No decision yet to delay SL general elections

Colombo (IANS) Chairman of Sri Lanka's National Election Commission Mahinda Deshapriya has said that no decision has been taken yet to postpone the April 25 general elections due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Deshapriya made the remarks…

Pak reports 1st COVID-19 death, cases reach 193

Islamabad, March 17 (IANS) Pakistan on Tuesday reported the first coronavirus death, while the number of confirmed cases increased to 193 with the emergence of 10 new infections, the Ministry of National Health Services announced.

According…

Jaishankar, Pompeo discuss cooperation to meet COVID-19 challenge

New York (IANS) India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo have discussed cooperation between the two countries to deal with the coronavirus crisis, according to a US official.

State Department…

China's industrial production falls 13.5% in 30-year low

Beijing (IANS) China's industrial production plummeted 13.5 per cent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020, its worst decline in 30 years, due to the impact of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the countrys national statistics office said…

Netanyahu's corruption trial delayed by over 2 months

Jerusalem (IANS) The opening of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's trial in three corruption cases has been delayed by over two months due to new restrictions on the countrys courts as part of the measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic,…

Rockets hit military base housing US forces near Baghdad

Baghdad (IANS) Fresh rocket strikes on Saturday targeted a military base housing US forces near Iraqi capital Baghdad for a second time in a week, a Defence Ministry source said.

More than 15 rockets struck the al-Taji Camp, some 20 km north…

EU condemns Trump travel ban on 26 European countries

London (IANS) US President Donald Trump's coronavirus travel ban on 26 European countries has been met with anger and confusion, with EU leaders accusing him of making the decision "without consultation".

The Covid-19 pandemic is a "global…

US airstrikes hit HQs of Iraqi paramilitary

Baghdad (IANS) The US military carried out overnight airstrikes on the headquarters of Iraqi Hashd Shaabi paramilitary forces south of Baghdad, it was reported on Friday.

"At 1.15 a.m., there were US airstrikes on headquarters of Hashd Shaabi,…

Corona cure hopes rise as scientists isolate virus, Indian in key role

Toronto (IANS) Even as Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeaus wife tested positive for COVID-19 and the countrys markets posted their biggest one-day loss in history on Thursday, a team of Canadian researchers, including an Indian, said they have…

China slams US sanctions on Venezuela amid COVID-19 outbreak

Beijing, March (IANS) The practice of the US continuing sanctions on Venezuela while countries around the world are jointly fighting the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic goes against the basic humanitarian spirit, Chinese Foreign Ministry…