Damascus [Syria], Mar 8 (ANI): As many as 30 people were killed in a road accident after a fuel truck collided with two passenger buses and other vehicles in Syria on Saturday (local time), local media said.
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 8 (Xinhua/ANI): More than one lakh confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease have been reported globally as of Saturday morning (local time), World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Tarik Jasarevic said.
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): The Crime Branch has arrested an accused in connection with the murder case of a man in Gokulpuri, whose body was found in mutilated condition in Anil Sweet House, Brijpuri on February 26 following violence in the national capital, police said.
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Friday till March 11 following uproar by Opposition parties over the recent violence in the national capital.
New Delhi [India], Mar 6 (ANI): Along with other party lawmakers, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday staged a protest in front of Mahatma Gandhi statue at Parliament, demanding resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah over recent Delhi violence.
Wuhan [China], Mar 06 (Sputnik/ANI): The death toll from coronavirus in China reached 3,042 with the number of people infected with a deadly virus in the country increased to 80,552 on Friday.
Moscow [Russia], Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said that it had registered 2,241 new confirmed cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 84 people having died, which brought the total death toll to 3,282.
Washington D. C. [USA], Mar 6 (Sputnik/ANI): The US Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a USD 8.3 billion emergency funding bill for response efforts to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Tehran [Iran], Mar 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The total number of COVID-19 cases in Iran has reached 3,513, while the death toll from the infection has risen to 107, Health Minister Saeed Namaki said on Thursday.
New Delhi [India], Mar 5 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said that the government is "working on logistics" with the Iranian authorities to bring back Indians who, along with their families, are stranded in Iran as the Coronavirus death toll in the Middle East count