Democrats cancel debates, bar audience from debate

New York (IANS) Coronavirus sweeping the US is casting its dark shadow on the nation's politics in an election year leading to the Democrats cancelling campaign rallies and barring audience from the debate between former Vice President Joe Biden…

Confirmed Covid-19 cases across Pakistan rise to 16

Islamabad, March 10 Pakistan has said that the number of confirmed cases of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) infections across the country have risen to 16, after nine more cases emerged in Karachi on Monday.

"Nine new cases of coronavirus have…

COVID-19: UN climate action summit postponed

Bonn, March (IANS) In light of the rapidly evolving COVID-19 outbreak, the UN SDG Action Campaign has decided to postpone the SDG Global Festival of Action, which was scheduled to take place at the World Conference Centre in Bonn in Germany from April…

Bangladesh confirms first COVID-19 cases

Dhaka (IANS) Bangladesh has confirmed the first coronavirus cases in the country, but the government has urged people not to panic and to consult physicians if they showed any symptoms of the disease, it was reported.

Two men and a woman…

Lawmakers of dissolved Thai oppn party launch new formation

Bangkok (IANS) Lawmakers of the opposition Future Forward Party, dissolved last month in a controversial court decision, announced that they would continue their "pro-democracy struggle" under a new formation called 'Kao Klai' (Move Forward).

3 killed in Kabul shooting

Kabul (IANS) Three people were killed and another person was injured in a shooting attack in the Afghan capital of Kabul on Sunday, the police said.

"Nasir Ghairat, a member of Logar provincial council, along with two of his security guards…

Israeli political deadlock continues

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israeli political deadlock has continued days after a third general election ended in similar results to the previous two polls, with incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his rival Blue and White leader Benny Gantz…

'Prisoner swap can't be precondition for talks with Taliban'

Kabul (IANS) Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Saturday again refused to accept the release of thousands of Taliban prisoners as a precondition for talks with the militant group, in a move that was likely to delay intra-Afghan peace negotiations set…

N.Korean defectors launch 1st-ever political party

Seoul (IANS) In a first, North Korean defectors launched a political party in South Korea, vowing to work toward "liberating" people in their homeland from autocratic rule and promoting the rights of defectors, it was reported.

"Although we…

Morales blasts election fraud claim

Buenos Aires (IANS) Ousted Bolivian President Evo Morales said that if fraud took place in last October's election in his country, the Organization of American States (OAS) was the guilty party.

"Many entities (maintain) that there was…