Thai prison set ablaze following riot

Bangkok (IANS) A prison in Thailand was set ablaze on Sunday following a riot between inmates over the coronavirus pandemic, police said.

About 100 inmates staged the riot in the prison and set it ablaze in downtown area of Buriram province,…

US enacts largest relief package in history

New York (IANS) US President Donald Trump has signed the largest economic stimulus package in history worth about $2 trillion to rescue the nation from the clutches of the coronavirus pandemic after Congress in a rare show of unity passed it.

Indian workers seek US visa extensions amid corona crisis

Washington (IANS) Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Indian workers across America have sought extensions of their US visas over concerns of losing work status due to soon-to-expire visas or delayed extensions, a media report said.

Immigration…

Military activities continue in Yemen despite COVID-19 threat

Sanaa (IANS) As countries across the world are fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Yemen's warring factions were still focusing on their military activities rather than preparing for a possible outbreak.

The Saudi-backed Yemeni government…

UN: Asylum rights of Sikhs, Hindus fleeing Afghanistan attacks 'must be respected'

United Nations (IANS) Asylum rights must be respected for Sikhs and Hindus who may be fleeing religious persecution in Afghanistan where a gurdwara was bombed this week killing at least 25 people, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's…

UK honours medical workers in nationwide round of applause

London (IANS) Thousands of people across the UK opened their doors and windows to applaud medical workers of the country's National Health Services (NHS) dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Friday.

Starting at…

Mass testing at Vatican after priest tests COVID-19 positive

Vatican City (IANS) Mass testing has been carried out in the Vatican after a priest living at the Popes residence tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

Msgr. Gianluca Pezzoli, 58, head of the Italian section of the Vatican's Secretariat…

UK PM tests positive for Covid-19, to work on from home

London (IANS) UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Friday disclosed he has tested positive for coronavirus but will continue to discharge his duties from self-isolation.

He becomes the second high-profile British leader to test positive for coronavirus…

US navy ships get ready to serve as hospitals to handle Covid-19 crisis

New Delhi/Washington (IANS) Overwhelmed by the rapid rise in the number of coronavirus infected people, the US government has decided to use its navy ships as hospitals and move non-Covid-19 patients from most-affected cities to the sea.

The…

Australian Army to deploy reservists for COVID-19 support

Canberra (IANS) The Australian Army is preparing to deploy reservists to assist with the Australian Defence Force's response to the coronavirus pandemic, a media report said on Thursday.

The Guardian Australia on Thursday published an email…