Islamabad, March 20  The US on Friday announced that it will provide Pakistan $1 million under the USAID programme to help improve monitoring and rapid response against the novel coronavirus outbreak in the South Asian country.

Senior US diplomat Alice Wells made the announcement on Twitter, reports The Expre

Kabul, March 20  The Afghan government has reportedly expelled two top Iranian diplomats from the country over charges of being involved in intelligence activities and for being members of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), according to a media report.

Sources within the Afghan government told TOLO

Los Angeles, March 20  California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a stay-at-home executive order for the almost 40 million residents of the state, which also requires non-essential businesses to close, a measure aimed at combating the spread of the coronavirus.

Thursday night's order comes at a time when

Beijing, March 20  Mainland China has recorded no new domestic coronavirus infections for the second consecutive day, and also the lowest number of new deaths due to the deadly disease in two months, the National Health Commission said on Friday.

The Commission said all 39 new infections, as of Thursday, had

Kabul, March 20  The Afghan government suggested a nationwide ceasefire with the Taliban to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus and deliver services to the people in Afghanistan, where the global pandemic has so far infected 22 people and forced the country to ban all types of social and political gatherings.
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Santiago, March 20  Fifteen political parties have agreed that in view of the coronavirus crisis, a referendum on whether Chile should draft a new constitution will be postponed from April 26 to October 25.

"I appreciate this effort. It's difficult in politics to reach accords about an issue as compl

Tehran, March 20  The overall coronavirus death toll in Iran has increased to 1,284 with the emergence of 149 new fatalities, while Israel became the second worst-hit country in the Middle East with a total of 677 cornfirmed cases.

On Thursday, the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education confirmed th

Los Angeles, March 20  California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state-wide stay-at-home order in response to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus across the US.

Taking to Twitter on Thursday night, Newsom asked all nearly 40 million Californians to stay home unless it was absolutely necessary to hea

Tripoli, March 20  The UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) condemned the attacks on civilians in the war-torn country, a day after indiscriminate shelling killed four children in southern Tripoli.

"Four young women and girls aged between 14-20 killed, and five others, including a 11-year-old child, were

New York, March 20  A Pakistani doctor was arrested while attempting to go to Syria to join the Islamic State (IS) terror group, US Assistant Attorney General John Demers said.

Muhammad Masood (28) was charged with attempting to provide support to a terrorist organisation, Demers, who is in charge of national