Italy puts a fourth of population in lockdown as virus sweeps globe
A quarter of the Italian population was in lockdown on Sunday as the government took drastic steps to stop the spread of the deadly coronavirus ..
Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapse traps 70 in eastern China
Around 70 people were trapped after the collapse of a hotel used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in eastern China Saturday evening, officials said...
Saudi detains three royal princes over coup plot
Saudi authorities have detained three princes including King Salman’s brother and nephew on charges of plotting a coup, the US media reported Friday, ..
What’s Shaheen Bagh’s future?
IT WOULD be unfair to compare the Shaheen Bagh anti CAA, NPR, NRC movement with mass mobilisation efforts leading to independence.
Indian govt lobbies to cancel Sonia invitation
The Bharatia Janata Party-led Indian government has started lobbying with the Bangladesh government at different levels for cancelling..
Busy tourist attractions, airports empty amid coronavirus outbreak
In the last few years, the biggest buzzword in travel has been overtourism, used to decry the way that some popular cities, attractions and destinations have become too popular.
How one man's epiphany on a Seoul mountain in 1955 laid the foundation for many religious sects in South Korea
Members of the Shincheonji religious group dress in identical white shirts, black pants and name tags when they gather to hear founder Lee Man-hee preach.
Trump replaces Mick Mulvaney with Mark Meadows as chief of staff
President Donald Trump announced late Friday that he was replacing his acting White House chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, with Republican Rep. Mark Meadows of North Carolina,..
US-Taliban Peace Deal Bleak days in Afghanistan
Developments in recent days have revealed — unsurprisingly — that Donald Trump’s recent ‘peace deal’ with the Taliban is barely worth the paper it was written on...
Democrats fear a 2016 repeat in 2020
After Joe Biden's stunning comeback on Super Tuesday, the Democratic Party is once again facing the nightmare of 2016: a collision course between its establishment..
