Chinese authorities have blocked a plan by Apple supplier Foxconn to resume production in China from Monday, the Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday, amid concerns about the spread of…
Leader Khamenei says Iran has a strong Air Force despite U.S. pressure
Iran has a very strong Air Force despite limitations imposed on the country by the United States since the country's 1979 Islamic revolution, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told a…
Beijing relaxes traffic restrictions as virus keeps drivers off roads
Beijing's transport authorities said the usual restrictions on road traffic during workdays will not be enforced in key parts of the capital when people return on Monday from a Lunar…
Turkmen president promotes son to role of industry minister
Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov named his son Serdar as minister of industry and construction on Saturday, the gas-rich Central Asian nation's state news agency reported. ...
Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leaves 8 dead, scores wounded
A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left eight people dead and scores wounded, Interior Minister Yerlan Turgumbayev said on Saturday.…
India’s New Delhi heads to vote amid protests against citizenship law
Voters in New Delhi began voting on Saturday in a state election seen as a test of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity following months of deadly anti-government protests over…
American dies of coronavirus in China as toll set to surpass SARS
An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease, as the epidemic looked…
Thailand reports 7 new coronavirus cases: health ministry
Thailand's public health ministry reported seven new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, including three Thais and four Chinese. ...
Overnight brawl in Kazakhstan leads to deaths: president
A brawl and a series of clashes in several villages in Kazakhstan's southern Zhambyl province have left a number of people dead and wounded, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said on Saturday,…
U.S. citizen died from coronavirus in China’s Wuhan
A 60-year old U.S. citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at Jinyintan Hospital in China's Wuhan on Feb. 6, a U.S. embassy spokesman in Beijing said on Saturday, in what appeared…