Open Arms boat rescues 265 migrants in Mediterranean
The humanitarian ship is seeking a port of safety for migrants its crew rescued from the Mediterranean Sea.
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EU offers aid, urges Bosnia to rebuild burned refugee camp
EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says Brussels is ready to add another 3.5 million euros to its support in Bosnia.
India: Tibetans in exile vote to elect new political leader
Tibet’s government-in-exile was formed in Dharamshala in 1959 after a failed uprising against the Chinese rule.
COVID restrictions likely to get ‘tougher’, warns British PM
But Prime Minister Johnson says first 530,000 doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines ready to be administered in the UK.
India’s approval of own COVID vaccine criticised for lack of data
Opposition politicians and former ministers warn approval may be premature and risky after government fast-tracks Covaxin.
Several dead as roof collapses at Indian cremation site: Police
The roof at the site in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district came down when dozens took shelter to escape the rain.
Libya starts using new exchange rate as economy struggles
Central Bank devalues the country's currency in a bid to save the faltering economy damaged by years of conflict.
Iraqis demand US troops pull out on Soleimani killing anniversary
Thousands condemn 'American occupiers' a year after US drone strike killed top Iranian general and Iraqi commander.
Graphics: Global COVID vaccine distribution and inoculations
Vaccinations increase divide between affluent nations and poorer countries as roll-out continues across the world.
Egypt approves Chinese COVID vaccine, roll-out likely this month
Arab world's most populous country plans to buy 40 million doses of the Sinopharm vaccine, health minister says.
US talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID: Report
The 87-year-old has been hospitalised for more than a week at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, US media says.
Rescue workers in Norway find seventh body after landslide
Tragedy occurred on Wednesday when houses were destroyed and shifted hundreds of metres under a torrent of mud.
Gunmen kill many Hazara Shia coal miners in southwest Pakistan
Attackers identify miners from community and take them away for execution, leaving others unharmed, probe suggests.
UK court to rule on WikiLeaks founder Assange’s US extradition
Julian Assange faces up to 175 years in US jail over espionage and hacking charges, as activists 'expect the worst'.
Thousands march in Baghdad on Soleimani assassination anniversary
Mourners hold mock funeral procession on highway leading to city's airport where the January 3, 2020 strike took place.
India approves Oxford-AstraZeneca and locally made COVID vaccines
Vaccines by Oxford University and UK-based AstraZeneca and another by Bharat Biotech approved - both 'made in India'.
Dozens of civilians killed in Niger gun attacks
Interior Minister Alkache Alhada says the attacks took place in two villages near Niger's border with Mali.
Two French soldiers killed in Mali: French presidency
President Emmanuel Macron's office says an explosive device hit the soldiers' vehicle Saturday in Mali's Menaka region.
US legislators’ homes vandalised after COVID relief boost fails
The homes of Democrat Nancy Pelosi and Republican Mitch McConnell were targeted after relief cheques were not increased.
‘Overwhelmed, overrun’: Zimbabwe tightens COVID restrictions
The government extends curfew, bans gatherings, and closes non-essential businesses amid a surge in COVID infections.