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India’s daily virus cases soar past 100,000 for first time

India has reported its biggest single-day spike in confirmed coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry reported 103,558 new Covid-19 infections in the...

Protesters continue to defy military rulers in Myanmar

Anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar, adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, took to the streets on Sunday holding painted eggs in a...

Truck owner who caused deadly Taiwan railway crash apologises

The owner of a construction truck that caused Taiwan’s worst rail accident in decades, killing 48 people, has apologised in tears while being led...

Arrests made in Dubai after naked women seen posing on balcony

Police in Dubai arrested a group of people on charges of public debauchery, authorities said, over a widely shared video that showed naked women...

Jordan prince says he was placed under house arrest

The half-brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah said he has been placed under house arrest and accused the country’s leadership of corruption and incompetence. In a...

Myanmar death toll mounts amid crackdown on coup protests

The civilian death toll in the crackdown by the Myanmar junta has reached 550 since the February 1 coup, a human rights group has...

Dutch halt AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations in under-60s

The Dutch government has said it is temporarily halting AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccinations for people under 60 following reports of a very small number of...

Myanmar cuts wireless internet service amid coup protests

Myanmar’s wireless broadband internet services have been shut down by order of the military, a local provider said. The move comes as protesters continue to...

At least 36 dead in Taiwan train crash

At least 36 people have died after a passenger train smashed into a vehicle on its tracks and partially derailed outside a tunnel in...

China aims to vaccinate entire city in five days after Covid outbreak

A Chinese border city hit by a fresh outbreak of Covid-19 has started a five-day drive to vaccinate its entire population of 300,000 people. State...

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