The US senators voted Tuesday to proceed with the impeachment of former President Donald Trump on a charge of inciting the deadly assault on the
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Protestors continue to defy bans in Myanmar after coup
Demonstrators in Myanmar defied bans on large gatherings to protest the military coup on Tuesday, with many clashing with the police who fired water cannons
Taiwan wishes China happy new year, but says won’t yield to pressure
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen wished China a happy Lunar New Year on Tuesday, but said she will not yield to Chinese pressure and reiterated a
Iran starts Covid vaccination, awaits more vaccine deliveries
Iran launched a vaccination drive against Covid-19 on Tuesday, focusing initially on hospital intensive care personnel as the hardest-hit country in the Middle East awaits enough
Pyongyang continued to develop nuclear, missile programme in 2020: UN
A confidential UN report has shown that North Korea has continued to maintain and develop its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes throughout 2020 and that it
28 garment workers killed in flooded factory in Morocco
Heavy rains flooded an illegal garment factory in the northern Moroccan city of Tangier, killing at least 28 workers Monday, state television quoted a medical
US plans to reengage with UN rights council, reversing Trump
The United States announced plans Monday to reengage with the much-maligned U.N. Human Rights Council that former President Donald Trump withdrew from almost three years
Uttarakhand glacier disaster: Eighteen dead after India glacier bursts dam
At least 18 people are dead and 200 missing after a piece of a Himalayan glacier fell into a river and triggered a huge flood
Covid: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine rollout over new variant
South Africa has put its rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine on hold after a study showed “disappointing” results against its new Covid variant. Scientists say
Water fired at crowd as anti-coup protests swell in Myanmar
Police fired a water cannon Monday at hundreds of protesters in Myanmar’s capital who are demanding the military hand power back to elected officials, as