Tehran, Iranian health authorities issued a warning over a 'fourth wave' of the COVID-19 epidemic, after registering more than 100 deaths in 24 hours for the first time since early January, state TV reported.

"The death of 108 patients of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours is sounding the alarm of the four

Brussels, With the bilateral agreement on geographical indications (GIs) entering into force, the European Union (EU) and China will work on promoting the registered agri-food products as well as protecting the iconic names.

In a press release, the EU's delegation to China said on Monday that

New York, With the nomination of the Indian-American cabinet nominee, Neera Tandon, deadlocked, the focus is now on Vanita Gupta, who is soon to face the Senate for confirmation as the third highest-ranking official in the Justice Department.

Conservatives are split on Gupta, a civil rights lawyer, with two g

Kampala,  Schools and tertiary institutions in Uganda reopened in a phased manner as the east African country grapples with the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to a government directive, semi-candidate learners and all tertiary institutions and universities would resume on Monday while the rest of the stude

United Nations, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres asked for generous donations for humanitarian operations in war-torn Yemen.

Some $3.85 billion is needed for 2021 to support 16 million Yemenis who are on the brink of catastrophe, he told a high-level pledging event for Yemen on Monday, Xinhua news agency

Paris, A French court has sentenced former French President Nicolas Sarkozy to three years in jail for corruption and influence peddling, but suspended two years of the sentence.

The 66-year-old was found guilty of trying to bribe a Magistrate by offering him a prestigious job in return for inform

San Francisco, US President Joe Biden has offered his support to unionisation efforts of workers, as employees of Amazon in an Alabama warehouse vote on whether to unionise.

While Biden did not mention Amazon, the reference was clear when he mentioned "workers in Alabama" in a video produced by the White

Nay Pyi Taw,  Myanmar's former de-facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday appeared in court here via video link, marking her first public appearance since her detention and the sebsequent military coup on February 1.

Since her detention, the former State Counsellor has been under house arrest in an u

London,  Almost a decade after scientists at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) first detected growth of vast cracks, a huge iceberg, more than 20 times the size of Manhattan, in Antarctica's Brunt Ice Shelf has now broken off.

The first indication that a calving event was imminent came in November 2020

Srinagar,  Sun rays filtered out of clouds after six days in the Kashmir Valley on Monday as the MET office forecast dry weather for the next 48 hours till Wednesday.

"Weather is likely to remain dry during the next 48 hours in J&K and Ladakh with the minimum temperatures likely to drop by a few