The Maldives has hired prominent human rights lawyer Amal Clooney to represent it at the UN's highest court in seeking justice for Myanmar's persecuted Rohingya Muslims. The Maldivian government said Wednesday it will formally join the mainly Muslim African state of The Gambia

Several European countries have announced their first coronavirus cases, with all appearing to be linked to the growing outbreak in Italy. Austria, Croatia and Switzerland said the cases involved people who had been to Italy, as did Algeria in Africa. The first positive virus test

China reported 406 new cases on Wednesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Another 52 deaths were reported in mainland China, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates bring mainland China's totals

The death toll due to the ongoing violence in northeast Delhi has climbed to 20 after five people were brought dead to the Guru Tegh Bahadur (GTB) Hospital in Shahdara on Wednesday morning. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash

Up to India, hope they make right decision: Trump on violence over CAA International Desk US President Donald Trump, asked today about the violence in parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak passed away at the age of 91 on Tuesday (Feb 25). Fourth president Mubarak ruled Egypt for a period of 30 years before he was forced to step down on February 11, 2011 as a result of the January 25 Revolution. On May 24, 2011 Mubarak and his

Seven people have been killed in Delhi in protests over India's controversial new citizenship law, hours before a visit by US President Donald Trump. A policeman and six civilians died in the capital's deadliest day since the new law was passed last year. Vehicles were set

China reported 508 new cases on Tuesday in an outbreak of the coronavirus that has spread to other parts of Asia, the Middle East and Europe. Another 71 deaths were reported in mainland China, 68 of them in the city of Wuhan, where the epidemic has been concentrated. The updates

A Delhi Police officer was killed and another injured today as violence broke out across multiple northeast Delhi neighbourhoods for a second time in less than 24 hours.  Protesters for and against the controversial citizenship law threw stones, set vehicles and shops ablaze and

Twelve people have died and up to 61 have been infected with the new coronavirus, Iran's Deputy Health Minister Iraj Harirchi has said during a news conference on state TV, rebutting claims from a member of parliament that 50 people had died in the country from the virus. "We will

US President Donald Trump has addressed a massive public rally with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his first official visit to the country. "Namaste," he began to a thunderous round of applause, before going on to refer to several Indian icons, from history to cricket to

Malaysia Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad announced his resignation on Monday, according to reports, paving the way for a possible formation of a new government. Two sources with direct knowledge of the matter confirmed the report to Reuters, corroborating an earlier news article

China had 150 new confirmed coronavirus deaths on Sunday, the National Health Commission announced on Monday, pushing the death toll nationwide to 2,592. This developed as South Korea reported 161 more cases on Monday, bringing its total number of infections to 763. Officials also

Bernie Sanders has cemented his status as the Democratic front-runner to take on Donald Trump in November's US presidential election. He has a decisive lead over his rivals in the Nevada caucus, with results from half the precincts counted. But there is a long way to go until a

Attempts are being made to clear a key road in northeast Delhi's Jaffrabad, blocked by nearly 1,500 women protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA, Delhi Police said this morning.  The women protesters are also supporting Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad's

A sixth death from the coronavirus has been reported in Iran as authorities in more than a dozen affected provinces ordered the closure of schools, universities and cultural centres in a bid to contain the outbreak. Ali Aghazadeh, governor of the Markazi province, said late on Saturday

The new coronavirus originated in the Chinese province of Hubei last year, but has spread to 26 countries, where more than 1,400 cases and 11 deaths have been confirmed. Chinese health authorities reported a decrease in the rate of deaths and new cases of the coronavirus on Saturday.

Italy has introduced "extraordinary measures" to tackle the spread of the biggest outbreak of the new coronavirus in Europe. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced the emergency plan late on Saturday as the number of cases rose to 79. The measures were imposed after two Italian

Some A$452,000 ($300,000; £230,000) has been raised as part of a campaign to send a nine-year-old Australian boy to Disneyland after a video of his deep distress over being bullied went viral. Yarraka Bayles posted the clip of her son, Quaden, crying after he was targeted at school

Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders has condemned Russia for its reported attempts to help his campaign, telling it to "stay out of American elections". Mr Sanders said on Friday that US officials had told him last month about Russian efforts to aid his campaign. Speaking