Kyiv [Ukraine], April 16 (ANI): Celebrity wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin's main ally in Ukraine accused Ukrainian authorities of "persecuting" her husband for political reasons and pleaded with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to immediately release him from captivity.
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) [India], April 15 (ANI): Days after stones were hurled at a Ram Navami procession in Madhya Pradesh's Khargone city triggering incidents of arson, prompting authorities to impose curfews in some areas, Madhya Pradesh Police on Friday took four people into custody.
Beijing [China], April 15 (ANI): The families of the Tianmen massacre of 1989 who are seeking to commemorate the occasion are harassed by the Chinese authorities.
Seoul [South Korea], April 15 (ANI/Xinhua): South Korea reported 125,846 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Thursday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 16,104,869, the health authorities said Friday.
Supaul (Bihar) [India], April 15 (ANI): With the onset of bird flu in Bihar confirmed by the authorities, the Animal Husbandry department in Bihar's Supaul district comes into action and starts culling the chickens within a 1-kilometre range of the Chhapkahi village on Friday.
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): The Maldives authorities have not credibly addressed threats to free expression and other rights by religious extremist groups, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report released on Thursday.
Berlin [Germany], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): In a large-scale operation, German police smashed a right-wing extremist group that planned attacks against the state and politicians, authorities of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate said on Thursday.
Beijing [China], April 14 (ANI): Chinese authorities are exerting control on the Tibetans by imposing the Chinese language on Tibetans, forcing them to learn the Chinese dialect - Mandarin.
Manila [Philippines], April 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The death toll from the tropical storm that battered the Philippines over last weekend rose to 121, including 81 victims buried by landslides in central Philippine city, authorities said Thursday.
New York [US], April 14 (ANI): New York police have arrested a suspect accused of shooting on a subway train in Brooklyn that left 10 people injured, New York Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell said.
Abuja [Nigeria], April 13 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 26 bodies have been recovered so far after a wooden boat capsized in a river in Nigeria's northwestern state of Sokoto, local authorities said on Wednesday.