemployed South Koreans hit a record high in May as the COVID-19 pandemic has hammered the job market, data showed on Sunday.

The number of unemployed people who had been seeking to find jobs for less than three…

Heads of state, UN chiefs to talk COVID-19, inequality, climate

New York (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the Presidents of Botswana, Colombia, Costa Rica and Ethiopia will join dozens of Chief Executive Officers and UN chiefs at the United Nations Global Compact's Leaders Summit next week to address…

Khalilzad calls for immediate start of intra-Afghan talks

Kabul (IANS) US special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said the intra-Afghan negotiations between the Kabul governments team and the Taliban "must begin immediately", and adding that the prisoner releases, which were a precursor for start of the negotiations,…

4 killed in Kabul mosque blast

Kabul (IANS) Four people were killed and a few others injured as a bomb blast ripped through a mosque in Kabul, Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said.

The mosque is located in the capital city's Police District 3, reports…