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Iran virus deaths rise to 15, deputy minister among infected
Iran said Tuesday its coronavirus outbreak, the deadliest outside China, had claimed 15 lives and infected nearly 100 others — including the ...Tenerife hotel with 1,000 guests in lockdown after Italian tests positive for coronavirus
A tourist hotel in the Canary Islands was placed in quarantine Tuesday after an Italian doctor staying there tested positive for the ...South Korea ‘very grave’, Moon says as coronavirus cases approach 1,000
The novel coronavirus outbreak in South Korea is “very grave”, President Moon Jae-in said Tuesday as he visited its epicentre and the ...Schools, shrines shut in Iraq’s Najaf over coronavirus
– Shrines have shuttered, streets are deserted and schools closed in Iraq’s holy city of Najaf, where only pharmacies draw crowds after ...Egypt’s former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Egypt’s former long-time president Hosni Mubarak died Tuesday at age 91 at Cairo’s Galaa military hospital. Hosni Mubarak, the Egyptian leader who ...Italy tries to contain virus as neighbors fear its spread
Police manned checkpoints around quarantined towns in Italy’s north on Monday as authorities sought to contain cases of COVID-19 virus that have ...Conservatives claim victory in Iran polls after record low turnout
Iran’s conservatives claimed victory Sunday in a general election marked by the lowest turnout since the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid public anger ...Virus-hit China postpones parliament for first time in decades
China decided Monday to postpone its annual parliament session for the first time since the Cultural Revolution, as the country battles the ...South Korea raises virus alert to ‘grave’ as infections surge
South Korea raised its alert on the coronavirus to the highest level Sunday after reporting three more deaths and 169 new infections. ...Eight dead in Turkey as 5.7 earthquake strikes western Iran
Eight people were killed in Turkey in a magnitude 5.7 earthquake that struck western Iran early Sunday morning, Turkish Interior Minister Suleiman ...














