International News Archive

Forest fire kills 19 in China's Sichuan province

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 15:42

Philippines coronavirus testing to be stepped up soon: WHO

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 11:48

UK police criticised for overzealous lockdown response

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 11:44

Amazon workers in US protest over coronavirus safety

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 10:19

Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia: WHO official

Tuesday, 31 March 2020 09:41

Trump extends coronavirus restrictions until April

Monday, 30 March 2020 16:51

Iran plans tougher restrictions as coronavirus toll rises

Monday, 30 March 2020 16:36

At least 28 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban assaults

Monday, 30 March 2020 15:02

Drop in China's new coronavirus cases; none in Wuhan for sixth day

Monday, 30 March 2020 13:26

Saudi Arabia announces 96 new COVID-19 cases

Monday, 30 March 2020 12:56

Iran's death toll from coronavirus crosse 2,600

Sunday, 29 March 2020 16:28

Saudi Arabia extends suspension of work, international flights

Sunday, 29 March 2020 16:16

World's largest glove maker sees shortage as coronavirus fight spikes

Sunday, 29 March 2020 14:47

North Korea launches two short-range ballistic missiles

Sunday, 29 March 2020 10:40

Trump drops idea of New York lockdown as US death count crosses 2,000

Sunday, 29 March 2020 09:48

Chinese city of Wuhan partially re-opens to visitors

Saturday, 28 March 2020 13:11

India extends suspension of domestic flights

Friday, 27 March 2020 20:46

Afghan government forms team for talks with Taliban

Friday, 27 March 2020 18:33

Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

Friday, 27 March 2020 15:33

China temporarily bans foreign visitors amid coronavirus pandemic

Friday, 27 March 2020 12:32

South Africa goes into lockdown as coronavirus cases exceed 1,000

Friday, 27 March 2020 12:21

US overtakes China with most coronavirus cases

Friday, 27 March 2020 11:27

Spain extends state of emergency as coronavirus crisis worsens

Thursday, 26 March 2020 15:00

India's banks plan to close most branches during lockdown

Thursday, 26 March 2020 13:11

UK health minister says 560,000 volunteers sign up to help NHS

Thursday, 26 March 2020 11:35

Brazil's Bolsonaro calls coronavirus lockdown a 'crime'

Thursday, 26 March 2020 11:34

Iran introduces intercity travel ban as coronavirus death toll spikes

Thursday, 26 March 2020 10:51

Christchurch shooter pleads guilty to 51 murders

Thursday, 26 March 2020 06:10

Saudi Arabia tightens curfew imposed to contain coronavirus

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 15:52

Britain's Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 14:54

UK parliament set to close for at least four weeks

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 11:53

Gunmen attack Sikh temple in Afghan capital

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 10:18

Indians scramble for supplies as 21-day coronavirus lockdown begins

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 09:42

No tsunami threat after magnitude 7.5 quake off Russia's Kuril islands

Wednesday, 25 March 2020 08:57

India announces 21-day lockdown to fight COVID-19

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 19:02

Philippine reports 90 new coronavirus cases, breaches 500-mark

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 13:45

Cruise ship responsible for jump in Australia coronavirus cases

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 12:21

Beijing tightens quarantine rules for travellers from overseas

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 10:08

Coronavirus: UK's Boris Johnson issues stay-at-home order

Tuesday, 24 March 2020 08:29

UK calls in army and warns people to stay home or face lockdown

Monday, 23 March 2020 14:09

Prison riots in Colombia over virus fears leaves 23 dead

Monday, 23 March 2020 13:26

Saudi Arabia imposes dusk-to-dawn curfew to fight coronavirus

Monday, 23 March 2020 10:42

New York City '10 days away' from hospital supply shortages

Monday, 23 March 2020 10:22

Coronavirus: Germany bans meetings of more than 2 people

Monday, 23 March 2020 09:22

Oman bans public gatherings, shuts currency exchange stores

Sunday, 22 March 2020 16:17

Kuwait imposes nationwide curfew in COVID-19 fight

Sunday, 22 March 2020 12:55

One dead as powerful quake rocks Croatia's capital

Sunday, 22 March 2020 12:20

Australia shuts down gyms, pubs, cinemas to halt coronavirus spread

Sunday, 22 March 2020 12:15

India observes 14-hour coronavirus curfew as cases rise above 300

Sunday, 22 March 2020 10:28

Pakistan temporarily halts international passenger flights

Sunday, 22 March 2020 08:38

North Korea has launched missiles into Sea of Japan

Saturday, 21 March 2020 15:11

Indian PM Narendra Modi uses Twitter to battle COVID-19

Saturday, 21 March 2020 11:43

UK public outlets told to shut down

Saturday, 21 March 2020 10:06

Spain's coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000

Friday, 20 March 2020 15:12

Indian state to close shops, offices in light of coronavirus

Friday, 20 March 2020 15:11

India executes 4 men for 2012 Delhi bus rape and murder

Friday, 20 March 2020 09:08

Saudi Arabia suspends domestic flights and trains over coronavirus fears

Friday, 20 March 2020 08:36

India bars all international flights for one week

Thursday, 19 March 2020 16:22

Melania Trump to star in US coronavirus awareness ads

Thursday, 19 March 2020 12:37

COVID-19: Indian school board exams postponed

Thursday, 19 March 2020 10:28

Australia, New Zealand shut borders to all foreigners over coronavirus

Thursday, 19 March 2020 09:37

US suspends visa services worldwide due to coronavirus

Thursday, 19 March 2020 09:29

Italy's death toll from the coronavirus overtakes China's

Thursday, 19 March 2020 08:54

Japanese man who threatened to spread coronavirus dies

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 13:34

Panic buying forces UK supermarkets to impose limits

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 12:49

Australia declares emergency, invokes new powers to fight coronavirus

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 10:45

Philippines amends travel restrictions, allows OFWs to fly out

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 10:11

Joe Biden edges closer to Democratic nomination

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 09:06

Saudi Arabia closes public sector offices over COVID-19 concerns

Wednesday, 18 March 2020 08:21

Philippines declares state of calamity over COVID-19

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 16:33

Pakistan reports first COVID-19 death, India closes Taj Mahal

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 15:14

Sri Lanka bans all incoming flights to combat coronavirus

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 13:30

Iran temporarily frees 85,000 prisoners amid coronavirus

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 12:50

Philippines' Luzon to suspend international flights

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 11:58

China tightens checks on travellers as imported COVID-19 cases spike

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 11:08

France imposes lockdown to combat coronavirus

Tuesday, 17 March 2020 10:20

India announces quarantine for UAE, Gulf passengers

Monday, 16 March 2020 20:14

Malaysia virus cases jump to 553

Monday, 16 March 2020 15:48

Bahrain reports first death from coronavirus

Monday, 16 March 2020 13:29

Japanese man gets death penalty for killing 19 disabled people

Monday, 16 March 2020 13:12

Duterte imposes new quarantine measures across Luzon

Monday, 16 March 2020 12:32

Restaurants, movie halls shuttered across the US over coronavirus

Monday, 16 March 2020 08:51

Lebanon announces two-week lockdown

Monday, 16 March 2020 07:09

Iran's coronavirus death toll reaches 724

Sunday, 15 March 2020 13:12

China tightens airport checks as imported coronavirus cases tick up

Sunday, 15 March 2020 11:24

France closes shops, restaurants, tells people to stay home

Sunday, 15 March 2020 10:45

Self-isolation rule imposed on all travellers to Australia

Sunday, 15 March 2020 09:24

US extends travel ban to UK and Ireland over coronavirus

Sunday, 15 March 2020 09:00

Coronavirus: UK to ban mass gatherings from next week

Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:26

Europe is 'epicentre' of global coronavirus pandemic: WHO

Saturday, 14 March 2020 17:07

Philippine capital to be placed under curfew as coronavirus cases spike

Saturday, 14 March 2020 14:19

New Zealand reveals travel restrictions to combat coronavirus

Saturday, 14 March 2020 10:24

Saudi Arabia to suspend international flights for two weeks

Saturday, 14 March 2020 09:05

Greece swears in first female president

Friday, 13 March 2020 16:19

Australian Minister Peter Dutton has coronavirus

Friday, 13 March 2020 16:05

COVID-19: Countries enforce strict measures to control spread

Friday, 13 March 2020 14:48

Oman suspends tourist visas for a month

Friday, 13 March 2020 12:35

Canadian Prime Minister's wife tests positive for coronavirus

Friday, 13 March 2020 09:34

Metro Manila on lockdown due to COVID-19

Thursday, 12 March 2020 18:12

Saudi Arabia expands coronavirus travel ban

Thursday, 12 March 2020 13:38

China's coronavirus epicentre sees single-digit cases for first time

Thursday, 12 March 2020 10:24

Trump suspends travel from Europe for 30 days

Thursday, 12 March 2020 08:30

India suspends tourist visas over coronavirus

Thursday, 12 March 2020 06:00

Qatar sees 238 new COVID-19 cases in one day

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 20:58

COVID-19 confirmed as pandemic: World Health Organisation

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 20:47

Kuwait declares public holiday; to halt commercial flights

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 20:16

Bahrain records 77 new coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 14:57

Pilot killed in Pakistan Air Force F-16 crash in Islamabad

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:55

Putin opens door to extending rule until 2036

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 13:29

South Korea reports jump in coronavirus cases

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 10:28

Afghan peace talks: Ghani approves prisoner swap order

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 09:59

Joe Biden wins Michigan, in a big blow to Bernie Sanders

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 09:25

UK health minister tests positive for coronavirus

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 08:31

COVID-19: IAEA to assist in worldwide virus detection efforts

Wednesday, 11 March 2020 06:25

Quarantine on tourist ship in Egypt has been lifted

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 18:52

Families to mark first anniversary of Ethiopian 737 MAX crash

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 13:32

US begins to withdraw troops from Afghanistan

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 10:50

Xi Jinping visits Wuhan as number of new coronavirus cases fall

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:48

Italy expands its quarantine to entire country

Tuesday, 10 March 2020 08:12

Saudi Arabia halts travel between 5 more countries

Monday, 9 March 2020 19:35

Tokyo Olympics torch ceremony to be held without spectators

Monday, 9 March 2020 14:59

Australia sues Facebook over data breach

Monday, 9 March 2020 13:39

Sudan's Abdalla Hamdok survives assassination attempt

Monday, 9 March 2020 12:40

China reports zero locally transmitted coronavirus cases outside Hubei

Monday, 9 March 2020 11:27

3-year-old among 42 coronavirus cases in India

Monday, 9 March 2020 11:05

North Korea fires three projectiles into sea

Monday, 9 March 2020 10:38

Philippines to declare health emergency to combat coronavirus

Monday, 9 March 2020 10:14

Italy's COVID-19 death toll jumps to 366

Monday, 9 March 2020 10:02

India's crisis-hit Yes Bank's founder arrested

Sunday, 8 March 2020 12:09

COVID-19: Maldives places two resort islands under lockdown

Sunday, 8 March 2020 11:40

US death toll from coronavirus hits 19, New York declares emergency

Sunday, 8 March 2020 10:45

COVID-19: Italy places Milan, Venice under lockdown

Sunday, 8 March 2020 08:59

10 dead after quarantine hotel collapses in China

Sunday, 8 March 2020 08:33

US President Trump has replaced his acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney

Saturday, 7 March 2020 15:08

Italy reports largest daily jump in death toll from COVID-19

Saturday, 7 March 2020 14:47

Saudi Arabia restricts entry of Emiratis, Kuwaitis and Bahrainis to 3 airports

Saturday, 7 March 2020 12:14

First local case of COVID-19 detected in Philippines

Friday, 6 March 2020 10:12

US elections: Warren drops out of presidential race

Friday, 6 March 2020 09:49

Egypt announces third case of COVID-19

Friday, 6 March 2020 09:47

First coronavirus recovery announced in Kuwait

Thursday, 5 March 2020 20:04

Three more cases of COVID-19 detected in Saudi

Thursday, 5 March 2020 19:38

WHO report looks into how China is fighting COVID-19

Thursday, 5 March 2020 15:51

21 injured as high-speed train derails in eastern France

Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:55

Twitter tests disappearing 'fleets' in Brazil

Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:31

COVID-19: Italy, Greece shut down schools

Thursday, 5 March 2020 14:14

Michael Bloomberg ends US presidential campaign

Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:58

COVID-19: South Korea declares new 'special care zone'

Thursday, 5 March 2020 11:40

Singapore delays Turkish Airlines flight after coronavirus case found

Thursday, 5 March 2020 09:30

Japan committed to hosting Olympics even as virus spreads

Thursday, 5 March 2020 09:23

Saudi suspends Umrah pilgrimage for citizens

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 18:11

Major events cancelled around the world over coronavirus fears

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 17:07

One more charged over Britain truck deaths

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 15:23

Olympics preparation on track despite 1,000 COVID-19 cases in Japan

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 14:52

COVID-19 cases in India rise to 28

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 11:41

COVID-19 cases in South Korea surge

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 10:37

Biden has strong Super Tuesday showing

Wednesday, 4 March 2020 10:17

COVID-19: 40 Indian school students placed under quarantine

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 14:55

Tornado kills 2, destroys 40 buildings in Nashville

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 14:27

Twitter tells staff to work from home

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 13:46

Pope Francis tests negative for coronavirus: report

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 13:05

North Korean leader Kim oversees long-range artillery drill

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 11:56

South Korea reports 600 new coronavirus cases, 3 more deaths

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 08:46

Saudi Arabia announces first case of COVID-19

Tuesday, 3 March 2020 06:42

Louvre museum closed again as workers fret over coronavirus

Monday, 2 March 2020 13:37

Gunman takes dozens hostage in Manila shopping mall

Monday, 2 March 2020 10:57

Second coronavirus death in US

Monday, 2 March 2020 10:19

North Korea 'fires two projectiles' off east coast into sea

Monday, 2 March 2020 09:51

Global coronavirus death toll exceeds 3,000

Monday, 2 March 2020 09:30

Iran's death toll from coronavirus jumps to 54, with 978 infected

Sunday, 1 March 2020 16:01

Turkey downs two Syrian government planes over Idlib

Sunday, 1 March 2020 15:51

Pope makes first public appearance following illness

Sunday, 1 March 2020 15:18

NASA images show China pollution drop amid COVID-19 lockdown

Sunday, 1 March 2020 12:47

President Ashraf Ghani rejects prisoner swap with Taliban

Sunday, 1 March 2020 11:06

South Korea closes churches as COVID-19 tally passes 3,500

Sunday, 1 March 2020 10:26

COVID-19: US, Australia, Thailand record first deaths

Sunday, 1 March 2020 09:51