At least 45 migrants and refugees perished off Libya this week in the deadliest shipwreck there so far this year, the United Nations said on Wednesday. The UN agencies for
A total of 791,002 people died from coronavirus worldwide in the 213 countries and territories since the virus emerged in Wuhan of China last December, according to latest data from worldometer.
Mali’s president said he was resigning to avoid “bloodshed” early Wednesday, hours after his arrest by troops in a sudden coup that followed a months-long political crisis in the fragile
The Government of Myanmar should amend the election law and ensure equal rights for Rohingya to participate in the upcoming national elections, said Fortify Rights today (Wednesday). Between August 11
Testing for COVID-19 and tracing the prior contacts of those found to be infected are crucial measures for slowing the disease’s spread, but inadequate unless combined with other measures, researchers
The global death toll from Covid-19 reached 772,856 on Tuesday, according to the Centre for System Science and Engineering of Johns Hopkins University. Besides, the number of confirmed cases stood
At least one person was killed and 43 injured when a 6.6-magnitude earthquake shook the central Philippines on Tuesday, sending residents fleeing their homes and damaging buildings and roads. The shallow quake
The UAE has extended the amnesty period waiving the fines of residents whose visas expired before March 1. Bangladesh Embassy in Abu Dhabi shared this information on its facebook page.
Somalia’s security forces on Sunday ended a nearly five-hour siege by Islamist extremists at a beachside hotel in Somalia’s capital, said police and a government spokesperson. At least 15 people
Trinamool Congress MLA Samaresh Das passed away at a Kolkata hospital where he had tested positive for coronavirus. The Trinamool Congress MLA died on Monday morning. MLA Samaresh Das had