South Asia
Rise in virus cases in crowded Indian jails prompts concerns
The spreading of the coronavirus in India’s notoriously crowded prisons has prompted authorities to impose jail lockdowns and release thousands of pretrial ...Balcony protests and e-rallies as epidemic curtails May Day demos
Workers of the world scaled back their traditional May Day demos Friday with coronavirus lockdowns forcing many to rally online instead, while ...Bollywood actor Rishi Kapoor dies of cancer at age 67
Top Indian actor Rishi Kapoor, a scion of Bollywood’s most famous Kapoor family, has died. He was 67 and had leukemia. India’s ...Global stocks gain on plans to ease anti-virus controls
Global stocks gained Wednesday after France and Spain joined governments that plan to ease anti-virus controls and allow businesses to reopen. London ...Bollywood superstar Irrfan Khan dead at 53
Acclaimed Indian actor Irrfan Khan, whose international movie career included hits such as “Slumdog Millionaire”, “Life of Pi” and “The Amazing Spider-Man”, ...Global coronavirus cases pass 3 million as lockdowns begin to ease
Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed 3 million on Monday, as the United States neared 1 million cases, according to a Reuters tally. ...UN Security Council nears virus resolution, and perhaps a new path
After more than a month of controversy, a UN Security Council buffeted between the United States, China and Russia is finally expected ...Bangladesh garment factories reopen, defying virus lockdown
Hundreds of Bangladesh garment factories defied a nationwide coronavirus lockdown to reopen on Sunday, raising fears the industry’s vulnerable and largely female ...WHO warns over virus immunity as global death toll nears 200,000
The World Health Organization warned on Saturday recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection as the death toll from the ...Afghanistan Peace Process: Taliban reject call for Ramadan ceasefire
The Taliban have rejected an Afghan government call for a ceasefire for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan and to let authorities ...














