Kabul, Based on a decree issued by President Ashraf Ghani, the Afghan government said that up to 10,000 prisoners will be released in the next 10 days in an effort to stop the spread of the coronavirus in jails across the country, it was reported.

On Thursday, Ahmad Rashid Totakhil, head of the general directorate

Kabul, The Afghan government has constituted a 21-member team to hold direct talks with the Taliban to find a negotiated settlement for long-standing peace in the war-torn country, the Ministry for Peace said on Friday.

Headed by a former counter-intelligence agency's chief Mohammad Masoom Stanikzai, the membe

Islamabad, Amid rising coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has lifted the ban on the nationwide movement of goods and decided to allow opening of food-related industries to ensure adequate supply of essential items.

The prime minister announced the decision at a press conference on Friday afte

Washington, US President Donald Trump said that economist Peter Navarro will coordinate the use of the Defense Production Act (DPA), a wartime law the former recently invoked to cope with the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

Announcing the decision at the daily White House Coronavirus Task For

Washington, The Walt Disney Co. announced that its theme park resorts in Florida and California will remain closed indefinitely "until further notice" amid the coronavirus pandemic in the country.

"While there is still much uncertainty with respect to the impacts of COVID-19, the safety and well-bei

Islamabad, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government has decided to set up a "Corona Tigers Relief Force" which would enlist youth volunteers from across the country to help deal with coronavirus relief efforts.

"We have a large youth population in our country which is our asset; w

Bengaluru, Global software major Infosys on Friday sacked a techie for an inappropriate tweet amid Coronavirus contagion.

"The social media post by the employee is against Infosys' code of conduct and its commitment to responsible social sharing. Infosys has a zero tolerance policy towards such acts and h

New Delhi, Congress' interim President Sonia Gandhi wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to draw his attention to the plight of migrant workers, who have been caught in the biggest ever reverse migration process as states closed borders forcing them to return to their hometowns on foot.

"Lakhs

Pune, The first images from India of what the coronavirus looks like are out. The images of the coronavirus have been caught by a team of ICMR-NIV scientists in Pune.

The images have been captured using the transmission electron microscope imaging. They have been published in the Indian Journal of Medical Research

New Delhi, As India wages a war against the deadly coronavirus pandemic, an Indian-born entrepreneur, Shamsheer Vayalil, has come forward to offer his support towards setting up a hospital exclusively for the treatment of Covid-19 patients.

The UAE-based Indian doctor offered to support government efforts by offer